COMPETITORS'
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Akanksha Foundation
Cancer Research UK
St. Vincent’s cancer
Passion Trophy
Noma Facing Africa
AICR
ING Chances for Children
Fred Hollows Foundation
RUN 4 CHILDREN
Competitors list - 2008
Blackfriars’s School
The Prize ceremony for the 23rd Marathon des
Sables took place this afternoon in Ouarzazate. Patrick Bauer,
director of the race, handed out trophies to this year’s
winners in the presence of local authorities representatives,
of Lahcen Ahansal – who won MDS ten times - and of Abdellatif
Benazzi. more
From now on surfers can consult the list of competitors.
From 29 march to 05 april inclusive: route map, press release
and photos of the race, rankings, weather and other info
all on line...
For on-line info remember the time zone: Morocco = GMT.
Exemple : Morocco = 07.00 pm - France = 09.00 pm
The route for 2008
The route for 2008 is 245.3 Km long, making it the longest
ever in the history of the MARATHON DES SABLES.
The race will be challenging from day one - and continue that way - offering
all the variety of the Sahara. The course will take runners over ergs (dune
zones), seriously steep jebels (up to 25% slope factor) and rocky plateaus.
They’ll have to cross hard as iron salt-flats and the driest of wadis.
The backdrop to all of this is the most beautiful of landscapes with vistas
accessible only to those on foot. The desert has its secret gardens and
competitors on MDS will be lucky enough more
Mission
We can’t give you names because it’s still a secret but a very
serious marriage proposal is brewing in a British tent. Fellow tent-mates
are set on finding flowers for the bride-to-be. It’s a sub-challenge
within the main challenge: this race is getting pitiless. more
