Jungle Marathon 2008 will take place in Brazil in October 2008

First runners arrive in Santarem

With less than a week to go until the start of the race, the first runners have already started to arrive in Santarem and Alter do Chao to acclimatise for the race.

Amongst these is 27 year old Ryan Sandes, from South Africa,sponsored by Salomon , who is taking the ultrarunning world by storm. His recent victories include the Sahara race, the Gobi March and a strong second place in Namibia in May.

Ryan is certainly one of the favourites to win the race this year and has attracted plenty of media attention. Click on our photos section to see him today in Santarem.

Race reports 2009

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