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Ryan Sandes Conquers Fish River Canyon

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Namibia is the one ultramarathon location that has troubled South African champion endurance runner Ryan Sandes.

In 2009, he was disappointed by his second place finish in RacingThePlanet: Namibia (it was the only RacingThePlanet event he lost all year). Then, in 2011, Sandes had to call off his Fish River Canyon ultramarathon attempt due to the threat from a rising river.

2012 has been a better year for Sandes. This year, the 52-mile Fish River Canyon race, which crosses broiling boulder fields and fords the Fish River more than a dozen times, was more manageable.

In early August, Sandes finished the course in just 6 hours and 57 minutes, beating the previous record on the second largest canyon in the world by nearly 4 hours.

The above film, “The Beauty of the Irrational,” charts Sandes’ failure and success across the stark, rocky, awe-inspiring Namibian landscape.

Take 6 minutes and witness endurance at its finest.

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