THE FINISH, AT LAST
Tom Evans, shown below, proudly collects his
MDS finisher’s medal. Nathan Montague says: “I
have bronze, silver and gold targets in every race
and always regardless, the bronze goal is to make
that finish line.”But on his MDS debut, injury and
infection wrecked any chance of a better result: “The
reality of my goals being impossible whacked me
in face like a haymaker and the finish line became
a challenge in sufferance and resilience,” he says.56 Desert ultras
— March/April 2018