As you know AOI’s philosophy is to offer competitors a wonderful, sporting adventure without mishap! Not all race organisers necessarily see things in the same way, but we think it is indispensable to have all the logistic, human and especially aerial and medical support to be able to carry out a DESERT CUP worthy of its name. To take an example, we were able to see the effectiveness of such a support system during the last MARATHON DES SABLES where we had to deal with very unusual weather conditions.
At the time of writing, AOI has still not received the guarantees from the Malian government and its institutional partners which would allow us to organise an event with the necessary security measures in place. As we are well aware of the difficulties in organising such a race, AOI refuses to take competitors into a situation where problems could quickly become major, even insurmountable. This is why, after lengthy reflection, the race management team regrets to inform you of its decision to cancel the race despite the prejudice to competitors and the considerable work already undertaken by AOI France and all its representatives abroad.
Over the last twenty-two years, AOI has never cancelled a race, whether Malian, Jordanian or Moroccan. This has therefore been a very difficult decision but it is better to analyse and look reality in the face.
As in previous years the photographers (F) were present from 08 to 15 April to immortalise competitors' feats on the 21st MARATHON DES SABLES 2006.
The CD rom of this edition, including photos of individuals, is FINALLY ready.
Just click on the links below to view photos. Files are classified by race number.
Photos can then be printd from this CD rom directly to a printer or at any photo shop.F ormat Mac & PC - Price : 45 euros
Enlargement possible up to 30x40
GENERAL PICTURES
publication le 17/11/2006
COMPETITORS PICTURES
23rd MARATHON DES SABLES
publication le 22/11/2007
Competitors on 25th MDS
publication le 19/10/2009
If you’re enrolled on the 25th MARATHON DES SABLES to raise money for a charity or an aid project ...
Send information (file, pictures, link,...) to
news@darbaroud.com
The DARBAROUD team will list your project on the front page of this site and then in the COMPETITORS’ CORNER section
TEAMS
publication le 25/02/2007
The list of the teams enrolled on 22nd MARATHON DES SABLES.
50 official team
For further information please email:
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50/75 COURENT 75 LE LOUARN Joseph F
145 GOSSAERT Regis F
146 NEUVILLE Pierre F
150 DESMERGES Jean Claude F
A.M.H. 13 MOSTA Karim F
333 CLERGERIE Xavier F
334 AUDIBERT Philippe F
AFAT VOYAGES 161 DEMIRDJIAN Herve F
162 AUBRION Alain F
163 COURDESSES Géraldine F
164 DEBAUCHERON Fabien F
BUENA BLISTER SOCIAL CLUB 618 CALLAGHAN Edward GB
640 DAVIES John GB
699 JOHNSON Neil GB
COCA COLA 14 GHAZALI Dalila MAR
15 DJEBLI Nezha MAR
16 DADOUN Nadia MAR
17 DE BUCHERE DE LEPINOIT Emmanuel F
COMANAV 4 AIT AMAR Mustapha MAR
5 AKHDAR Lhoucine MAR
6 DIDI Touda MAR
25 MALIKI Abderrahmane MAR
D.I.A.D.I.E.T. 173 SEMAIL Jacques F
174 VINCENT Jose F
175 BEKKA Said F
177 PILLARD Juliette F
DEFI DESERT 84 178 BLANC SUREL Mireille F
179 CHALINE Christian F
180 BAREILLE Marie F
181 GAZANHE Jean Claude F
182 LIBERTI Claude F
183 TABET Jean Pierre F
DROIT AU COEUR 51 MACQUET Bruno F
304 BACH Michel F
305 CADIERNO Sylvie F
319 BALTHAZARD Andre F
340 BENSOUSSAN Jean Maurice F
343 RAMAYET Mick F
DUTCH DES SABLES 2007 277 STAARINK Maarten NDL
278 SCHOUWENAAR Heleen NDL
279 GROENEVELD Gijs NDL
280 DE REUVER Philip NDL
281 EENHORST Christine NDL
EQUIPE OUTAOUAIS 505 DESHAIES Eric CAN
520 LARABIE Jocelyn CAN
527 MARCOUX Ghislain CAN
537 RICARD Isabelle CAN
549 TREPANIER Lyzane CAN
EUROSPORT 266 EVENO Lionel F
439 MOLKENTHIN Anke D
720 MACPHERSON John GB
EVEREST EN SABLE 85 PROUX Jean Francois F
89 PEYRARD Sebastien F
131 PETILLAT Jean Marc F
199 BERILLON Laurent F
211 MALIGE Claude F
228 MENANT Christophe F
FONA 117 HEROLD Bernard F
118 DUBOST Alain F
119 ABDELLAOUI Nordine F
G.S.K. 154 OSBERT Francoise F
155 HONORE Jean Raphael F
156 CAMM Jean Pierre F
157 MARCERON Mireille F
158 GARRIGUES Benoit F
159 MOREL Pascal F
160 CHOUANINE Riadh TUN
GLOBULES/JOGGING INTERNATIONAL 311 CHORGNON Ludovic F
312 BARBREAU Yves F
313 CHAUVELIER Dominique F
314 REMOND Philippe F
315 LACROIX Bruno F
GRAINDEFOLY-X TREM TEAM 30 DE BELLEFON Vincent F
31 MARCHAUT Guillaume F
49 ANTONINI André F
58 CASSUTO Jill Patrice F
147 GIAOUI Guy F
243 LESOIN Stéphane F
GUSTO TEAM 386 FINESTRA Paolo I
387 MENCHICCHI Fabrizio I
388 MARIANI Orlando I
389 GABRIELE Roberto I
HIPPOMENE 191 ERCOLANI Philippe F
192 MAQUAIR Christophe F
193 SEUX Thierry F
IMPOSSEDABLES RUNNERS 108 ROMAIN Yves F
109 SCHEHR Jerome F
110 ROUSSEAU Mikael F
111 MARLE Thierry F
112 MARLE Michel F
347 FRICOTTEAUX Laurence F
348 FRICOTTEAUX Gilles F
KIA 349 YU JaeJun KOR
350 CHO YoungChan KOR
351 KIM Jaehyu KOR
KIA MOTORS 1 AHANSAL Lahcen MAR
2 AKHDAR Samir MAR
3 AHANSAL Mohamed MAR
201 BENMRAD Lotfi F
LE CHEMIN DE FRED 239 MERLE Hugues F
240 DUPORTAL Christophe F
241 GUILLAUME Daniel F
242 PASTRELLO Jeremy F
LES SOLDATS DE FRANCE 43 MULLER Alain F
93 BAYAERT Sebastien F
102 CREVEAU Sylvain F
206 JEANNET Mickael F
207 ADAO DA SILVA Joao Pedro POR
331 RABALLAND Andre F
MENCAP 619 CAMPBELL Murray GB
634 CRADDOCK Peter GB
721 MANIFIELD Catherine GB
726 METHLEY David GB
731 MOTT Philip GB
791 THOMSON Robert GB
796 WALKER Hilary GB
802 WHEELDON Susanna GB
N'FARKO 10 RIVAUD Patrick F
11 SUIVRE Pascal F
12 RAVIER Eric F
NOVO 37 SAVIGNY Christian F
38 FAIRHURST Peter GB
170 VILARET Michel F
171 COTTEREAU Yves F
172 PROUST Valerie F
PAYS DE GATINE 133 AUBINEAU Jean Marie F
134 GIRAUDON Laurent F
135 SAUZE Francis F
QUICKSAND 670 GREENE Thomas GB
671 GREENE Owen GB
684 HILL Duncan GB
794 WALKER Graeme GB
RENAULT TRUCKS KERAX 197 FIRMIN Alain F
202 KABACHE Abd el Kader F
204 CONFIANT Sebastien F
205 CHAPUIS Didier F
RENAULT TRUCKS LANDER 194 LOUWET Remi F
195 FAIVRE D ARCIER Nicolas F
196 DE LUCA Anne F
203 DE LUCA Antoine F
RUNNING CONSEIL RENNES 45 PINARD Franck F
167 CASTELLVI Luc F
168 RIPOCHE Annick F
276 GUILLERM Daniel F
SAHARA 2007 113 LAVERGNE Damien F
114 ANTOINE Alexis F
115 CIBERT Patrick F
116 ANTOINE Gilles F
SAHARA SEVEN 590 ADAMS Darryl GB
620 CARRINGTON Darren GB
682 HEARTFORD Damian GB
730 MOSCROP Mark GB
759 ROBSON Mark GB
785 TATE Micheal GB
788 TAYLOR Christopher GB
SCOTTA ROATA CHIUSANI 400 OLMO Marco I
401 SCOTTA Paolo I
402 ARRO Antonio I
403 MALERBA Mario I
SWIFT 283 IRVINE James GB
284 CARELS Paul B
285 JANSSENS Paul B
286 SOEFFERS Serge B
TEAM AGADIR OCEAN 476 TAFROUTE Abderrahman MAR
477 LARONZE Patrick F
478 LEGENDRE Laurent F
TEAM BERMUDA 500 COLES Lan BRM
517 KENDALL Danny GB
554 WOOD William GB
TEAM GFK (GOOD FOR KIDS) 504 DAMONTE Piera US
509 FARLEY Lia US
552 WICKES Nicholas US
TEAM HELMUT 598 BARTLETT Julian GB
600 BAYLIFF Simon GB
747 POCOCK Andrew GB
TEAM LINK 687 HOPKINS Mark GB
716 LOADER Dean GB
805 WILLIAMS Jonathan GB
TEAM OLSWANG 688 HUGHES Stephen GB
708 LAWES Cameron NWZ
800 WESTHEAD Timothy GB
TEAM PLANETE COURSE 32 BIDAUX Pascal F
34 CUVILLIER Bruno F
35 LEFEBVRE Régis F
36 MARESCQ Vincent F
TENERIFE CORAZON Y VIDA 580 PIREZ LUIS Juan Antonio SP
581 CALZADILLA TORRES Antonio SP
582 HERNANDEZ DONIZ Jose Manuel SP
583 GONZALEZ PEREZ Antonio Javier SP
584 BRAVO BENITEZ Jesus Basilio SP
585 BRAVO GONZALEZ Jose SP
THE OPEN EXPERIENCE 291 BEAUGE Romain F
292 DESCOQS Guillaume F
293 SAHMOUNE Hicham F
294 VARENNE Estelle F
295 DE PONNAT Jean Bertrand F
296 INSA Hervé F
297 SIREAU Michel F
298 BILDSTEIN Pierre F
THEOLIA 323 FAIRBANK Graham GB
324 RAGSDALE Christopher Scott US
325 GUYOT Emmanuel F
326 DE SAINT JOUAN Cedric F
327 ESSAKALLI HOUSSAINI Reda MAR
328 DE LESSEPS Bruno F
329 VARILLON Gilles F
TRONIC DUNE RAIDERS 680 HART Judith GB
749 POWELL Louis GB
778 STEWART Susan GB
UNIVERSIDADE DE VIGO - EMMA LOPEZ 561 GUEDE BLANCO Ana SP
562 DIAZ BARREIROS Jesus Antonio SP 563 GARCIA CALVO RODRIGUEZ Jose Maria SP
VENETO SPORT AVVENTURA 392 BONGIORNO Sandro I
393 BARBATO Riccardo Antonio I
394 PALERMO Paolo I
395 MOZZATO Gianfranco I
For further information please email:
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GAZ BOTTLES
publication le 08/01/2007
Airport authorities strictly forbid all gas bottles aboard flights. In addition to the flight security question, during the MARATHON DES SABLES there is also the risk of explosion when the AOI environment team incinerates rubbish on the bivouac.
