4년전 Korea 50k에 라이언샌드를 참가시켰다. 사막대회의 인연으로 반강제 빼박 참가였는데, 한국에 온 역대급 레벨의 선수였다. 이후 우에다루이, 미라라이 등 여러 우수한 세계적 선수들도 불러왔지만 라이언은 사실 급이 한수 위다. 언제 열릴지 모르지만 내가 개최하는 장거리 대회에 다시 참석한다고 하니 대전 D100 Trail에 콜해야겠다.
라이언 샌드 Ryan Sandes. 트레일러닝 계의 원조 아이돌, 4Deserts Race Champion 등등. 그가 달려온 길은 언제나 화제를 불러 일으키는 새로운 도전으로 가득했다. 라이언을 한국에서 다시 만나는 기회를 만들자.
Ryan Sandes
INTERNATIONAL RACES 2008 Gobi March (China) – 1st 2008 Sahara Race (Egypt) – 1st 2009 Namibia Desert Race – 2nd 2009 Jungle Marathon – 1st in new record 2010 Atacama Crossing (Chile) – 1st in new record 2010 Gore-Tex TransAlps Race – 3rd in mixed pairs 2010 The Last Desert (Antarctica) – 1st (www.4deserts.com) 2010 4 DESERT CHAMPION AND ONLY COMPETITOR TO WIN EVERY STAGE OF EACH OF THE 4 DESERT RACES 2011 The North Face 100 Australia – 3rd 2011 The Salomon Zugspitz Ultra – 4th 2011 Leadville 100 Mile Trail Run – 1st in 3rd fastest time in history 2011 Racing the Planet Nepal – 1st Place 2012 Vibram Hong Kong 100km Ultra – 1st in new record 2012 The North Face 100 Australia – 1st 2012 Western States 100 Miler USA – 2nd in 2nd fastest time in history 2012 Fish River Canyon Trail – 6h 57min ( record time ) 2013 The North Face TransGranCanaria 83km – 1st 2013 Only person to have won an ultra trail race on every continent 2013 Patagonian International Marathon 63km – 1st 2013 The North Face San Fran 50 miler – 9th 2014 The North Face TransGranCanaria 125km – 1st 2014 The Drakensberg Grand Traverse 209km – 41hours 49min (record time) 2014 The Ultra Trail Mount Fuji – 2nd 2014 Western States 100 Miler USA – 5th 2014 Racing the Planet Madagascar – 1st 2014 Ultra Trail World Tour – 2nd overall 2015 Red Bull 400 – 12th (400m sprint up a ski jump) 2016 Tarawera Ultra Marathon – 3rd 2016 Ultra Trail Australia – 4th 2016 Grand Raid of Reunion – 4th 2016 Ultra Trail World Tour – 4th Overall 2017 western States 100-1st
