Testimonials

From the moment I registered to the moment I left for my connecting flight home the support & guidance was incredible.  Anything I had in my mind as a first timer was put at ease my Mari Mar & The Travelling Fit team. Honestly, you prepared me perfectly for what lay ahead from kit to food, training etc. I also enjoyed the chance to see Morocco prior to the event which many others don’t get. I’m also now in the no poles camp. I carried them the whole time and used them for about 500m of the 250+ Km. Thank you, I really did appreciate it.

Travelling Fit took the all the stress out of the pre and post event travel and logistics. Travelling in a pack before the race allowed us all to form bonds and friendships that helped us all through the tough times on the course.

Angus and I just wanted to thank you so much for your (Travelling Fit’s)  organisation of us to do MDS and also for the messages of support we received from you. To say MDS was a life changing experience is an understatement, but it was definitely all we expected and much more. We knew we were in for a real challenge but actually living that challenge day in and day out saw us experience so many emotions we were not really prepared for. Looking back after just  a week though we can honestly say that the difficult and at times harsh conditions actually really contributed to the level of satisfaction we now have. The Travelling Fit representative was also a wonderful, calm and supportive presence in our midst. It was great having him lead our group. Thanks again for your messages and all you did to support us.

I cannot fault the level of detail and contact from Travelling Fit.  Having Travelling Fit organise all the logistics of getting there enabled me to focus on my training without worrying.. everything was perfect. I loved everything about the trip, it was challenging both during the race and before and after but that's what you sign up for! Our Travelling Fit host was amazing and as a first timer to the MDS I think his approach was perfect for all concerned. Relaxed but approachable manner made us all feel comfortable before the race but also during. Continually checked on our well being and always there for support and guidance. Was a brilliant person for the job. Cannot speak highly enough of him.

Wow wow wow ..... best event/mental/physical challenge I have ever done. From the daily sand management, self sufficiency requirements, footwear - enjoyed every second of it. Will be back at some stage to better myself from the lessons learnt. I also want to say thanks for all the support and encouragement on the recent MDS adventure…. To say I loved it was an understatement. The communication from Travelling Fit was fantastic and a big thanks goes to the Travelling Fit rep out at MDS for the people management in his quiet and very efficient manner. A real asset to Travelling Fit.

Travelling Fit is a great professional company full of passionate runners who are only interested in making the clients experience the best it can be. They are unbelievably organised which kept me on track and very understanding of how hard it is to organise and manage a big trip, work and family. The exclusive Travelling Fit Marathon package well and truly exceeded expectations and highly recommend to anyone travelling abroad for a race

I had a great experience travelling with Travelling Fit. The Travelling Fit rep was an absolute legend, perfect balance of being chilled out and letting us do our own thing and getting necessary tasks done. I felt really supported by him before and during the race, he’s such a down to earth, lovely guy! The Travelling Fit pre-event package was good too and something I would do again. I really appreciate all your help during the planning process. And also for your email during the race - it put a big smile on my face. I really didn’t appreciate prior to the race how much each email was going to encourage me in the coming stages! So thank you!!

Use Travelling Fit! Organising yourself for the MDS is a major undertaking and I think pretty much everyone was fairly stressed by the time they got on the airplane. Not having to worry about organising the travel made it that much easier to go to the race and enjoy it without worrying about travel plans. Travelling Fit is an excellent company and I had no regrets whatsoever using their services. I attended the Travelling Fit training camp which provided me with most of the information I needed to start buying my gear. Probably more importantly, I met some of the runners, who later were in my tent. For me, the MDS was as much about the people I did it with, as the race itself, and this was set up as a result of meeting them beforehand.

I have just competed in, and completed, the marathon des sables . From start to finish you guys have made one of my life long dreams come true. Admin wise you made everything so simple and answered every question in a fantastic time making our journey so much easier. You took the stress out of our entire trip!. Mari-Mar, you truly are one of life's genuine, energetic, caring people. You went out of your way for every single person on this trip, often making sacrifices for yourself. When my bags didn't turn up you kept me sane, helped me get what I needed from everyone else, and to this day I still can't believe my bag turned up three days into the race in the middle of the desert!!! And having to sleep next to Hully's "drink" bottle must have made the whole trip even more memorable! Your photos are perfect, your attitude is fantastic and you made my experience one I will never forget (or stop talking about!). Tent 69 was so much fun and each of us encouraged the others to get through and friends for life were made, perfect match, thank you. We did this race to raise money for charity and Ronald McDonald house Newcastle will be the recipients of over $25000 of which indirectly you have made a massive contribution too, with your support and words of wisdom to both Drew and myself. Sadly Drew had to cut his trip short as his girlfriends sister had a baby who sadly passed away 11 days later. Ironically the family stayed at Ronald McDonald house so out efforts have already seen the good it can do. Once again thank you for everything you did for all 41 people, you are an amazing, inspiring woman who will continue, I am sure, to make other people's dreams come true. Thank you

Thanks for your assistance in the months leading up to the event. I’d have no hesitation recommending TF to friends off the back of my experiences with MdS. With an event of this nature and being a first timer there was a great deal of information to absorb, documents and forms to complete and arrangements to make and to be assisted along the way like you did was ideal. Particularly helpful was the access to seasoned runners via Facebook and the webinar prior to the event and then Mari Mar and others in Morocco. Any question that was not able to be answered on the spot was done soon after. The race was just a brilliant experience. Thanks again,

A huge thanks for all your advise, support and involvement in this years MDS. It was great, I always felt you had a finger on the pulse and that I could just sit back and relax. I`m back home now and relaxing. Very happy to have completed the Epic race... I will be looking at your company to swan off and do a few more adventures as I think you did a great job.

Once again thank you for all your help in getting me to fulfil a long time dream. Your assistance in the entire holiday was very much appreciated. To you Mari Mar thank you for all your support during the event. You were there morning and night to make sure we were all OK despite going through the same tough stuff we were all sharing and despite having a bad day yourself. You go above and beyond and it is very much appreciated. No doubt I will be in touch again to book another event in the not too distant future.