Marathon des Sables

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Marathon des Sables (2010)

The Marathon des Sables (MDS) is a demanding stage - ultra marathon that has been organized in the Moroccan Sahara by the French Patrick Bauer since 1986 . The 230-kilometer route is redefined for each run. There are six stages in seven days: five stages between 20 and 40 km and one stage of around 80 km (2009: 91 km), which the runners have to complete in one go in just under two days (40 hours).

conditions

The runners carry personal items and provisions with them for the entire race. The organizers only provide the daily water (about nine liters, depending on the length of the stages) and an open tent. The runners must be equipped with minimal survival equipment such as sleeping bags, snakebite kits and 2000 kcal energy per day. The running route, which changes annually, generally consists of rocky plains, dry river beds and sand dunes, with only occasional small villages being crossed. The temperature reaches 40 ° C and more during the day, while it can drop to 5 ° C at night. The run is limited to approx. 800 participants. The only requirement for runners is robust health as verified by a medical exam. The oldest finisher to date is Claude Compain, who in 2000, at the age of 77, finished 563rd (out of 570 finishers) with a time of 69:58:38.

A dramatic incident occurred in 1994 when the Italian participant Mauro Prosperi got lost in a sandstorm and was only found by nomads in Algeria after nine days, emaciated by 15 kg and 200 km from the course. In 2007, Bernard Julé passed away in the early morning after the night stage despite his excellent health - he was among the top 50.

Results

Since the distances vary annually due to the different routes, the times are only partially comparable.

Event year distance winner Winner Attendees
34 2019 251 km MoroccoMorocco Rachid el Marabity -6- (18:31:24 h) NetherlandsNetherlands Ragna Debats (10:33:36 pm)
33 2018 237 km MoroccoMoroccoRachid el Marabity -5- (19:35:49 h) United StatesUnited States Magdalena Boulet (25:11:19 h) ?
32 2017 237 km MoroccoMoroccoRachid el Marabity -4- (19:15:23 h) SwedenSweden Elisabet Barnes (23:16:12) 1171
31 2016 257 km MoroccoMoroccoRachid el Marabity -3- (21: 01.21) RussiaRussia Natalia Sedykh (24: 45.26) 1100
30th 2015 250 km MoroccoMoroccoMohamad Ahansal -6- (16:27:26) SwedenSweden Elisabet Barnes (26:42:13) 1300
29 2014 257 km MoroccoMoroccoRachid el Marabity -2- (20: 27.37) United StatesUnited States Nikki Kimball (29: 04.49) 1029
28 2013 231.5 km MoroccoMoroccoMohamad Ahansal -5- (18: 59.35) United StatesUnited States Meghan Hicks (24: 42.01) 1027
27 2012 247 km JordanJordan Salameh Al Aqra (19: 59.21) FranceFranceLaurence Klein -2- (26: 15.40) 795
26th 2011 250 km MoroccoMorocco Rachid el Marabity (20: 46.12) FranceFrance Laurence Klein (26: 57.24) 849
25th 2010 250 km MoroccoMoroccoMohamad Ahansal -4- (19: 45.08) SpainSpain Monica Aguilera (29: 44.11) 1013
24 2009 202 km MoroccoMoroccoMohamad Ahansal -3- (16: 27.26) MoroccoMoroccoTouda Didi -2- (23: 30.44) 812
23 2008 245 km MoroccoMoroccoMohamad Ahansal -2- (19: 27.46) MoroccoMorocco Touda Didi (28: 38.11) 803
22nd 2007 221 km MoroccoMoroccoLahcen Ahansal -10- (17: 25.06) FranceFrance Laurence Fricotteaux (23: 28.21) 756
21st 2006 212 km MoroccoMoroccoLahcen Ahansal -9- (17: 14.01) FranceFrance Géraldine Courdesse (26: 33.23) 731
20th 2005 255 km MoroccoMoroccoLahcen Ahansal -8- (19: 09.04) LuxembourgLuxembourgSimone Kayser -3- (29: 36.03) 777
19th 2004 237 km MoroccoMoroccoLahcen Ahansal -7- (17: 44.47) LuxembourgLuxembourgSimone Kayser -2- (27: 12.09) 587
18th 2003 243 km MoroccoMoroccoLahcen Ahansal -6- (18: 56.08) FranceFrance Magali Juvenal (31: 59.22) ?
17th 2002 230 km MoroccoMoroccoLahcen Ahansal -5- (18: 23.16) LuxembourgLuxembourg Simone Kayser 600
16 2001 243 km MoroccoMoroccoLahcen Ahansal -4- (18: 42.10) ItalyItaly Franca Fiacconi (23: 46.46) 630
15th 2000 222 km MoroccoMoroccoLahcen Ahansal -3- (18: 03.25) FranceFrance Pascal Martin 800
14th 1999 225 km MoroccoMoroccoLahcen Ahansal -2- (17: 14.61) United StatesUnited States Lisa Smith 600
13 1998 221 km MoroccoMorocco Mohamad Ahansal (16: 22.29) ItalyItaly Rosanna Pellizzari ?
12 1997 220 km MoroccoMorocco Lahcen Ahansal (17: 19.58) GermanyGermany Anke Molkenthin ?
11 1996 220 km RussiaRussiaAndré Derksen -3- FranceFrance Béatrice Reymann 200
10 1995 ? RussiaRussiaAndré Derksen -2- RussiaRussia Valentina Liakhova 200
9 1994 ? RussiaRussia Andre Derksen (18: 41.31) RussiaRussia Irina Petrovna 128
8th 1993 ? MoroccoMoroccoMohamed Bensalah -2- FranceFranceMonique Frussote -3- 150
7th 1992 ? MoroccoMorocco Mohamed Bensalah FranceFranceMonique Frussote -2- 149
6th 1991 ? FranceFranceHassan Sebtaoui -3- FranceFrance Monique Frussote 109
5 1990 ? FranceFranceHassan Sebtaoui -2- FranceFrance Claire Garnier 200
4th 1989 ? FranceFrance Hassan Sebtaou FranceFrance Marie-Claude Battistelli 172
3 1988 ? FranceFranceBernard Gaudin -2- FranceFranceMarie-Ange Malcuit -2- 156
2 1987 ? FranceFrance Bernard Gaudin FranceFrance Marie-Ange Malcuit 62
1 1986 ? FranceFrance Michel Galliez FranceFrance Christiane Plumere 23

