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5000 Mile project: Shoots of recovery in Patagonia after a century of over-grazing, Notebook

5000 Mile project: Shoots of recovery in Patagonia after a century of over-grazing

During the past 700 miles of our 5000mileproject odyssey, we’ve steadily been running north from the southerly most tip of continental South America, a wild and remote region of the planet. A place one would consider relatively protected from this ‘humanoid’ onslaught?

By | Notebook | Monday, 1 October 2012 at 2:50 pm

5000 Mile Project: running into Patagonia’s fantastically oblivious Mr Fox, Notebook

5000 Mile Project: running into Patagonia’s fantastically oblivious Mr Fox

We’re over three weeks into our 5000 mile odyssey to run the length of South America for its threatened wild areas. Our feet are gradually becoming used to the daily routine, if not yet responding with true athletic gusto!

By | Notebook, Sport | Tuesday, 4 September 2012 at 3:37 pm

The 5000 mile project: running the length of South America, Notebook

The 5000 mile project: running the length of South America

As preparations for the London Olympics intensify, 5000 miles away, we’re launching our own Olympian bid. On the 27 July 2012, we will be standing on the southerly-most point of the South American continent, gazing out to the fabled Southern Ocean. From that wild, sea battered peninsular, Cabo Froward, we will begin running.

By | Notebook, Sport | Wednesday, 25 July 2012 at 2:41 pm

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