STATISTICS

Five athletes will run a total distance of 640km, passing through 3 States (NT, SA, QLD) and over 1315 sand dunes in a West to East direction in just 15 days from the Geographical Centre (Lambert Centre) of Australia across the full breadth of the Simpson Desert to Birdsville.S

Days will be divided into 4 stages of approximately 11km each to enable re-hydration and the consumption of food to maintain energy levels. The average temperatures that can be encountered at this time of year in the Simpson Desert are between -8 and 45 degrees Celsius and the terrain consists mostly of clay and salt pans, sand dunes, spinifex and scrubs.

The final 9 days on approach to Birdsville, the most isolated stretch, will see no

services or supplies requiring the team to be completely self-sufficient

Average distance covered per day per runner – 44km

Average distance covered per day by the team – 220km

Total distance covered by the team over 15 days – 3,300km

Average number of sand dunes crossed per day – 88

Average number of sand dunes crossed per day by the team – 440

Total number of sand dunes crossed per runner over 15 days – 1,315

Total number of sand dunes crossed by the team over 15 days – 6,575

Amount of liquid hydration required for the event – 2,000 litres

Minimum sand dune height – 3 metres

Average sand dune height – 20 metres

Maximum sand dune height – 40 metres

Maximum sand dune length – 500km

Average temperature range during the event - 10° at night, 27° during the day

Simpson Desert area – 170,000 square km