So no gas bottles ! Thank you.
MARATHON DES SABLES clothes
New Balance launched a range of "MARATHON DES SABLES" accessories: back-pack, water carrier and cap in the shops, all specially designed for MARATHON DES SABLES regulars.
MDS back-pack : 80 euros 25 L capacity (22L backpack and 3L waist pack)
70% Nylon/30% Polyester
Special MDS pack with adaptable front pocket for good weight distribution.
Pack measures 41cm x 28cm x 13cm and the waist pocket 25cm x 26cm x 9cm.
Front part of pack : big pocket with mesh – bottle holder 1.5L - 2 flasks 500ml.
Back part: 1 big pocket + 3 meshed pockets - adjustable straps and chest strap
Mesh on back of pack for added comfort.
MDS Flask carrier: 30 euros Flask carrier with adjustable belt, 2 flasks of 500ml, big pocket with zip at the front.
MDS cap: 20 euros Cap with mesh, flap to protect neck, moveable with velcro to offer good protection from the sun.
MDS T-shirt: 30 euros 100% polyester T-shirt allows maximum humidity transfer for lasting comfort throughout effort. MDS logo on the sleeve.
His name is Christian Farthing from Germany and he will be running the 22th MDS for Facing Africa !
His website is dedicated to his project of participating and hopefully finishing the MDS in 2007 (March,23rd - April,2nd) and also raising funds on his path that leads up to the run, all the way through the desert and past the finishing line and whereever after.
You can support him by making donations to his chosen cause.
He has set up a blog for the latest news and his training progress
You can make a donation online on his web site
What is Noma ?
Noma (cancrum oris) is an acute and ravaging gangrenous infection affecting the face. The victims of Noma are mainly young children caught in a vicious circle of extreme poverty and chronic malnutrition.
Noma begins with ulcers in the mouth. If the condition is detected in the early stage, progression can be prevented with the use of common antibiotics and immediate nutritional rehabilitation. If left untreated, as happens in most cases, the ulcers progress to Noma at an alarming pace. The next stage is extremely painful when the cheeks or lips begin to swell and the victim's general condition deteriorates. Within a few days, the swelling increases and a blackish furrow appears and the gangrenous process sets in and, after the scab falls away and a gaping hole is left in the face. It is estimated that the mortality rate reaches up to an alarming 90%.
Survivors, those whose pitiful faces can be seen on these pages, can arguably be described as the fortunate ones. However, their lives will never be the same and they will suffer three main afflictions - facial disfigurement, functional impairment and social outcast.
The scar tissue restricts jaw movement and a child who survives is unlikely ever to be able to speak or eat normally again. In infancy, some children lose their lips and soon die of starvation, as they are unable to breast-feed.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates an annual incidence of 500,000 victims world-wide. This means that around 450,000 children aged between infancy and puberty will die each year, mainly in sub-Saharan countries from Senegal to Ethiopia, a region also known as "the Noma belt".
Ultra-light windbreaker Tyvek, tried and tested on MDS.
Ideal for bivouac, before and after the race.
Very compact for your back-pack
Breathable fabric
Taped seams, water-repellant finish
Very comfortable
Colour : white
MARATHON DES SABLES logo on the back.
Size : M, L
14,90 euros
FACING AFRICA
publication le 06/03/2007
Shaun Bacon (AUS - D487) is a Melbourne teacher who is about to embark on the gruelling Marathon Des Sables in the Sahara Desert.
It’s arguably the toughest footrace on earth, covering 243km over 7 days in the Moroccan desert where temperatures get up to 50C and plunge to freezing at night. Participants in this race must carry all their supplies for the week including food, clothing, sleeping bag, cooking and medical kit. Only water is distributed en route.
He’s doing it to raise money for the charity Facing Africa, which is working with children affected by the disfiguring condition Noma.
Shaun is also a keen wildlife photographer.
Your medical certificate and electrocardiogram must be made between 1st and 31th march 2011.
The medical certificate to be made validate by the doctor (rather a doctor of the sport) is in the registration form sent by AOI.
It is the only document recognized by the organization. Any other certificate will be refused and will entail penalties (See ART 24, 26 and 27). The signature and the stamp of the doctor must be applied on it.
The electrocardiogram of rest with signature and the stamp of the doctor must be applied there and must be necessarily accompanied with its plan.
Please do not forget these documents to be necessarily presented on April 2nd in Morocco, at the risk of refusal of departure of the race.
The electrocardiogram of effort is advised for runners over 40 years. It is not compulsory and does not replace the ECG and its plan. He can be joined to the medical certificate and presented in Morocco.
ABSENCE OF the MEDICAL CERTIFICATE ANDOR THE ECG (art 25) If they are not signed (with the stamp) and not dated correctly, these documents will not be accepted. They can exceptionally be made on the spot for a fixed 200-euro extra-fees. Then, to take the departure, the doctor will have to give his agreement; otherwise the competitor will be put except race.
Then be far-sighted!!!
MEDICAL CARE (ART. 17) Why do we speak about vital medical care? Because without this assistancethe runner would be forced to the abandonment or would risk problems of health. It essentially concerns the cases of dehydration requiring a drip, but the poseof a plaster also goes into this category. It entraines systematically a penalty and can be practised only once. It can be decided only on medical opinion
EXCEPTIONAL ASSISTANCE HYDRIQUE (ART. 17) It can be asked by the competitor to the marshals or imposed by the medical team. It is a question of attributing a supplementary bottle of water to a competitor who badly managed his water, badly closed its bottle or lost its tin, but also if he feels the beginning of dehydration without requiring a drip.
Ground assistance : It is specified that any outside assistance is strictly prohibited.
Fraudulently receiving outside assistance with food or water will result in a 3 hours penalty the first time, and elimination from the race on the second occasion.
Vital medical assistance (perfusion, plaster cast etc.) will result in a two hours penalty the first time, and elimination from the race on the second occasion.
The use of transportation, either with 2 or 4 wheels will result in elimination from the race.
Any competitor who mistakenly wanders far off course, necessitating a lengthy search effort, will lose his/her security deposit (see ART. 28).
The receiving of extra water in particular instances (due to lack, loss or leaking bottle), and with the agreement of the race stewards or on the advice of the medical team, will result in a 30-minute penalty the first time, one hour the second time and disqualification from the race on the third occasion.
TIMING MDS Email
publication le 04/02/2011
Once again this year, AOI offers you to send emails free of charge to a correspondent of your choice. Around 15 computers will be made available at the “email concurrents/competitors’ email” area.
Please be patient when waiting for your turn. You can send a second email for free, but will have to begin the queue again.
Due to increasingly draconian anti spam procedures, you can send your message to only ONE address. You should therefore determine with your correspondent the group of people you wish to forward your message to, before leaving for Morocco.
Note : messages are sent via satellite so computers are not on line. Emails are sent at the end of the day. You cannot send attachments.
Other services on the bivouac:
Telephone and fax : on the bivouac the company TD com will sell a phonecard 3 euros/minute.
Communication (email, fax, telephone) is made by satellite only.
Remember to tell your family, friends and sponsors that they can leave you messages during the MARATHON DES SABLES, but
only from 02 to 08 april 2011. Go to the website and follow the instructions. http://www.darbaroud.com
section "écrire aux concurrents/write to competitors"
After 08 april, this email service will no longer be operational. Only messages with surname, first name and race ID number will be transferred. Do not send attachments (e.g. photos). This will cancel the message. Messages will be given to competitors on the bivouac every day.
Note: AOI cannot transfer messages posted on the FORUM. .
BUFF
publication le 09/03/2007
This Spanish company is the creator and exclusive manufacturer of Buff. It equips and protects both competitors and organizers from climatic conditions in the desert.
Original Buff S.A. is a company established in Igualada, a small city 60km from Barcelona. Its headquarters and production plant occupy facilities of around 8,000m2. Design, production, printing, publicity campaigns and packaging are all carried out on the same site. To achieve this we employ over 50 staff.
In 1992, Original Buff, S.A. (previously Caviro S.L.) created the first multi-functional, seamless, tubular headgear in the Buff® brand. In 1995, it began to export to diverse European destinations. Currently, 80% of sales are in exports to over 45 countries through exclusive distributors. Original Buff, S.A. also has a sales office and warehouse in the USA.
