15-Apr-19

Ragna and Rachid take the top spots at the Marathon Des Sables

By Dan Stinton

Since Cactus finished stage 3 of the Marathon Des Sables, he’s caused quite a stir on social media and had even managed to obtain his own tracker to allow his fans to keep an eye on his progress for the later stages of the race.

09-Apr-19

Pawfect finish at the Marathon Des Sables

By Dan Stinton

Four legs are better than two, right? It seems that the on-going Marathon Des Sables (MdS) has gained a rogue entrant when a dog decided to show us humans how to get through a multi-stage ultra. We also update you on the human entrants so far.

15-Oct-18

Running for Good

By Alice Morrison

Running for Good is a feature-length film following Fiona Oakes’ attempt to set a new global record in endurance racing. She takes part in “toughest footrace on earth,” the Marathon Des Sables, a 250km race through the Sahara Desert.

14-Apr-18

Marathon des Sables 2018 stage 5 and stage 6

By Alice Morrison

Marathon des Sables 2018 is over for another year with victories for Rachid El Morabity and Magdalena Boulet.

12-Apr-18

Marathon des Sables 2018 Stage Four - The Long Stage

By Alice Morrison

The Long Stage of the Marathon des Sables is the big test of the race and often the one where it is won or lost.

11-Apr-18

Marathon des Sables 2018 Stage Three

By Alice Morrison

It was stage 3 of the Marathon des Sables 2018 in Morocco on Tuesday which means the runners are already half way through this year’s race.

10-Apr-18

Marathon des Sables 2018 Stage Two

By Alice Morrison

Stage two is traditionally tougher than stage one, although with the first day under their belt, the runners will have the advantage of understanding the conditions a bit better.

09-Apr-18

Marathon des Sables 2018 first stage

By Alice Morrison

The 33rd Marathon des Sables kicked off on Sunday in the Sahara Desert in Morocco. The first stage was 30.6km long with a time limit of ten hours.

31-Jan-18

Snow in the Sahara

If you are in the last throes of training for this year’s Marathon des Sables, you may be straining your way through Hot Yoga sessions or, perhaps, have splashed out for some sessions in a heat chamber.

05-Dec-17

Marathon des Sables Peru Results 2017

Desert legend, Rachid El Morabity from Morocco, and super-strong Nathalie Mauclair of France, are the winners of the first MDS to take place in Peru.