Paul Tonkinson: Comedian's Sahara Ultra Marathon
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4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 21 May 2026
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Paul Tonkinson is the comedian who with just weeks to prepare, snags a place on one of the planets toughest ultra marathons, the Marathon des Sables across the Sahara desert.
A story about resilience, opportunity and battling something that will come for us all - age - Paul shares his emotional and entertaining tale about how anyone can overcome seeming huge achievements!
His book 'Running Through Sand' is available now!
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| 1:17.6 | The Marathon de Sambler is a week-long event across a section of the Sahara Desert. |
| 1:21.0 | The French organisers were saying at the start of the week, |
| 1:25.0 | at some point during the experience, you might see someone crying. |
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