The greatest journey I have ever been on is over, and it feels hard to get on with a life without the Sahara. It’s a journey I’ve been on since October last year when my place in the 27th Marathon Des Sables was confirmed. It’s the toughest footrace
Tobias Mews was the fastest British competitor at the 2011 Marathon des Sables. After serving in the Army for six years, he needed a new challenge and decided to become an ultra endurance athlete. He races most weekends and has completed numerous
You've followed Triathlete's World Editor Alison's Marathon des Sables blog over the last week, and now she's back with some stunning pictures which show off the dramatic backdrop to this epic week-long desert race (and her bandaged feet...).
Running the numbers - the Marathon des Sables 2011849 starters811 finishers56C highest recorded temperature21C lowest recorded temp11.99kph Average pace of winner3.02kph Average pace of slowest runner100,000+ litres of water distributedTent 115's
It is possibly the most deceivingly named race on the planet. Over seven days and six stages, participants in the Marathon des Sables run, stumble, burn, stink, hallucinate, cry and bleed across 156 miles of the Sahara Desert in Morocco. They carry
better in the morning. And of course, it does.I found out that I had a place at the 26th Marathon des Sables just three months earlier. The six-stage, seven-day race, which takes place in southern Morocco every year, might attract runners from all over
des sables What would you do differently? And indeed what was the key to your success? I'd try not to get the trots. Don't know exactly HOW. Also control water drinking a bit more, as I needed a pee most of the way, which was conveniently relieved
Desert Race: Marathon des SablesThe 700 runners who wake up one March morning in Southern Morocco for the Marathon des Sables (MdS) are faced with vast expanses of wind-swept flatland, strength-sapping sand dunes and the prospect of six days spent
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Running Club even ran the course twice as part of his training for March's Marathon des Sables! He set off at 4:50am in the icy darkness, finished in 3:58 and then set off again for his lap of honour."Battle won: Iron Tractor Boy with his hard
