Ep 107 - Alfie Pierce-Higgins continued

Bad Boy Running

Jody Raynsford & David Hellard

Runner, Sports, Leisure, Fitness, Ultramarathon, Marathon, Health & Fitness, Running Injuries, Running, Hobbies, Ultrarunning

4.7 • 539 Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2018

⏱️ 90 minutes

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Send us Fan Mail Here's the second part of the BBR interview with adventurer Alfie Pierce-Higgins talking about his challenges in China and around the world. If you've not listened to the first part, we suggest going back now and giving that a listen first. Listen to this episode and you'll discover: How Alfie prepped to run the Ultra Trail of the Gobi in China How the Chinese ultrarunning scene is just a bit different from what we're used to How Alfie became a celebrity in China after hi...

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0:00.0	Was the path obvious?
0:01.0	Were you having to direct yourself?
0:03.1	They've marked the first sort of 100 kilometres,
0:06.3	and the rest is GPS.
0:09.0	But it's not too tricky,
0:11.3	like with the garment,
0:13.7	as long as you pay attention.
0:15.8	What is the terrain like throughout the...
0:19.2	It's got everything in it.
0:21.0	I mean, you've got some beautiful sort of forests in the north.
0:27.5	You've got incredible...
0:29.6	I mean, nothing's above about 1,200 metres,
0:32.8	but you've got some quite big climbs up rocky paths and over these of a bit like the Jebelin MDS.
0:41.5	Yeah.
0:42.0	I say that there is only one, the one that you have to go over there.
0:48.2	And then you've got desert.
0:50.8	But the scenery is incredibly sunny like just the and the, you can't really describe it, but it's just an exceptionally
1:00.0	beautiful place throughout.
1:01.0	And it's littered with incredible sights.
1:05.0	What's the climate like?
1:07.0	Is it like ridiculous?
1:09.0	I imagine it's like a really dry heat, but what sort of, what sort of temperatures was it in?
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