Last updated: 20-Aug-18 By Alice Morrison When Lahcen Ahansal, ten times winner of the Marathon des Sables, turns up as the sweep for an ultra marathon in the mountains, you can be sure it is going to be something pretty special. The Trans Atlas Marathon is a six day, 280 km ultra trail marathon right …
Last updated: 20-Sep-18 By Alice Morrison UTAT (Ultra Trail Atlas Toubkal) has to be the best kept secret in Britain. It is a stonking race, ideally suited to our British desire for punishment with a little bit of self-flagellation thrown in. So far, though, the French, Italians and Spanish have been keeping it all …
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Last updated: 15-Nov-18 By Mandy Davin Friday 3rd April – Day 1 Boarding the plane from Gatwick to Ouarzazate I was surrounded by people who were going to be my Marathon des Sables neighbours for the week. Little did I know that some of them would end up being friends for life or that they …
Last updated: 20-Aug-18 By Dave Heeley Training for the Marathon des Sables, MDS, is now very intense. We are pretty well running every day; there is also an element of cycling and now more walking. Although we intend to run as much of the event as possible, listening to many who have undertaken the event …
Last updated: 20-Aug-18 By John Bell Rest Day: 10/04/14 Pleased to report that Tent 145 was all present and correct, the rest of the day gave us a chance to recover, get things sorted, send emails home and enjoy lazing around the Marathon des Sables camp. Brian, Duncan and I took ourselves back to Doc …
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Last updated: 20-Aug-18 By John Bell Stage 4: 09/04/14, Ba Hallou to Rich Merzoug, 81.5Km This is what we came for. This is the day that decides whether we are to finish the Marathon des Sables or fall by the wayside. 81.5km in one hit, maximum permitted completion time 34 Hours. I am excited and …
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Last updated: 20-Aug-18 By John Bell Stage 3: 08/04/14, Moungarf Wadi to Ba Hallou, 37.5Km We are told that more than 45 competitors are out of the race as we are about to set off on the third stage of the Marathon des Sables. One competitor had made the finish line with only seconds to …
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Last updated: 20-Aug-18 By John Bell Stage 2: 07/04/14, Znaigierg to Moungarf Wadi, 41 Km Shoulders ached this morning but otherwise felt great. A day of long, long straight sections covering salt flats, dried up river beds, rocky terrain, stony ground and the inevitable soft sand. Colours were in striking contrast, charcoal grey/black of the …
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Last updated: 20-Aug-18 By John Bell What is the Marathon Des Sables? It is a multi-day ultra-marathon over part of the Moroccan Sahara where participants cover 250 kilometres (150 miles) with all of their food, clothing, bedding and medical equipment, together with compulsory safety equipment (the emergency flare weighs 350 grams on its own) on …
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Last updated: 20-Aug-18 By Marina Ranger Since January 2013 I have kept finding new ways to challenge myself and try new things through the journeys and experiences I have by running. Running, no matter what distance, was a challenge for me 2 years ago today. But by the end of 2013 I had run my …
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