Welcome to Team Gobi Canada!
Now running the Gobi Desert
Stage two in the Gobi Desert for Team Canada members Donald, Rob, and Donna.
Team Gobi Canada Members
Starting from left: Donald Peterson, Donna Carrigan, and Rob Mackay. Photo courtesy of Brenda Blackhall.
Live from China!
All posts will be archived in the Team Gobi journal.
Post-race: rewards, thoughts, and thanks
It's post -race and we have all returned to Beijing. The mood was bitter-sweet as we did not complete all stages as a team however at the awards banquet we were surprised as Team Gobi was awarded the "Humanitarian Trophy". Read More »
Donna Carrigan Reports: Stage 5
Last night the sun set on the camp and I put on my headlamp and headed out onto the course. We are camped a couple of kilometers from a large ridge of sand dunes and as the sun set, glow sticks were not yet in place. Read More »
Donna Carrigan Reports: Stage 2
Today was hot. I was feeling it more than the boys but the mood for the stage was good. I am a slow runner but I have a talent for hopping along the parts that are technical and that makes the boys happy because its fast for them!! Read More »
Gobi March Breaking News Center *important*
4deserts.com, the official site for the Gobi March marathon, has a late-breaking news page that offers hourly updates in events and trials during the March. Visit the News Center to sign up and be notified of each update, or to view the archive of the latest postings. Visit Center »
The Day the Race Came to Langer Village
Donna, Rob, and Donald get press as the race enters
Stage two of six. Read More at 4deserts.com... »
Landing in Bejing
We have landed in Bejing it is 9:00 pm and we have all been up for 24 hours. We met two fellow Canadians (Paul and Dave from Calgary) on the flight that are also competing in the Gobi march. They are staying somewhere else tonight in this city of over 20 million... Read More »
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In June 2007, Team Gobi Canada will be embarking on an epic race across the Gobi Desert known as the 'Gobi March' and attempt a first place team finish.
The 'Team Gobi Canada' members are proud and excited to be some of the first Canadians from the "West Coast" to run the Gobi March as well as the first ever Canadian Team to participate.
Contact the Team Gobi Canada members at teamgobi@chaosweb.ca
Team Canada makes it to TV