Contact:
C/ França, 16
08700 - Igualada (Barcelona)
Email: buff@buff.es
Before your departure
publication le 19/03/2007
EDITO
It’s thought the Earth dates from around 4.6 billion years ago.
Suppose we transposed this on a 24H clock, the human race would appear in the last minute and modern man in the last few seconds. In this short lapse of time, man has undeniably proven to be of superior intelligence. Our faculties of analysis and creativity have made us the most evolved species on the planet. It took less than 2000 years for a few savants (from Aristotle to Newton) to show us all (or nearly all) how evident certain natural laws were. We now know the Earth is not flat and everything does not turn around it, no more than around the sun.
As a way of situating ourselves in the cosmos, we know for example that it took 240 million years for our solar system to go round our own galaxy and that there are billions of other galaxies besides the Milky Way. To sum up, whether it’s in space or time, the place and size of man seem to be miniscule.
And yet, in the space of 200 years, we’ve managed to use up all the fossil energy reserves on the planet and contribute to the fastest-ever recorded global warming. Not a day goes by without information announcing the most catastrophic predictions for the next 50 years.
It’s alarming news and the risks are real, but there’s no question of giving up. All is not lost. We simply have to change our habits quickly and reduce our energy consumption as much as possible. We can trust our wonderful survival instincts and the genius of Stone descendants of Cro-Magnon to adapt and find solutions.
It’s altogether feasible and runners on MARATHON DES SABLES prove it. For more than 20 years, thousands of them have been confronted with this kind of problem. Every edition they have to be ingenious in finding the right equipment and carrying as little weight as possible. They have to adapt their energy consumption and not run out of reserves. As for water, managing it becomes an absolute priority.
We hope every individual will become aware of the chance he/she has to live on such a fantastic little planet and do everything possible to preserve its resources and beauty.
AOI
Every evening on 2M channel direct live from bivouac
(8:30 pm)
time zone : Morocco = GMT + 1
channel 351 on canalsat
channel 476 on TPS
Administrative and technical checks
publication le 24/03/2007
Saturday 24 April 2007
Jebel Irhs
Temperature : 31° at 14h
Humidity: 18% at 14h
Sunny, windy
Competitors arrived on bivouac Friday afternoon ; now settling in and anticipating the start of the the 22nd edition of Marathon de Sables. Given a warm welcome with strong gusts of wind. This is a major day of preparation for competitors and organisation alike. [more]
Pierre Emmanuel RASTOIN
publication le 03/05/2007
Pierre Emmanuel RASTOIN (official photographer on MDS 2004, 2006 and
2007) is a press and institutional photographer. Moves effortlessly from reportage to still life to portraits.
He lives in Paris and works wherever in the world he’s sent.
An upstanding family man who rarely misses his daily swim. Even when people like his photos, he’ll still try and do better the next time…
His book is self-published.
There are just 1,000 copies ... latecomers have been warned !
64 pages of photos from 19th and 21st MDS, but gives a largely timeless perspective on the race.
150g semi-mat paper
Price: 20 euros
Available on www.darbaroud-boutik.com
The next MARATHON DES SABLES will bring together around 1 000 competitors
REGISTRATION :
FRANCE : near 350 places - GREAT BRITAIN : full
For the other official representatives (Germany, Korea, Spain, Italy, Japan, Morocco, USA) contact them directly.
Due to the limited number of places (around 350 for the French office and 650 for all the official representatives) you are strongly advised to contact the official representative in your country (see below).
Wednesday 20 June at 23H00 - Friday 22 June at 01H00 and at 08H30
Reportage by Gael Couturier (F-D24) for the programme "ESCAPE"
Gaël Couturier (F-D24), a journalist with EUROSPORT, competed in this year’s MDS.
Carrying video equipment, he shares his experience and special take on the course. His report features in the EUROSPORT programme ‘ESCAPE’ France :
NEW TIMES
Wednesday 20 June at 23H30,
Friday 22 June at 10H10
Saturdau 23 June at 01H10 (the morning)
NOTE: ANY LAST MINUTE CHANGES TO THE SCHEDULE BY EUROSPORT ARE ENTIRELY BEYOND OUR CONTROL.
Please consult your tv guides
STATISTIQUES
publication le 16/05/2007
MAJ TV
publication le 21/05/2007
Summary of known TV broadcasts of 22nd MARATHON DES SABLES, up to 15/05/07.
Coming up soon on our site :
- lists of press articles, can be read on-line (French only)
- videos of TV broadcasts
AOI office will be closed between the 24th december 2010 to 2nd january 2011
Registration file 23rd MDS
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Christian GINTER Francois CRESCI
publication le 26/10/2007
Many runners come back regularly to do the MARATHON DES SABLES, but Christian GINTER (F) and François CRESCI (F) have been back every year since the third edition, that’s to say 20 MDS in a row! That’s an awful lot of hours and kms in the desert. Christian is from the Jura and lives and works in Lamoura as a chef. Modest to a tee he’s often finished the MDS in the top twenty. He won the team race on the 9th MDS and later won then came second in the DESERT CUP in Jordan. Long distance running is his forte: his short but economical stride acting like a perfect metronome. His pace is so distinctive the regulars can pick him out miles away: “Oh look, there goes Christian GINTER ». François lives in Grenoble and works at a printers. Like Christian, he’s been among the winners. Always eager to grab a few places, he still wants to win the veteran 3 category, employing the same determination he showed 20 years back. Of course he’s vowed to stop once that’s done, but there’s every reason to believe he’ll be here for a few years yet… As for Christian, MDS is part of his life. At the age of 53, he hopes to participate in a few more editions, sharing the adventure with his son Anthony who’s shone out on MDS the last 2 years. During the awards ceremony at Ouarzazate in April, Patrick BAUER was delightedeto award the “Passion Trophy” to these two men who’ve been such a part of MDS.
DARBAROUD BOUTIK
The Fred Hollows Foundation
publication le 22/11/2007
Markus Schar and Joshua Kennedy White live in Australia and will run the 23rd MDS for a good cause. They want to use their time and efforts in training for this race as worthwhile as possible and decided to raise money to help people around the world to regain their eyesight. Around 50% of blindness in the world is caused by cataracts. This can be overcome with a relatively simple operation taking approximately 20 minutes and costing as little as AUD 25.00. Their goal is to reach the finishing line in Morocco knowing that all our efforts have saved at least 600 people's vision. To reach their goal, they need your support to run the 3000 km each for their training and to finish the MDS. You can help by buying 'Km-Shares' at AUD 25.00 each and save someone's eyesight in the process. Why The Fred Hollows Foundation? The Foundation's vision of a world where no one is needlessly blind and where Indigenous Australians enjoy the same health as all Australians is reason enough to raise money. The Fred Hollows Foundation is inspired by work of the late Professor Fred Hollows, whose vision was for a world where no one was needlessly blind. Help Fred's work live on. [Web site RUN 4 VISION]
BOOK
publication le 29/11/2007
Running is an inexpensive, convenient and increasingly popular sport, but some take it to the limit. From sub-zero running in Alaska to the intense heat of the multi-day Sahara Marathon, a number of athletes choose to pit themselves against the elements. Extremes of environment, route and geography are another challenge, from trails through dense jungle to soaring mountain ranges. The rewards are the experiences of a lifetime, the sense of having been to largely unexplored places and the realization of unique ambitions .
Extreme Running takes the reader on a spectacular world tour of ultra foot races. Dealing with preparation, challenges, strategies and the anecdotes and characters behind the races, this book shows the reader inspirational places and people, and shares astonishing and awe-inspiring adventures.
Divided into seven chapters looking at each continent, Extreme Running covers well known races such as the punishing Marathon des Sables and the Badwater Ultramarathon, through to the lesser known Te Houtaewa Challenge on the incredible 90 Mile beach in New Zealand and the Lake Baikal International Ice Marathon entirely run on frozen water. Over 150 stunning images and key data accompany the gripping commentary for each extreme foot race.
To note : - 5 woman - 49 men - Age of youngest competitor : 25 - Age of oldest competitor : 68 - 9th participation for VOSS Volker (GER) - 3th participation for LEITNER Kurt (AUT)
1 Team : RUN FOR LIFE - AMA TEAM
7 Nationalities : Austria, Germany, Great Britain, France, Nederland, Ploand and Switzerland.
Attention this list is temporary and do not take into account modalities to come (annulment, team name...) These lists will be updated as soon as possible.
DOSSARD NAME FIRST NAME NATIONALITY TEAM
383 BATORY Stefan POL RUN FOR LIFE - AMA TEAM 384 BOGUTA Gawel POL RUN FOR LIFE - AMA TEAM 385 DOLEGOWSKI Krzysztof POL RUN FOR LIFE - AMA TEAM 386 OSTROWSKA DOLEGOWSKA Magdalena POL RUN FOR LIFE - AMA TEAM 387 ALBERS Georg GER 388 ALPIGER Karl SUI 389 BERCHTOLD Marc SUI 390 BROWN Christopher GBR 391 BUNDI Marco SUI 392 DOGAN Ilhan AUT 393 DREHER Thomas GER 394 EHRENSCHWENDTNER Franz AUT 395 FREYER Achim SUI 396 FUHRER Peter SUI 397 GILGEN Michael SUI 398 GRABOW Dieter GER 399 HAEBLER Stefan SUI 400 HENDRIKS Frans HOL 401 HOJABRI Kurosch GER 402 HOLZMANN Robert AUT 403 HOLZMANN Sven AUT 404 JOEHR Martina SUI 405 JUERGENS Rico GER 406 KELLER Stephan SUI 407 KILICDAGI Ibrahim GER 408 KOWARZ Michael AUT 409 LACZKO Gabriel SUI 410 LEITNER Kurt AUT 411 LEMBKE Michael GER 412 LENDI Daniel SUI 413 LIPKOW Andreas GER 414 LOESING Kathrin GER 415 MANDEL Juergen GER 416 METZ Matthias AUT 417 MEURER Dirk GER 418 MEYES Daniel SUI 419 NELL Heinz GER 420 NOWAKOWSKI Maciej POL 421 OSWALD Christoph SUI 422 PASCHKE Uwe GER 423 PFANNENSTILL Jochen AUT 424 PILGRAM Wolfgang AUT 425 PORTMANN Philipp SUI 426 REINTJES Frank GER 427 SENN Consuelo SUI 428 STAUDENMAIER Alexander GER 429 THOERIG Daniel SUI 430 VON ALLMEN Konrad SUI 431 VOSS Volker GER 432 WEISSKOPF Michael GER 433 WISHAUPT Benoit FRA 434 WUCHERPFENNIG Dagmar GER 435 ZIMMERMANN Denise SUI 436 ZUBER Markus AUT
90 competitors in SPAIN
publication le 26/11/2010
Our official representatives in Spain, the brothers Bohigas and Olivier Sepulchre, have already registered 90 competitors, including the 2010 MDS female winner, Monica AGUILERA VILADOMIU (ESP-D504).
