Scotland's desert stormers; MEET THE THREE RUNNERS PREPARING TO UNDERTAKE THE ULTIMATE MARATHON - THE GOBI CHALLENGE. IT WILL TAKE THEM THROUGH 140 MILES OF MONGOLIAN WILDERNESS AT THE HEIGHT OF SUMMER.(Features)

From: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) | Date: March 20, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: By Craig McQueen

THE Gobi Desert is a harsh, unforgiving place. Trying to eke out an existence on the harsh Mongolian wilderness is a tough task even for the locals.

So running a 140-mile ultra-marathon across the deep ice gorges, huge mountains, barren plains and giant sand dunes sounds crazy.

But that's the task being undertaken by a superfit bunch of Scots, for whom running a normal marathon just isn't enough.

At least two doz...

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