Maori ultradistance runner Lisa Tamati is off to conquer the Gobi Desert.
The Taranaki-based jeweller has run the length of New Zealand and the breadth of Death Valley in the United States, and she's now taking on the Turpan Basin, the second hottest desert and second lowest place on the planet.
She must carry her own food and equipment on the 250-kilometre race, known as the Gobi March, which starts on 27 June.
The lifelong asthmatic has told Waatea News that sport is the key to a healthy life, and she wants to inspire Maori and Pacific people to physically challenge themselves.
Tamati will wear a helmet camera on the race to record footage for a documentary.
