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These days, Marathon des Sables runners carry a GPS tracking device and helicopters monitor their path to make sure no one gets lost, but when Mauro, a police officer , participated for the first time in 1994, there were no such safeguards in place.When you ’re running through the largest desert on Earth, one wrong turn can cost you your life.Mauro Prosperi did just that during the Marathon des Sables, a six-day ultramarathon that many regard as the toughest foot race in the world.
The race was almost 156 miles long, taking runners across sand dunes ( 沙丘) with few natural sources of water.Temperatures in the Sahara could reach as high as 122 degrees Fahrenheit, and each runner carried over 20 pounds of food, water, and emergency supplies on their backs.Most of these runners wouldn't end up finishing the race，which was about the same length as six regular marathons.
That was how, on the fourth and longest day of the race, the runner Mauro encountered a severe sandstorm that turned him around and sent him wildly off course.
He spent eight hours waiting out the storm, huddled in a sand dune.The next morning, he expected to see rescuers heading his way.Instead, all he saw was desert in all directions.“After
running for about four hours, I climbed up a dune and still couldn't see anything," he said.
“That's when I knew I had a big problem.”
A search party was organized to find Mauro, but rescuers had no idea he had been so far off course.Twice a helicopter circled over his head, and twice they didn't see him wildly waving at them from below.He sent up his only flare (照明弹) and even set his backpack on fire hoping to catch their attention,but it was no use.
When Mauro' s water ran out, he began drinking his own urine.He found a marabout shrine,
an ancient building that once served as a tomb.He lo shelter from the sun's rays there, drinking the blood of bats.
With his energy running out, he thought," I am bound to die here”. After being treated in the hospital for weakness, he made a full recovery! |
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With his energy running out, he thought,"I am bound to die here". Feeling exhausted and desperate, Mauro left a goodbye note to his wife on the wall of the tomb and prepared to meet his
untimely end. But at the thought of his family in the remote city, he woke up with new resolve and
decided to face the challenge himself.So Mauro set off once more and hunted for insets and snakes
to eat. By coincidence,Mauro walked into the camp of a nomadic tribe. They to him in and gave him goat' s milk and mint tea, eventually delivering him to safety.
After being in the hospital for weakness, he made a full recovery! His survival story is a journey of desperation and almost superhuman endurance! Most people would nerves set foot in the desert again after such an experience, but not Mauro. Incredibly, he has now run the Marathon des Sables more than six times ! Mauro' s story reminds us that perseverance can help us push through just about anything life throws at us! In spite of the bad situation ,he found a way to carry on.