To note : - 14 woman - 76 men
- Age of the youngest competitor : 27 - Age of the oldestcompetitor :66
10 teams : - C.D. SAR-802 - COMPRESSPORT TEAM - LLEIDA FEMENI - SABLES.CAT-1 - SABLES.CAT-2 - TEAM WOMEN GARRAF
11 Nationalities : Andorre, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Panama and Portugal
Attention this list is temporary and do not take into account modalities to come (annulment, team name...) These lists will be updated as soon as possible.
DOSSARD NAME FIRST NAME NATIONALITY TEAM
483 MARTINEZ MARTINEZ Jose Fernando ESP C.D. SAR-802 484 ROZAS ABRANTE Juan Miguel ESP C.D. SAR-802 485 MORALES RODRIGUEZ Jose ESP C.D. SAR-802 486 IGNOTO GIL Manu ESP COMPRESSPORT TEAM 487 MARTI PEREZ Jordi ESP COMPRESSPORT TEAM 488 NAVARRO CASES Jose Joaquin ESP COMPRESSPORT TEAM 489 SOLE MESTRE Jordi ESP COMPRESSPORT TEAM 490 CAMPOY GUERRERO Carmen Soledad ESP LLEIDA FEMENI 491 CUTILLAS CASTELL Merce ESP LLEIDA FEMENI 492 FARRENY JUSTRIBO Divina ESP LLEIDA FEMENI 493 ARIMANY PALAU Jose ESP SABLES.CAT-1 494 FONT POUS Jordi ESP SABLES.CAT-1 495 VILA FELIU Jordi ESP SABLES.CAT-1 496 BOSCH RIERA Albert ESP SABLES.CAT-2 497 SANS DURAN Cristina ESP SABLES.CAT-2 498 SAPORTA BARONET David ESP SABLES.CAT-2 499 AGUILO INGLADA Teresa ESP TEAM WOMEN GARRAF 500 BANUS PEDRENY Delia ESP TEAM WOMEN GARRAF 501 CASANOVA BERTRAN Maria de Montanyans ESP TEAM WOMEN GARRAF 502 MELENCHON PELAEZ Yolanda ESP TEAM WOMEN GARRAF 503 ABELLAN MORENO Jose Miguel ESP 504 AGUILERA VILADOMIU Monica ESP 505 ALBEROLA TERUEL Sergio ESP 506 ALCOBER GARCIA Miguel ESP 507 ALVAREZ ARIAS Ivan ESP 508 ALVAREZ PEREZ Miguel ESP 509 AMIEL PICOLA Jaume ESP 510 ANDREU CASADEMONT Roger ESP 511 APARICIO CIRIA Jose Ignacio ESP 512 ARANDA CASTAN Montse ESP 513 ARMENAULT Sebastian ARG 514 BELTRAN VICENTE Justo ESP 515 BRADY Bridget IRL 516 CAHUE ESCUDER Pere ESP 517 CANOVAS RAS Juan Ramon ESP 518 CASALS GARCIA Ramon ESP 519 CERDA GALIANA Victor Manuel ESP 520 COMABASOSA BRIONES Oscar ESP 521 COROMINAS I BOSCH Enric ESP 522 CRUZ OLIVE Enrique ESP 523 CRUZ VIZARRO Amador ESP 524 DE BORBON YORDI Alfonse Nicolas ESP 525 DIAZ ARANDA Pedro ESP 526 DRIS MOHAMED Ismael ESP 527 EGUIMENDIA CHURRUCA Jesus Maria ESP 528 ESTER PAMOS Susana ESP 529 FERRAGUT DARER Rafael ESP 530 FUSARO Roberto ARG 531 GARCIA DIOS Jose Felix ESP 532 GRINON Gomez ESP 533 GUILLEM BORRAS Salvador ESP 534 GUIM LASTRAS Sebas ESP 535 GUTIERREZ JIMENEZ Carlos ESP 536 HEREDIA SILVA Sergio ESP 537 IBANEZ SALINAS Cesar ESP 538 JAILE CASADEMONT Joel ESP 539 JORGE ALVES JUNIOR Gentil BRA 540 JORGE VILLAR Jose Carlos ESP 541 MANGRANE SASTRE Victor ESP 542 MARIMON ARAGONES Jaime ESP 543 MARTINEZ CARBONELL Antonio ESP 544 MARTINEZ CARBONELL Pilar ESP 545 MERCADER NIETO Jorge ESP 546 MONGAY MONTESO Pere ESP 547 MORALES Michael PAN 548 MORENO GALVEZ Angel ESP 549 MUNOZ SISTAC Luis ESP 550 NOGUERA PUJOL Eusebio ESP 551 NOVAL MARTIN Ricardo ESP 552 OLIVAR ROLDAN Aurelio Antonio ESP 553 ORTIGOSA ENTERRIA Juan Angel MEX 554 ORTIZ PAVIA Jose Luis ESP 555 OYOLA Mario Angel ARG 556 PARDO VIDAL Federico COL 557 PAREDES CARMONA Juan ESP 558 PAU CRUBLET Alex AND 559 PEDRAS Rui POR 560 PEPPA PEREZ Alfonsina ITA 561 PEREZ GARCIA Oscar ESP 562 PINA ANDREU Jose Antonio ESP 563 PIQUER SAEZ Sergio ESP 564 PONS FORNELL Moises ESP 565 PORTAVELLA PALLAS Carles ESP 566 REL MARCO Joaquin ESP 567 SA Carlos POR 568 SANCHEZ PINTOR Francisco ESP 569 SAURA PARRA Llatzer ESP 570 SEGURA ROMERO Pablo ESP 571 TALENS CAMARENA Salvador ESP 572 TRIBO CAPDEVILA Joaquin ESP
20 competitors from JAPAN
publication le 01/11/2010
Congratulation to Mrs Norika Iida (74) the oldest competitor on her participation in the 23rd, 24th and 25th MDS. The presence of Mr Toshio Matsunaga, long-standing official representative of AOI on the start line should also be noted. A special good luck for the MDS to both.
To note : - 4 woman - 16 men - Age of youngest competitor : 21, AMORI Masaki et YAMADA Kenta - Age of oldest competitor : 74, Mme Noriko IIDA (D372), who will come back for the 4th time. - 13th participation pour Mrs HASUMI Junko (D375)
1 Nationality : Japan
Attention this list is temporary and do not take into account modalities to come (annulment, team name...) These lists will be updated as soon as possible.
Now on his 23th MDS, our representative in Italy Paolo Zubani will be bringing along 45 of his fellow men and women.
To note : - 4 woman - 42 men - Age of youngest competitor : 29, Sabina BACINELLI (D463) - Age of oldest competitor : 62, Marco OLMO (D482)
- 23th participation for Paolo ZUBANI - 16th participation for Marco OLMO - 13th participation for Sergio ORTOLANI - 8th participation for Alessandro CARRARA - 7th participation for Mauro PROSEPRI - 4th participation for Lorenzo TRINCHERi and Giovanni BERARDI - 3th participation for Valentino MATTONE and Reno MARCANZIN
3 Team : - ARAMEX - SCOTTA R. CHIUSANI - FREELIFENERGY - I LUPI - TEAM KAYAK
2 Nationalities : Italy and Great Britain.
Attention this list is temporary and do not take into account modalities to come (annulment, team name...) These lists will be updated as soon as possible.
DOSSARD NAME FIRST NAME NATIONALITY TEAM
437 MARCANZIN Renzo ITA 438 MENNI Fabio ITA 439 CIPOLLINA Giovanni ITA 440 SCOCCHERA Giuseppe ITA 441 BERIOLA Emanuela ITA 442 PAPI Alessandro ITA 443 METCALFE Timothy GBR 444 WESTGARTH Paul GBR 445 BERARDI Giovanni ITA 446 PINTONELLO Andrea ITA 447 ROVERI Andrea ITA 448 POZZOLI Roberto ITA 449 VOLONTE Ezio ITA 450 MAZZOLA Fernando ITA 451 DAVERIO Matteo ITA 452 GIULIANI Marcello ITA 453 RUGA Adriano ITA 454 BUCOVAZ Sandro ITA 455 PANZERI Gianluigi ITA 456 REGINA Biagio ITA 457 MARCHESI Giovanni Roberto ITA 458 CAPORALI Marco ITA 459 ORTOLANI Sergio ITA 460 FONTANESI Nicola ITA 461 TANZI Massimo ITA 462 CONTE Alessandro ITA 463 BACINELLI Sabina ITA 464 POLLASTRI Giovanni ITA 465 MATTONE Valentino ITA 466 ZARAMELLA Luca ITA 467 STASIA Manuel ITA 468 ERCOLANO Angelo ITA 469 PROSPERI Mauro ITA 470 MAGLIENTI Biagio ITA 471 ZUBANI Paolo ITA 472 PIACENTINI Danilo ITA I LUPI - TEAM KAYAK 473 TARANTOLA Stefano ITA I LUPI - TEAM KAYAK 474 SARA Giorgio ITA I LUPI - TEAM KAYAK 475 FURLANETTO Marta ITA I LUPI - TEAM KAYAK 476 DORIS Lorenzo ITA I LUPI - TEAM KAYAK 477 GRECO Maria Raffaella ITA I LUPI - TEAM KAYAK 478 CARRARA Alessandro ITA FREELIFENERGY 479 VENDRAMIN Marcello ITA FREELIFENERGY 480 ZANOTTI Franco ITA FREELIFENERGY 481 TRINCHERI Lorenzo ITA ARAMEX - SCOTTA R. CHIUSANI 482 OLMO Marco ITA ARAMEX - SCOTTA R. CHIUSANI
61 competitors from USA
Jay BATCHEN a d Lisa SMITH BATCHEN will organize in September 2011 the " Grand Teton races" a fun race that includes your family and friends : 50 and 100 miles and a Marathon in thebeautiful Teton Mountains (Wyoming, USA).
