Life lessons from running through the desert - with Mat Poole

A bit of an unusual episode this week as it was produced in two parts. I interviewed a friend of mine, Mat Poole, a couple of days before he departed for the Sahara desert to take part in the infamous Marathon des Sables.

 

At the start of this episode I share the notes I made during this call with Mat, where I asked him about his hopes and fears, logistics and expectations of the event.

 

Then in the interview itself we find out how it went, and how close to his expectations it came!

 

In a challenge like this there are always lessons to be learned and I was interested to try and extract them in a way that could be useful to you and I in more day to day areas of our lives.

 

Mat was raising money for the charity Walking With The Wounded who support mentally, socially and physically wounded veterans.

 

For a few more weeks following the publication of this episode the Just Giving page will be open should you care to donate:

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/matp