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Portraits
Laurie
Andrews (465) and Michele Jensen (500), positive
Helder
Alexandre Sousa Ferreira (613), surprising
Desert
Team 22 (328, 329, 330, 331,332), focused
Ian
Sharman (821), motivated
Shigemi
Hazama (631), hilarious
Gilles
Diehl (141), modest
Mohamad
Ahansal (1), under pressure
Al
Aqra’ Salameh (71), ambitious
Jorge
Aubeso Martinez (622), zen
Touda
Didi (6), determined
Ryan
Gregory (526), hollywoodian
Sylvie
Alcala Bournat (187), serene
Stéphane
Lesoin (207), reliable
Louis
Cornevin (48), passionate
David
and Mark Simon (531 and 532), together
Paddy
Haddock (892), fishy |
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Conditions at 1.30pm
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36,7 °C
17% hygrometry
The caravan of the 23rd Marathon
des Sables set camp at the foot of the most impressive
Merzouga
dunes: a grand setting for a most challenging
race. On the menu this week: 245 kilometres of
sand, rocks, dream, wind, sweat and… food
self sufficiency. But before the fun can start,
some essential formalities must be complied with:
safety material and medical checks, together
with the handing out of distress flares and numbered
breast plates. This year’s novelty: runners
are equipped with an electronic device that will
automatically register their going through check
points and their timing. This edition promises
to be a tough one: not only is it the longest
ever but it also kicks off with Morocco’s
highest dunes - a 31,6 kilometres long first
heat that could do much damage. Not enough to
demoralize our competitors, only too happy to
be facing the enemy at last. Old hands mix with
newcomers who get to discover the special atmosphere
of the caravan, bringing together 32 nationalities
and people coming from all walks of life, from
policeman to baker, and psychiatrist to former
football coach. Let the party begin!
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