Our representative, Jay will run the race for his 7th participation with the 67 competitors registered in the Wyoming.
To note : - 15 woman - 46 men
- Age of youngest competitor : 24, Edward PARK (NZL - D616) - Age of oldest competitor : 56, Pat TOMADA (USA-D620) - 11th MDS for Pat TOMADA (USA-D630) - 5th for Chloé LANTHIER (CAN-D606) & Katherine HAY HEDDLE (GBR-D599) - 8th for Gerald BATCHEN (USA-D580)
7 Nationalities : Australia, Canada, Germany, Great Britain, New Zeland, Ukraine & USA
1 team : SPORTFILE TEAM
Attention this list is temporary and do not take into account modalities to come (annulment, team name...) These lists will be updated as soon as possible.
DOSSARD NAME FIRST NAME NATIONALITY TEAM
573 BOZHKO Kostiantyn UKR SPORTLIFE TEAM 574 KLYM Lyrii UKR SPORTLIFE TEAM 575 KUCHERENKO Igor USA SPORTLIFE TEAM 576 LEBEDIEV Kostiantyn UKR SPORTLIFE TEAM 577 ALEXANDER Janet NZL 578 ASHCROFT Tony NZL 579 BACON Shaun Mathew AUS 580 BATCHEN Gerald USA 581 BOSWORTH Edmund AUS 582 BYERS Todd CAN 583 CALVER Timothy AUS 584 CODY Aaron USA 585 CRUSE Catherine AUS 586 DENNIS Sharon USA 587 DEROSA John USA 588 DOWD Brian USA 589 DROSSOU Paul AUS 590 DUMITRESCU Bogie USA 591 FARRAR Spencer USA 592 FONTAINE Ricky CAN 593 FOOTE Brett AUS 594 GALLAGHER Justin John AUS 595 GARDINER Andrew USA 596 GOODRICH Monte USA 597 HARDMAN Justine USA 598 HARPER Samantha CAN 599 HAY HEDDLE Katherine GBR 600 HEISLITZ Martiens GER 601 HEWETT Lynne USA 602 HUDSON Edward USA 603 JACKSON Malcom GBR 604 KING David AUS 605 KUIPER Ineke AUS 606 LANTHIER Chloe CAN 607 MACDONALD Helen AUS 608 MACK Martin CAN 609 MAUND Chris GBR 610 MCMURRAY Lindsey GBR 611 METCALFE Wayne AUS 612 MILLER Tristan AUS 613 MURPHY Bill USA 614 NATHAN Scott AUS 615 NEWBOULD Beverly CAN 616 PACK Edward NZL 617 PANOZZO Adrian AUS 618 PEACE Jonathon AUS 619 PLICHTA Katherine USA 620 ROBERTSON Fraser USA 621 SCARBERRY Daniel USA 622 SISSEL Jason USA 623 SMITH Michael AUS 624 SMITH Timothy USA 625 SOFO Bjorn AUS 626 STANSELL Georgia USA 627 STANSFIELD Peter NZL 628 STASHIN Michael CAN 629 STEVENS Raymond USA 630 TOMADA Pat USA 631 WILSON Linda CAN 632 WOLFE Jason USA 633 ZAITZEFF Peter USA
27 competitors from KOREA
publication le 04/01/2011
To note : - 9 woman - 18 men - Age of youngest competitor : 28, Flora BIRD (GB-D660) - Age of oldest competitor : 65, Yoon Myungkeun SOONMO (KOR-D637) - 3th participation for Pui Ling CHAN, Lai Ying Veronica LEE, Choi Ying TANG, Kwok Keung CHAN and Yuen Yee CHENG)
5 Nationalities : Austalia, China, Great Britain, Korea & Roumania
1 Team : TEAM SANDYCRACK
Attention this list is temporary and do not take into account modalities to come (annulment, team name...) These lists will be updated as soon as possible.
DOSSARD NAME FIRST NAME NATIONALITY TEAM
634 COX Rebecca GBR TEAM SANDYCRACK 635 MADHVANI Jai GBR TEAM SANDYCRACK 636 MALONE Timothy GBR TEAM SANDYCRACK 637 KIM Soonmo KOR 638 YOON Myungkeun KOR 639 CHEN Penbin CHN 640 DOBSON Glenn AUS 641 TURCULET Gabriel ROU 642 CHENG Yuen Yee CHN 643 LEE Lai Ying Veronica CHN 644 CHAN Kwok Keung CHN 645 WONG Lee Man CHN 646 CHAN Wai Tik CHN 647 TANG Choi Ying CHN 648 CHAN Pui Ling CHN 649 CHEUNG Ping Ting CHN 650 NG Kwok Wai Anson CHN 651 CHEUNG Yiu Hung CHN 652 TANG Chung Hang CHN 653 TANG Fung Sun CHN 654 YIP Wai Wah CHN 655 SEYMOUR Thomas James GBR 656 PETERS Nicholas Edward GBR 657 MAK Christopher GBR 658 FORTESCUE Clare Elizabeth GBR 659 ELVIS JENSEN Nina GBR 660 BIRD Flora GBR
415 competitors from FRANCE
publication le 26/01/2010
3 generations in the same edition of the MDS!!! It is possible and will be put into practice by the LEONARDI and GIACOMETTI family. Claude LEONARDI (father), Thierry LEONARDI (son) and Loic GIACOMETTI (grandson) will compete together (the grandson is the son’s nephew). A trio to keep an eye on....
To note : - 57 woman - 358 men - Age of youngest competitor : 16, Loic GIACOMETTI - Age of oldest competitor :73, the grand father of Loic, Claude LEORNARDI
23th participation for Christian GINTER and Francois CRESCI,
22th participation for Michel BACH, Karm MOSTA,
16thparticipation for Mick RAMAYET
15th participation for Maurice SAADA
12th participation for Sylvie CADIERNO
11th participation forAndré BALTHAZARD
10th participation for Antoine XERRI and Albert KOEHREN
8th participation for Jean Claude RAYMOND
7th participation for Didier BENGUIGUI and Max BALLAND,
6th participation for Pierre NEUVILLE, Laurent BERNS, André SICOT, Albert MARIE, Isabelle DEGRAND et Timofey GRIDNEV,
5th participation for Mohammad ALSWAITI (JOR), Bruno HIRTZ, Philippe AUDIBERT, Xavier CLERGERIE, Gerard ANGER, Jean Marie BERNIER, Jerome SCHEHR, Thierry MARLE, Yves ROMAIN, Salameh AL AQRA (JOR), Guy GIAOUI and Patrick HIRIART
4th participation for Thierry MOUNIER, Marie EVEN, Jalel SOMRANI, Michel MARLE, Didier MESMIN, Jean Maurice BENSOUSSAN, Alain LOISON, Thierry ROULET, Alain PAGEAUX, Pierre Louis BESSON, Rodolphe METEAU, Bruno MACQUET, Manuel RUFFIER, Elena RAYMOND, Belkhir BELHADDAD and Stephane LESOIN
30 teams : - A LA VIE - ACCRO RUN - AKMTRA - AS FIGARELLA - ASSOCIATION GO-SENEGAL - BHR - BON PIED BON OEIL - DIAGAST - DOC RUNNERS - DROIT AU COEUR 1 - DROIT AU COEUR 2 - EMA - EUROSPORT - INFINIE PASSION - INTERMARCHE - LAURETTE FUGAIN - LEGENDRE BRETAGNE - LES ALPHA 16 - LES CHTIGONES - LES CHTIS POUR L’ADIE - LES MERZOU GARS - LES RENARDS DU DESERT - MUCOJORETAPO - SAHARA GARD AVENTURE - SOLIDARITE MDS 1 - SOLIDARITE MDS 2 - TEAM PAPILLONS DE CHARCOT - TEAM PERSEVERANCE - TEAM RESILIENCE - TERRES D AVENTURE
21 Nationalities : Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Great Britain, Italy, Irland, Jordania, Morocco, Netherlands, Norwey, Pologn, Russia, South Africa, Slovenia, Sweden, Tunisie and USA
Attention this list is temporary and do not take into account modalities to come (annulment, team name...) These lists will be updated as soon as possible.
