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Photo: St. Louis, Senegal, near the expedition's starting point
Photo: An oasis in Mauritania
Photo: A herd of livestock crosses the hazy Sahara in the shade of sunset
Local schoolchildren near Boutilimit, Mauritania are given instant photos of themselves by the expedition crew
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St. Louis, Senegal, near the expedition's starting point
Photo: Mauritania
Schoolchildren cheer on the expedition team when they stop to visit their village
Mauritania
Mauritania
Carcasses litter the landscape of this near-barren Mauritanian field
Photo: A basic well used to draw drinking water for a village near Timbuktu, Mali
St. Louis, Senegal, near the expedition's starting point
Photograph by Don Holtz
More About Running the Sahara
Photo: James Moll and Harris Done
Check out behind-the-scenes shots to see how the film crew endured alongside the runners.
Image: the three professional runners
Get to know Charlie Engle (USA), Ray Zahab (Canada), and Kevin Lin (Taiwan): Three professional runners facing their greatest challenge to date and determined to make a difference.
Photo: scientist and runner
Learn how they made it as the Gatorade Sports Science Institute lets you in on the tricks of the trade, and the runners give a firsthand account of the athleticism of the expedition.
H2O AFRICA
Logo: H2O Africa Foundation
The charitable component of Running the Sahara: a clean water initiative supporting the water crisis in Africa.
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