literature

  • Ted Archer: Curved by god, cursed by the devil - a true story of running the Sahara Desert. University of Dreams Foundation, Redwood City / Calif. 2009, ISBN 978-0-9770735-3-5 .
  • Patrick Bauer et al .: Le marathon des sables. SPE Société de production éditoriale, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-912838-08-8 (English version by David Waldron).
  • John Bonallak: The desert run. Learning Media Ltd., Wellington / New Zealand 1999, ISBN 0-478-22948-8 .
  • Patrick Cordier: CAP 273 - Marathon des Sables 2002. JePublie, Arcueil 2012, ISBN 978-2-7466-4322-2 .
  • Steve Cushing: 24th Marathon des Sables - a competitor's tale. Matador, Leicester 2010, ISBN 978-1-84876-286-2 .
  • Andreas Dörfler: Through the desert. Three times in the toughest ultra marathon. Dörfler, Höhenkirchen-Siegertsbrunn 2012, ISBN 978-1-47922-477-7 .
  • Guy Giaoui; Foued Berahou: Ultramarathon stage racing - from our experiences of the Marathon des sables, the Trans Aq ', and other races - a practical guide. Raidlight, St-Genest-Malifaux 2008, ISBN 978-2-9530683-1-3 .
  • Mark Hines: The Marathon des sables - seven days in the Sahara - enduring the toughest footrace on earth. Health Body Publishing, London 2007, ISBN 978-0-9553800-1-3 .
  • Monika Nicolle: Histoire d'un Marathon des Sables - 245 kilometers dans le désert ... Éditions de l'Onde, Paris 2010, ISBN 978-2-916929-30-9 .
  • Eddy Poirier: Vaincre soi-même: Marathon des sables! Toute une histoire. Glob, [Sl] 2009, ISBN 978-2-918257-03-5 .
  • Pierre-Emmanuel Rastoin: Regard sur le Marathon des sables: 2004/06. SAI, Biarritz 2007, ISBN 978-2-7588-0037-8 .
  • Herbert Meneweger : Marathon des Sables - the limit is where the imagination ends - the toughest marathon in the world, 243 kilometers through the Sahara. Meneweger, Salzburg 2003, ISBN 3-200-00037-6 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Site Officiel du Marathon des Sables ( Memento of September 13, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Desert Storm ( Memento from March 26, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from June 5, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.stone-extremesport.at
  4. ↑ Due to heavy rain, only four stages were run in 2009 with a length of 33, 36, 91 and 42 km