DOSSARD NAME FIRST NAME NATIONALITY TEAM
13 MOSTA Karim FRA AKMTRA 23 GINTER Christian FRA 27 GINTER Sebastien FRA 32 COUTURIER Gael FRA 33 TESSLER Guillaume FRA 34 PALMIERI Franck FRA 35 CARTE Thierry FRA 36 DUSSART Christophe FRA 37 SOUBIGOU Jean Francois FRA 38 LEBON Fred FRA 39 CORNUTY Jimmy FRA 40 VUILLEMIN Jean Denis FRA 41 SORENSEN Theis Brydegaard DEN 42 FIN Fabien FRA DROIT AU COEUR 1 43 CAMERLYNCK Natalie BEL 44 HARRAK Said BEL 45 LESOIN Stephane FRA 46 GREGO Widy FRA 47 ANTOINE Christophe FRA 48 CORNEVIN Louis FRA SOLIDARITE MDS 1 49 LAPEYRE Alain FRA 50 MOUYEN Patrick FRA 51 RIVOIR Guy SUI ASSOCIATION GO-SENEGAL 52 ECUYER Guy SUI ASSOCIATION GO-SENEGAL 53 DOKKEDAL Martin DEN 54 POSSELIUS Petra SWE 55 POCHET Michel FRA DROIT AU COEUR 1 56 VILHEM CHOPARD Virginie FRA 58 PARISOT Denis FRA 59 DEGRAND Isabelle FRA 60 TOLOSA ZOYO Antonio ESP ASSOCIATION GO-SENEGAL 61 MIVELAZ Thierry SUI ASSOCIATION GO-SENEGAL 62 MACQUET Bruno FRA DROIT AU COEUR 1 63 GUITTARD Samuel FRA 64 CANOT Frederic FRA 65 CHARPENTIER Patrick FRA LEGENDRE BRETAGNE 66 CHARPENTIER Victor FRA LEGENDRE BRETAGNE 67 SICOT Andre FRA LEGENDRE BRETAGNE 68 LIENERT Philippe FRA 69 BOLLE Jean Paul FRA 70 MARECHAL Bruno FRA 71 LABRUGUIERE Stephanie FRA 72 COLLAUD Gerald SUI ASSOCIATION GO-SENEGAL 73 MALMANCHE Alain FRA LES ALPHA 16 74 BERTRAND Philippe FRA LES ALPHA 16 75 RIVERAIN Alain FRA LES ALPHA 16 76 CHARBONNEAU Guillaume FRA 77 MOREL Catherine FRA 78 MOREL Eric FRA 79 SERAPHIN Franck FRA 80 ARCHAMBAULT Laurence FRA 81 HIRTZ Bruno FRA 82 MARTIN DUPRAY Vincent FRA 83 RIVERA Veronica USA 84 PARE Pascal FRA 85 WEY Etienne FRA 86 HERRAULT Yves FRA LEGENDRE BRETAGNE 87 BACHER Antoine FRA 88 LEMEUX Thierry FRA 89 VENCELJ Anton SVN EUROSPORT 90 LINSCHOOTEN Jolanda NED 91 MOUNIER Frederic FRA 92 PINCKNEY Stefan SWE 93 ALLIAUME Veronique FRA 94 FISCHER Pierre FRA 95 GARRIDO Diego FRA 96 AUBRY Alain FRA 97 RICARANT Alain FRA 98 GUILLOT David FRA 99 POUMAILLOUX Philippe FRA 100 VACOSSIN Barbara FRA 101 MOERMAN David BEL 102 TOULON Xavier FRA 103 HENOCQUE Daniel FRA 104 BLANCHARD Eric FRA 105 BALLAND Max FRA 106 MALLERET Jean Baptiste FRA 107 VALLEMONT Herve FRA DROIT AU COEUR 1 108 RAYMOND Elena FRA DROIT AU COEUR 2 109 RAYMOND Jean Claude FRA DROIT AU COEUR 2 110 JUSTAMENTE Severine FRA DROIT AU COEUR 2 111 RAMAYET Mick FRA DROIT AU COEUR 2 112 BACH Michel FRA DROIT AU COEUR 2 113 CADIERNO Sylvie FRA DROIT AU COEUR 2 114 KOEHREN Albert FRA DROIT AU COEUR 2 115 FOUASSIER Dominique FRA DROIT AU COEUR 2 116 DESCHAMPS Elizabeth CAN 117 VAN MALDEREN Paul BEL 118 HIRIART Patrick FRA 119 VAN DE WATER Bart BEL 120 ALLEN Marie Christine FRA 121 KINNEN Sylvain FRA 122 MAZET Manuel FRA 123 DIZIER Philippe FRA 124 BELHADDAD Belkhir FRA EMA 125 DEKHAR Thomas FRA EMA 126 DEKHAR Helene FRA EMA 127 STEINBACH Pierre FRA EMA 128 LUCAS Eric FRA EMA 129 RIVES Max Alain FRA 130 CHABAUD Marielle FRA TEAM RESILIENCE 131 RAYMOND Laurent FRA 132 AZA DIERICKX Christian BEL 133 WAES Tom BEL 134 KIEHN Stephane FRA SOLIDARITE MDS 1 135 BERNS Laurent FRA SOLIDARITE MDS 1 136 NICASTRI Philippe FRA SOLIDARITE MDS 1 137 MENGOU Jean Jacques FRA SOLIDARITE MDS 1 138 MARTINS Jean Emmanuel FRA SOLIDARITE MDS 1 139 COUPEZ Thierry FRA 140 DA SILVA VIEGAS Rui Manuel FRA 141 KHOURSHID Yousef JOR 142 MONTERO Francisco ESP INTERMARCHE 143 FERNANDES Zulmira FRA INTERMARCHE 144 LOISON Alain FRA INTERMARCHE 145 LOISON Anne FRA INTERMARCHE 146 FRANCART Francis FRA INTERMARCHE 147 COSTA Jean Pascal FRA INTERMARCHE 148 MARASSE Jean Charles FRA INTERMARCHE 149 MESMIN Didier FRA 150 BOBEAU Jean Stephane FRA 151 LESTRAT Jessy FRA 152 ROCHDI Souad FRA SOLIDARITE MDS 2 153 NOGUES Stephanie FRA SOLIDARITE MDS 2 154 MARLE Michel FRA SOLIDARITE MDS 2 155 MARLE Thierry FRA SOLIDARITE MDS 2 156 SCHEHR Jerome FRA SOLIDARITE MDS 2 157 SAVELLI Francois FRA 158 BESSON Pierre Louis FRA 159 ROBERT Fabrice FRA 160 GRANDMOUGIN Patrick FRA 161 CANESSON Didier FRA 162 BOULAND Jean Noel FRA 164 POULAIN Stephanie FRA 165 BOQUE Didier BEL ACCRO RUN 166 BOUTTEFEUX Jean Marc BEL ACCRO RUN 167 BOUTSEN Yves BEL ACCRO RUN 168 MASQUELIN Thierry BEL ACCRO RUN 169 DE THIER Tanguy BEL ACCRO RUN 170 LORIDAN Aurelien FRA 171 GARCIA Philippe FRA LAURETTE FUGAIN 172 COTTRET David FRA 173 BOUVIER Jean Philippe FRA A LA VIE 174 PERRON BAILLY Christian FRA A LA VIE 175 PERRON BAILLY Patricia FRA A LA VIE 176 DJEMA Guy FRA LAURETTE FUGAIN 177 JARRY Christian FRA LAURETTE FUGAIN 178 REXED Henrik SWE LAURETTE FUGAIN 179 WETERINGS Wolt NED 180 GUILLAUD Philippe FRA 181 FAUCHARD Henri Paul FRA 182 KHELIFA Rene FRA 183 RENAULT Xavier FRA 184 SANTERRE Christian FRA 185 ANGER Gerard FRA 186 QUEVENARD Alain FRA 187 QUEVENARD Agnes FRA 188 BENSOUSSAN Jean Maurice FRA 189 MCINTOSH James GBR 190 NEDELEC Lionel FRA 192 SZMIGIELSKA MORIEUX Elzbieta POL 193 DORLE Yannick FRA 194 PEROT Eric FRA 195 PHILIPPE Daniel FRA 196 DUNIS Cedric FRA 197 ROULET Thierry FRA 198 BOUTEILLE Denis FRA 199 DARANCY Karine FRA 200 GILBERT Mark CAN 201 MICHAUD Laurent FRA 202 PRANGERE Benoit FRA 203 GERMAIN Jean Pierre FRA 204 GAT Thierry FRA 205 DE COPPIN Jean BEL 206 AUBRY Alain Paul FRA 207 MAKIN Sarah Jayne GBR 208 GLIK Lev RUS 209 GRIDNEV Timofey RUS 210 MARTIN Patrick FRA 211 ROUSSEAU Gerard FRA 212 VALETTE Laurent FRA 213 RICHL Thierry FRA 214 ALTI Khier FRA 215 STEIN Sylvain FRA BON PIED BON OEIL 216 OLLE Michel FRA BON PIED BON OEIL 217 BENGUIGUI Didier FRA BON PIED BON OEIL 218 BALTHAZARD Andre FRA BON PIED BON OEIL 219 HOCHARD Odile FRA BON PIED BON OEIL 220 DELAVAUD Gerard FRA BON PIED BON OEIL 221 BERNARD Patrick FRA BON PIED BON OEIL 222 ERARD Hubert FRA BON PIED BON OEIL 223 HUGLI Anick SUI 224 HUGLI Jean Marc SUI 225 DI VINCENZO Dominique FRA DOC RUNNERS 226 LAPLACE Christian FRA DOC RUNNERS 227 HAYON Jan FRA DOC RUNNERS 228 LACARRIERE Christophe FRA DOC RUNNERS 229 EVEN Marie FRA DOC RUNNERS 230 SAADA Maurice FRA 231 BON Emmanuel FRA 232 CHOISY Jean Luc FRA 233 NEUFINCK Fabien FRA 234 MARQUES Albert FRA 235 PAITIER Jerome FRA 236 THEVENET Clement FRA 237 SEIDLER Michael SUI 238 MALAVIELLE Christian FRA 239 POUMEAU Philippe FRA 240 LAMBERT Thierry FRA 241 BAIGUE Christian FRA 242 PAIREL Franck FRA BHR 243 ROCHE Stephane FRA BHR 244 DAOULAS Dominique FRA BHR 245 GILLET Philippe FRA BHR 246 RIGOIN Serge FRA 247 GRAVE Jacques FRA 248 BERTELOOT Thierry FRA 249 VANDAELE Alain FRA 250 DELATTRE Jean FRA 251 DEMOLIE Jean Louis FRA 252 BERTELOOT Jackie FRA 253 BERTELOOT Maryse