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Marathon des Sables, or MdS, (French for Marathon of the Sands) [1] is a seven-day, about 257 km (160 mi) [2] ultramarathon, which is approximately the distance of six regular marathons. The longest single stage (2009) was 91 km (57 mi) long (2023 : 90.1 km).
Mohamad Ahansal (born January 1, 1973) is a Moroccan ultramarathon runner best known for his 5 wins of the Marathon des Sables and has taken part in it 19 times. [1] His first victory in this race came in 1995.
Marathon des Sables: 6 days 251 km in the Sahara desert United Kingdom: Dragon's Back Race: 6-day stage race along Welsh mountain ranges United Kingdom: Spine Race: 431 km along the Pennine Way in winter United Kingdom: Spine Fusion: 431 km along the Pennine Way in summer
In 2014 he ran his first marathon. Without any background in running he participated in the Coast to Coast-race in New Zealand consisting of a 36km trail run, 67km kayaking and 140km cycling. [1] This was followed by the Marathon des Sables (2016) in preparation for the Pacific Crest Trail (2016), where
In April 2010 Cracknell became the highest placed Briton ever in the 25-year history of the Marathon des Sables, finishing 12th. His exploits were filmed for a Discovery Channel documentary The Toughest Race on Earth to be aired in October 2010. This highest ever placing was beaten in 2013 by another Briton, Danny Kendall who finished 10th.
As far as Fiona is aware, she was the first vegan woman to complete the Marathon des Sables. She runs Tower Hill Stables Animal Sanctuary, [ 9 ] is an ambassador for The Vegan Society , [ 10 ] and is a patron of the Captive Animals Protection Society .
Her major claim to fame is winning the Marathon des Sables in 2015, winning each stage of the race. [2] [3] She repeated her win in 2017. The Marathon des Sables has been listed by Outside Magazine as one of the 9 toughest ultramarathons in the world. [4] In 2015, she participated in six races, winning all and setting new course records in four.
[2] [13] Additionally, in February 2020, it witnessed the launch of “Marathon des Sables” (known also as Sahara Marathon), organized under the supervision of Lahcen Ahansal, [2] [14] [15] the former world champion in Sahara marathon.