A Dubai Resident Is Running An Ultra-Marathon A DAY For 30 Days
Lovin Dubai is a proud media partner of Dubai Fitness Challenge 2020 – From October 30 to November 28.
For Dubai Fitness Challenge, Dubai wants to become the world’s fittest city. Everyone is asked to get involved, to do 30 minutes of activity a day for 30 days but one resident is going above and beyond.
Shout out to Ghani Souleymane!
Souleymane is an endurance athlete attempting to pull off 45km a day for 30 days. Phew! No easy feat, 45km is classed as an ultra-marathon which is defined as any distance longer than a 42.2km marathon.
Day 1: He finished at Kite Beach in four hours and twenty minutes
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Every run is documented and you can follow his journey here @Ghani Souleymane
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Day 3: Acknowledging he was feeling tired, Ghani says this challenge is not about speed
Feeling a little bit tired because of late start and overnight duty but alhamdoulah we got through it. This is not about speed it’s about getting through each run as comfortably as I can
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And whadiya know… on Day 4 of his ultra-marathon journey, he reports ‘feeling awesome’!
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