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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).
Tor des Géants Morocco: Marathon des Sables United States: Badwater Ultramarathon South Africa: Kalahari Augrabies Extreme Marathon Turkey: Runfire Cappadocia Ultramarathon China: 4 Deserts Egypt Chile Antarctica
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.
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.
Rachid El Morabity is a Moroccan athlete born 3 March 1982 in Zagora.He is a specialist of ultra-trail, and has won the Marathon des Sables 10 times (2011, 2014, 2015 ...
Mauro Prosperi (born 13 July 1955) is an Italian former police officer and pentathlete, most notable for his nine-day disappearance and survival in the Sahara, whilst competing in the 1994 Marathon des Sables (Marathon of the Sands) in Morocco.
In 2008, Humphreys competed in the Marathon des Sables, a 150 miles (240 km) run across the Sahara desert. He broke his foot during the race but still completed the event. He narrowly missed being in the top-100 finishers. [3] In February 2009, Humphreys rowed across the English Channel with Major Phil Packer to raise £1 million for Help for ...
Cleveland Marathon Cleveland, US Cardiac CAN: Steve Trickett [51] 35 26 May 2019 Ottawa Marathon Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Heart Attack USA: Harry Vroulis [52] 74 19 January 2020 Houston Marathon: Houston, US Heart attack USA: Gregory McSween 41 9 November 2021 Marine Corps Marathon FRA: Bruno Meunier [53] 41 5 June 2022 Marathon de la Liberté ...