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Im juliejohnson, im recently new to ultramarathon running. ive been doing desert running for around a year. and im here today for the first desert run race of 2020. my typical race around the uae has usually been in the mountains or on the road, so this is going to be very interesting today, running seven dunes, i believe, so its going to be a lot of fun. ive been running for seven years now, and the reason i started running is because its a great way to stay fit. for the first two years, i abso...

Seeing so many people out there, you can see that there are many out there for the very first time, to give their first experience in the desert, it really puts a smile on my face. and i am sure they will be back for more. the hardest part, actually, was last june, for more. the hardest part, actually, was lastjune, it was actually, was lastjune, it was a real tough one. actually, was lastjune, it was a realtough one. it actually, was lastjune, it was a real tough one. it is a great sense of ach...

Coming up next time: santa in lockdown, and how he and the rest of lapland are missing all the girls and boys who normally pay a christmas eve visit at this time of year. until then, if you want to catch up with more of our recent shows, you can find us on the bbc iplayer, and were on social media as well. were in all the usual places. for now, from me, rajan datar, and everyone else standing at a safe social distance from me here in windsor, its goodbye.

Ten kilometres on tarmac, and once you are to be heat here in the desert, it feels pretty brutal. —— add the heat. getting there! ive always been a competitive person, but this is something totally new to me. in terms of technique, the trick is to keep moving stop slow down and you get weighed down. that is when it starts to get really hard. i am about, just touching three kilometres, i think it is. 100 kilometres from three kilometres. it is getting tougher now, were getting tougher now, we...

And do the things that we love. maybe a little differently, but we can still do them. it was just a beautiful, beautiful run. seeing so many people out there, you can see that there are many out there for the very first time, to get their first experience in the desert, it really puts a smile on my face. and im sure they will be back for more. the hardest part, actually, was the very last dune, it was a real tough one. but its a great sense of achievement when you get to the top and you run down...

Lockdowns and restrictions have been hard on everybody around the world, but to be out here in the desert, in the early morning, running and doing what i love again, just feels amazing. in a strange way, maybe because we couldnt get out here and do things like this during lockdown, its made us appreciate what weve got on our doorstep here in dubai more. 50 minutes to do five kay over sand isnt bad. im really pleased with that, even if i could cover that distance in half that time on tarmac. for ...

Hello. turning more unsettled this week and tomorrow weve got wet, windy weather spreading in off the atlantic, but today its looking pretty quiet. weve got quite a bit of sunshine across the western half of the country, still a bit of cloud and some showery bursts of rain across the east courtesy of that area of low pressure. this is the ridge of high pressure, which will bring the sunnier weather to the west. and this low behind me is sundays wet and windy weather. so its been bright through t...

For native and indigenous people, we have a long and rooted history with the environment and the sky, the waters, in the sense that we still honour those relationships each day. stay with us, because still to come on the travel show, the roman empires sunken party town. and i wonder if your idea of a fun run involves sand and dunes? well, it does in dubai. its a great sense of achievement when you get up to the top and you run down the other side. so dont go away. the next in our series now

Five kay here feels more like ten kay on tarmac, and once you mix in the heat out here in the desert, it feels pretty brutal. getting there! ive always been a competitive person, but this is something totally new to me. in terms of technique, the trick is think light and keep moving. slow down and you get weighed down. and thats when it starts to get really hard. im about, just touching three kilometres, i think it is. 100 metres from three kilometres. its tough, its getting tougher now, because...

Relationships each day. stay with us, because still to come on the travel show, the roman empires sunken party town. and i wonder if your idea of a fun run involves sand and dunes? well, it does in dubai. its a great sense of achievement when you get up to the top and you run down the other side. so dont go away. the next in our series now exploring the future of our past. amanda ruggeris been looking at some of the brand—new tech letting scientists uncover and restore some stunning archaeolog...