FRA 254 CARON Bruno FRA 255 CABARET Francois FRA 256 DYER Holly GBR 257 DEBERNARDI Serge FRA 258 BOURNE TAYLOR William GBR 259 MOALIC LORRE Gwenaelle FRA 260 LORRE Stephane FRA 261 BARCELO Miquel FRA 262 GIRAULT Daniel FRA 263 EDENFALL Bo SWE 264 GEOFFROY Rudolph FRA 265 WRIGHT Geoffrey CAN 266 CHELIUS Guillaume FRA 267 FLIPO Pierre Alexis FRA TEAM PERSEVERANCE 268 MEHL Eric FRA TEAM PERSEVERANCE 269 ROYCE Siobhann GBR TEAM PERSEVERANCE 270 GUILLAMET Christophe FRA TEAM PERSEVERANCE 271 JOHNSTON Neal GBR TEAM PERSEVERANCE 272 RUFFIER Manuel FRA 273 LACASSE Pierre FRA 274 MARTIN Jean Yves FRA 275 MAGER Malte GER 276 BRINDEL Bertrand FRA 277 DURIEZ Emmanuel FRA LES CHTIGONES 278 GRIFFON Serge FRA LES CHTIGONES 279 ROBERT Denis FRA LES CHTIGONES 280 BREHIN Eric FRA 281 BOULAUD Bruno FRA 282 RAJABALY Salim FRA 283 RAJABALY Brigitte FRA 284 ROMAIN Yves FRA 285 FOUQUE Emmanuel FRA 286 KERMARREC Alain FRA 287 TAILLEUX Veronique FRA 288 MARIE Albert FRA 289 VALOT Patrick FRA 290 GARZONIO Luca ITA 291 ASLI Armand FRA INFINIE PASSION 292 DAMAS Joel FRA INFINIE PASSION 293 MAUGER Jean Marie FRA 294 RENOULT Cathy FRA INFINIE PASSION 295 ROBIN Mickael FRA INFINIE PASSION 296 SCHMITT Viviane FRA INFINIE PASSION 297 GUILLAUME Armelle FRA INFINIE PASSION 298 MULLER Catherine FRA INFINIE PASSION 299 GRABIASZ Miguel FRA 300 LIPPENS Jean Marc FRA 301 GEVAERT Tom BEL 302 MONTEILS Odyle FRA 303 RETOURNE David FRA 304 ANDRE Jerome FRA 305 ALBAR Daniel FRA 306 FERNANDEZ Demetrio FRA 307 MEYER Rodolphe FRA 308 ANDERSEN Johnny Wulff DEN 309 LAMBERT Roland FRA 310 NASR Gloria FRA 311 CONROAI Donncha IRL 312 MARSHALL David GBR 313 ROUX Nicolas FRA A LA VIE 314 JUNG Frederic FRA 315 BELHAMADI Karim FRA 316 DAVOUST Stephane FRA 317 TOUATI Slim TUN 318 ILCZYSZYN Serge FRA 319 BARBE Bastien FRA 320 PETIT Christian FRA 321 ROCABERT Patricia FRA 322 STACHOWICZ Laurence FRA 323 PRIM Jerome FRA SAHARA GARD AVENTURE 324 AGNIEL Christel FRA SAHARA GARD AVENTURE 325 GUIGON Laurent FRA SAHARA GARD AVENTURE 326 BEHNCKE Frederick FRA SAHARA GARD AVENTURE 327 JOUVE Guillaume FRA SAHARA GARD AVENTURE 328 BUSSON Erwan FRA 329 BOURNAT Pierre FRA 330 ALCALA BOURNAT Sylvie FRA 331 VAUGON Jean Pierre FRA 332 BESNAULT Jacky FRA 333 CRESCI François FRA 334 CERAN Bernard FRA 335 DEBELLE Bruno FRA 336 MECA Progresso FRA 337 MOUNIER Thierry FRA 338 LEONARDI Claude FRA AS FIGARELLA 339 LEONARDI Thierry FRA AS FIGARELLA 340 GIACOMETTI Loic FRA AS FIGARELLA 341 COLNEL William FRA 342 POTTER Ronny BEL 343 LONDECHAL Marc FRA 344 PAGEAUX Alain FRA 345 CHABANNET Georges FRA 346 DOMEC Jean Charles FRA 347 MIALOCQ Pierre FRA 348 MIALOCQ Isabelle FRA 349 DARTEYRE Jean Luc FRA 350 LAFON Patrick FRA 351 GIAOUI Guy FRA 352 LEPLAT Guillaume FRA 353 LEPERS Damien FRA LES CHTIS POUR L’ADIE 354 AERTS Philippe FRA LES CHTIS POUR L’ADIE 355 GAGNEUX Sylvain FRA LES CHTIS POUR L’ADIE 356 PAKULA Frederic FRA 357 HEBBE Marc FRA 358 CHAMIOT PRIEUR Christophe FRA 359 WERTHMANN Vincent FRA 360 PETIT Eric FRA 361 CHAHMERIAN Frederic FRA LES RENARDS DU DESERT 362 HUAUX Philippe FRA LES RENARDS DU DESERT 363 GOUAULT Laurent FRA LES RENARDS DU DESERT 364 BERTHOME Willy FRA TEAM PAPILLONS DE CHARCOT 365 PANZA Bruno FRA TEAM PAPILLONS DE CHARCOT 366 CASSEGRAIN Thierry FRA TEAM PAPILLONS DE CHARCOT 367 PRENEZ Cyril FRA TEAM PAPILLONS DE CHARCOT 368 ZID Ramzi FRA 369 BONNET Sebastien FRA 370 JANSSENS Paul BEL LES MERZOU GARS 371 CARELS Paul BEL LES MERZOU GARS 372 IRVINE James GBR LES MERZOU GARS 373 PLOVIER Christophe FRA 374 DELALANDE Jean Luc FRA 375 SICARD Jean Marc FRA 376 AESCHLIMANN Sacha SUI 377 SIMONET Thierry FRA 378 JACQUES Philippe FRA 379 LE GAC Yannick FRA 380 BAILLOT Sebastien FRA 381 FIKRI El Mostafa FRA 382 MAHNE Jacques FIN 383 DU PLOOY Adam RSA 384 IGIGABEL Philippe FRA 385 MILLS Julia GBR 386 BOURGERY Sylvain FRA 387 PETITDIDIER Christophe FRA 388 SABBAH Ammar JOR 389 AL QATTAN Osama Ghaleb JOR 390 ALSWAITI Mohammad JOR 391 AL AQRA Salameh JOR 392 ATGE Luc FRA 393 DELWAULLE Michel FRA 394 HINESTROSA Gustavo GBR 395 DOUARRE Marc FRA 396 RAYNAUD Regis FRA 397 FICHOT Aurore FRA 398 BUREAU Agnes FRA 400 MAITREPIERRE Cedric FRA 401 METEAU Rodolphe FRA 402 GUILLIN Daniel FRA 403 BERNIER Jean Marie FRA 404 CILLIERS Jacobus GBR 405 FAYARD Gerard FRA 406 AUDIBERT Philippe FRA AKMTRA 407 CLERGERIE Xavier FRA AKMTRA 408 SAUNDERS Simon Lee GBR 409 HARRON Harry IRL 410 CHABASSIER Mireille FRA 411 MICHEL Renaud FRA MUCOJORETAPO 412 MICHEL Herve FRA MUCOJORETAPO 413 CABRERA Philippe FRA MUCOJORETAPO 414 CABRERA Jean Michel FRA MUCOJORETAPO 415 LENCLUME Ulysse FRA 416 PANNETIER Jean Luc FRA 417 SAUTOUR Gerard FRA 418 LACARRIERE Valerie FRA TEAM RESILIENCE 419 DAQUIN Cecile FRA TEAM RESILIENCE 420 HONGSETH Nina Annette NOR 421 McLEAN Benjamin GBR 422 NAIN Sebastien FRA 423 HULL BAILEY Timothy GBR 424 BARBREAU Yves FRA DIAGAST 425 BOIDIN Gaetan FRA DIAGAST 426 PINCHON Elise FRA DIAGAST 427 PERALTA Bastien FRA DIAGAST 428 DOLBA Valeriy RUS 429 JENSEN Torben DEN 430 SOMRANI Jalel FRA SAHARA GARD AVENTURE 431 NEUVILLE Pierre FRA 432 DESMERGES Jean Claude FRA 433 BALIAN Eric FRA TERRES D AVENTURE 434 ORIOT Philippe FRA TERRES D AVENTURE 435 NAJMAN Eric FRA TERRES D AVENTURE 436 FARAJ Mohamed MAR TERRES D AVENTURE 437 CHRISTIN Eric FRA TERRES D AVENTURE 438 BOHBOT Gilbert FRA TERRES D AVENTURE 439 POLIDORI Charles FRA TERRES D AVENTURE 440 BARBIER Dominique FRA TERRES D AVENTURE 441 PELIER Benoit FRA TERRES D AVENTURE 442 BASQUIN Emmanuel FRA 443 DEVAUD Daniel FRA 444 XERRI Antoine FRA 445 ISTACE Franck BEL 446 DRISSI Rachid FRA 510 ROUSSEAU Claude FRA DROIT AU COEUR 2
256 competitors from Great Britain
publication le 11/01/2011
To note : - 44 woman - 212 men - Age of youngest competitor : 24, Neil David BOUTLER (D684-GB) - Age of oldest competitor : 67, James BINKS (D680-GB)
- 3th participation for Duncan HARWOOD, Ricky THOMAS, Noel CHESELDINE, Michale Jamie COWEN, James MOULAND, Greg COLLETT, Jonathan ZEFFERT, - 4th participation for James BINKS, Clifford SMITH, Jennnifer SALTER - 8th participation for Rory COLEMAN
7 TEAMS : - BACK SWAN - FACING AFRICA (19 personnes) - GOLDEN JOGGERS - HALF BAKED HEROES - ROSBIFS - WALK ONCE MORE - WHERE'S SIAN ?
8 Nationalities : Australia, France, Great Britain, Ireland, Netherland, New Zeland, Turky and South Africa
Attention this list is temporary and do not take into account modalities to come (annulment, team name...) These lists will be updated as soon as possible.
