Check time

Today Adam is in the Sahara proper! After his first night in the bivouac today is spent getting their bags, equipment, food supplies and medical certificates checked.

Once that is done he will had over all non essential race gear, which the race organisers will store until he comes back on the 10th April.

They got given their road books yesterday so will also now know what distances they will have to walk/run each day and the type of terrain that they have to look forward to.

You can now also email Adam, just go to www.darbaroud.com and click on Write to Competitors banner which is at the top of the middle column on the page.

Adam's competitor number is 383. The organisers will print off emails on a daily basis and hand them out.