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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.
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 ...
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 ...
Sabbe is a professional dentist. During his youth and student days, he mainly played football and tennis.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 36 km trail run, 67 km kayaking and 140 km cycling.
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.
April 1996: Completed London Marathon in polar expedition gear; May 1996: Sahara Marathon des Sables – 150-mile ultra marathon carrying all equipment. Oct – Jan 96–97: Scott 2 the South Pole – Expedition to the South Pole; March 1997: 125-mile Devizes to Westminster canoe marathon; July 1997: Fastnet yacht race; September 1997: Climbed ...
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.