Run Across The World Series at the Sossusvlei Dunes

The Ultimate Running adventure - 208Km Trail Footrace through the Namib Desert

5 Stages, 5 Days

RAW AFRICA is part of the toughest footrace series in the World: 5 days, 5 stages of high-endurance ultra running. The sand dunes of the Sossusvlei are often referred to as the highest in the world, some are 300 metres in height and are surely one of the most spectacular sights in Namibia. After heavy rain this vlei fills with water, a rare occurrence which happens once every 10 years, leaving behind a turquoise lake. Competitors must carry their kit and food for 5 days in their backpacks during the ultimate African Adventure.

RAW Africa is part of the toughest footrace series - Ambition Events Run Across The World Series. A RAW event is not a simple ultra; the challenge is set in harsh or demanding locations all over the world, over routes so grueling, so severe that every finisher can stand proud in the knowledge that it can be done. Whether you are enduring 50 degrees Celsius in a blazing desert, negotiating treacherous terrain in the Nordic highlands or being blasted by the freezing cold arctic winds, every stage, mile, even footstep will be a personal milestone.

The debut race of this international series starts here through the stunning Namib Desert. The first stage of the series, which differentiates itself from other races by only taking place in the most exotic locales on the planet, begins at the exquisite Sossusvlei on February 22, 2009.
This location was selected alongside the Scottish highlands, the Swedish fjords, the Arctic tundra and the Middle Eastern deserts. This five-day adventure will not only be spectacular but challenging as it tests some of the world’s top sportspeople against the unforgiving African elements.

Sossusvlei, Namibia - February 22 - 26, 2009

More information: http://africa.runacrosstheworld.com