Marathon des Sables
The Marathon des Sables is a legendary 250km, six-stage ultramarathon through the Moroccan Sahara, widely considered the toughest footrace on Earth. Participants must be self-sufficient, carrying all their food and equipment while navigating extreme desert terrain and temperatures. Course Highlights The legendary course spans approximately 250 kilometers of the Moroccan Sahara, starting and ending near the host city of Ouarzazate. Runners traverse a punishing variety of desert landscapes, including vast sand dunes (ergs), rocky plateaus (djebels), and dried-up riverbeds (oueds). […]