Athletics Biography

Sandy is an ultra endurance athlete specializing in extreme adventure races. She has a passion for the desert, and enjoys competing in temperatures reaching 120°F (50°C). But Sandy has also raced in temperatures of -40°F (-40°C). Her ultimate goal is to be the first person to cross the entire Sahara Desert by camel, from Mauritania to the Nile, and back again. It will be a two-year odyssey that will test her physical, mental, and spiritual strength.

DESERT ULTRAMARATHONS
2003 Marathon des Sables 250 km / 150 miles
Sahara Desert, Morocco, Africa

2002 Marathon des Sables 250 km / 150 miles
Sahara Desert, Morocco, Africa

2001 Marathon Des Sables 250 km / 150 miles
Sahara Desert, Morocco, Africa

2000 Marathon Des Sables 250 km / 150 miles
Sahara Desert, Morocco, Africa

DESERT ULTRAMARATHON CREW MEMBER
2001 Badwater, Death Valley, CA, USA 216 km / 135 miles

OTHER ULTRAMARATHONS
2003 Lost Soul (50km) Lethbridge, Alberta
2003 Hot Ass 50 (52km) Calgary, Alberta
2003 Frozen Ass 50 (52km) Calgary, Alberta
2002 Canadian Death Race, Grande Cache, AB, Canada 125 km / 75 miles

DESERT MARATHONS
2001 Death Valley Marathon, NV, USA

OTHER MARATHONS
2003 Queen City Marathon Regina, Saskatchewan
2003 Yellowknife Marathon Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
2003 Calgary Stampede Marathon Calgary, Alberta
2002 Okanagan International Marathon, Kelowna, BC, Canada
2002 Stampede Marathon, Calgary, AB, Canada
2001 Stampede Marathon, Calgary, AB, Canada
2001 Las Vegas International Marathon, Las Vegas, NV, USA
2000 Canadian Rocky Mountain Marathon, Canmore, AB, Canada
2000 Edmonton Festival Marathon, Edmonton, AB, Canada
2000 Los Angeles Marathon, Los Angeles, CA, USA
1999 Canadian Rocky Mountain Marathon, Canmore, AB, Canada
1998 New York Marathon, New York, NY, USA
1996 Vancouver International Marathon, Vancouver, BC, Canada
1994 New York Marathon, New York, NY, USA

OTHER ADVENTURES

• Snowbird Flight
  
• F18 flight with Canada’s Top Gun Pilot
  
• Bobsleigh ride with Canada’s Olympic Team
  

OTHER SPORTS