Updated: Tuesday, 20 Oct 2009, 8:28 AM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 20 Oct 2009, 8:28 AM EDT
FOX25, myfoxboston - Time magazine has called it the second most difficult endurance competition on the planet. The Sahara Race is held in the western desert of Egypt, takes seven days, and is 155 miles long in temperatures that can reach 140 degrees.
So why would anyone who has only been running for two years even attempt this feat?
Boston resident George Chmiel explains why he's running the race.
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