One such motivate person to do the Atacama Crossing is buyXsocks.com customer Simon Wade. Simon is an old hand to these events, he has previously completed the Jungle Marathon in 2006 (he wore X-Socks for that too) and has decided to do the Atacama Crossing for charity.
Simon is running for an extremely important cause, Type 1 Diabetes, which means a great deal for him and he has been training for over a year for this event.
Running Socks for the Atacama Crossing
Simon used theX-Socks Run Performance Running Socksfor the Jungle Marathon and has chose the same socks for his Atacama Crossing. He will be taking 3 pairs with him to last for the week. The Run Performance Socks are light, well padded in all the right places and the design ensures the feet are constantly supplied with fresh air and an ideal temperature is maintained which all reduces the possibility of blisters to almost nothing.
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Simon Wade - Running the Atacama Challenge for Type 1 Diabetes
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