DOSSARD NAME FIRST NAME NATIONALITY TEAM
661 ADAMS John GBR 662 ALI Yusuf GBR 663 ANDERSON David GBR 664 ANNETTS Sean GBR 665 AVERY Steven GBR 666 AVARA Oner TUR 667 BAILEY Paul GBR 668 BAILEY Stewart Alexander GBR 669 BAILY Graham GBR 670 BARKER Timothy GBR 671 BARON Rupert GBR 672 BARRETT Shane IRL 673 BATTERSBY Nick GBR 674 BAYLISS Mark GBR 675 BEALES Lee Scott GBR 676 BENNETT Joanna GBR 677 BIERTON Robert GBR 678 BINGHAM James GBR 680 BINKS James GBR 681 BIRTWISTLE Andrew GBR 682 BLOOR Hilary GBR 683 BOOTH Daniel 684 BOULTER Neil David GBR 685 BOURDILLON Bernard Gerard GBR 686 BOWLER Martin GBR 687 BOYD Nicola GBR 688 BRACEY Anita GBR 689 BRAIN Douglas GBR 690 BROCKMAN Louise GBR 691 BROWN Paul GBR 692 BUCKLE Benjamin GBR 693 BUDIMIR Andrew GBR 694 BURLEY Mark GBR 695 BUSS Michael James GBR 696 CAHILL John IRL 697 CARROLL Paul IRL 698 CARTER Janet GBR 699 CAWLEY Paul GBR 700 CHATTERJE Gary GBR 701 CHESELDINE Noel GBR 702 CHRASCINA Nicola GBR 703 CLEGHORN Carl GBR 704 COLAM AINSWORTH Paul GBR 705 COLEMAN Rory GBR 706 COLLIN Fred GBR 707 COOMBE Tom GBR 708 COWEN Michael Jamie GBR 709 CRAIG William GBR 710 CROCKER Philippa GBR 711 CUSHING Piers GBR 712 DAVIES Michael NZL 713 DAVIES Christine GBR 714 TORLO Alexa GBR 715 DAVIS Phillip GBR 716 DAWES Matthew GBR 717 DAWSON Jonathan GBR 718 DEELEY Stephen GBR 719 DELEA Marc GBR 720 DENCH Marc GBR 721 DEWSBURY Bernard GBR 722 DORAN Susan GBR 723 DYMOND Penelope GBR 724 EDGAR Simon GBR 725 EDGAR Stanley GBR 726 EDWARDS Alan GBR 727 ELLIS Anthony GBR 728 ELSON Peter GBR 729 EVANS Benjamin GBR 730 FERGUSON Rin GBR 731 FINNIGAN Jonathan GBR 732 FISHBURN Nigel GBR 733 FOSTER Marcus A GBR 734 FOUCHE Philip RSA 735 FOWLER Keith GBR 736 FOX Paul IRL 737 FRANKISH Kim GBR 738 FRENCH Kevin GBR 739 GALBRAITH Richard GBR 740 GALLAGHER Robert IRL 741 GALLANAGH Peter GBR 742 GARDNER Mark GBR 743 GILBERT Kevin GBR 744 GILBERT Sally GBR 745 GLASGOW Douglas GBR 746 GORDON John GBR 747 GORDON Amanda GBR 748 GRAHAM Edward Kenneth GBR 749 GRIGOR Sarah Louise GBR 750 HALL Hamish GBR 751 HAMMERSLEY Nigel GBR 752 HARBER Mark GBR 753 HARRISON Keith GBR 754 HARULOW David GBR 755 HARWOOD Duncan GBR 756 HATTON Katie GBR 757 HAWKSWORTH John GBR 758 HAYNES Paul GBR 759 HEARNE Matthew GBR 760 HELPS Michael GBR 761 HENDERSON Simon GBR 762 HEWITT Richard Gareth Alan GBR 763 HEWITT Sarah GBR 764 HEWITT Nigel GBR 765 HICKINBOTHAM Charlotte GBR 766 HILL Tim GBR 767 HOLLIDAY Jill GBR 768 HOOD Grant GBR 769 HOUGHTON Stuart GBR 770 HOUSE Trent AUS 771 JONES David GBR 772 JONES Michael GBR 773 JUSTIN Sheila GBR 774 KATEIFIDES Christopher AUS 775 KERR Alastair GBR 776 KITLEY Joanna GBR 777 KOWENICKI Richard GBR 778 LAFFERTY Anna GBR 779 LAMBERT Helen GBR 780 LAMOND David GBR 781 LARKAM David GBR 782 LEVER David GBR 783 LEWIS Daniel IRL 784 LEWIS Mark GBR 785 LUTTE Oliver GBR 786 LYONS Mark GBR 787 MACCULLOCH Gordon GBR 788 MACDONALD Jay GBR 789 MANN Alan GBR 790 MARSHALL Phil GBR 791 MARTIN Darran GBR 792 MATTHEWS Jane GBR 793 MAUD Gregory GBR 794 MCKAY Ewan GBR 795 META James GBR 796 MEWS Tobias GBR 797 MILLAR Sacha GBR 798 MILNES Michael GBR 799 MILTON Paul GBR 800 MORGAN Emyr GBR 801 MORRISON James GBR 802 MOULAND James GBR 803 MULLEY Rebecca GBR 804 MYERS Martin GBR 805 NAPIER Eve GBR 806 NEWTON Philip GBR 807 NICHOLSON Henry William GBR 808 O HARA Jarlath IRL 809 O SULLIVAN Paul GBR 810 OSWALD Robert GBR 811 PAGE Andrew GBR 813 PARKIN Edward GBR 814 PEDDER Jenifer GBR 815 PERBELLINI Alessandra GBR 816 PILGRIM Matthew GBR 817 PORTER Scott GBR 818 POWIS Ian GBR 819 RANDALL Gary GBR 820 RAYNSFORD Jody GBR 821 REES Andrew GBR 822 REID Timothy GBR 823 REYNOLDS Phil GBR 824 ROBBINS Philip GBR 825 ROBERTS Justin GBR 826 ROBINSON Tim GBR 827 ROBINSON Peter GBR 828 RODD Simon GBR 829 RODDA Joanne GBR 830 ROSE Andrew GBR 831 ROWBOTHAM Neil GBR 832 SALTER Jennifer GBR 833 SCHOFIELD Graham GBR 834 SCOTT April GBR 835 SHAW Adam GBR 836 SHENTON Robert GBR 837 SHEPHERD Bryan GBR 838 SMALL James GBR 839 SMITH Nicola GBR 840 SMITH Clifford GBR 841 SMITH Steven GBR 842 SOREL Vincent FRA 843 SPARKS Paul GBR 844 STARLING Mark GBR 845 STEVENSON Iain Robert GBR 846 STEWART Andrew GBR 847 STOKES Richard Mark GBR 848 SWEENEY Mark IRL 849 SYRED Mark GBR 850 SZECHENYI Robert Stoner GBR 851 TAYLOR Richard GBR 852 TETLOW Gemma GBR 853 THOMAS Martin GBR 854 TILLER Nicholas GBR 855 TOWNSEND Mark GBR 856 UNWIN Thomas GBR 857 VAN DIJK Edwin NDE 858 VEITCH Douglas GBR 859 VENABLES David GBR 860 VOLLER Karin GBR 861 WALTON Andrew GBR 862 WAREING Geoffrey GBR 863 WEBBER Clint GBR 864 WELLS Roland GBR 865 WHISTLER Christopher GBR 866 WHITAKER Mark GBR 867 WHITBY Katherine GBR 868 WHITMILL Jane GBR 869 WHYTE Gavin GBR 870 WHYTE Neill GBR 871 WILDGOOSE Jessica GBR 872 WILLIAMS Mark GBR 873 WILLIAMS Steve GBR 874 WILLIAMS Gareth Judson GBR 875 WILLIAMS Gareth GBR 876 WILLIAMS Ayodeji Olufemi GBR 877 WILLIAMSON David GBR 878 WINSTON Sonny GBR 879 WISE Jonathan GBR 880 WISE Raymond John GBR 881 ZEFFERT Jonathan GBR 882 EVANS Keith GBR BLACK SWAN 883 PRYCE JONES Nicholas GBR BLACK SWAN 884 TAYLOR Fay GBR BLACK SWAN 885 BRUCE Robert GBR GOLDEN JOGGERS 886 CUTTLE Benjamin GBR GOLDEN JOGGERS 887 PRICE James GBR GOLDEN JOGGERS 888 BROWN Robin GBR HALF BAKED HEROES 889 CHAMBLER Duncan GBR HALF BAKED HEROES 890 LAMBERT james GBR HALF BAKED HEROES 891 COLLETT Greg GBR ROSBIFS 892 O DRISCOLL Anthony IRL ROSBIFS 893 POMEROY Elizabeth GBR ROSBIFS 894 GOSLING David GBR WALK ONCE MORE 895 NYE Alexander GBR WALK ONCE MORE 896 THOMAS Dale GBR WALK ONCE MORE 897 HOLMES Suzy GBR WHERE'S SIAN? 898 MONTEITH Peter GBR WHERE'S SIAN? 899 NOONEY Mark GBR WHERE'S SIAN? 900 CUNNINGHAM James GBR FACING AFRICA 901 SEDDON Alexander GBR FACING AFRICA 902 HISCOCKS Jonathan GBR FACING AFRICA 903 THOMAS Ricky GBR FACING AFRICA 904 COWLEY Julian GBR FACING AFRICA 905 GOLDTHORP Wendy GBR FACING AFRICA 906 HALL Ian GBR FACING AFRICA 907 HODGSON Steven GBR FACING AFRICA 908 JAMES Simon GBR FACING AFRICA 909 LEWIS Alun GBR FACING AFRICA 910 MEADE Richard GBR FACING AFRICA 911 MURRAY Ryan GBR FACING AFRICA 912 RAWLINSON Benno GBR FACING AFRICA 913 SARGENT Craig GBR FACING AFRICA 914 SHARPE Zoe GBR FACING AFRICA 915 SIDDIQUI Jamile GBR FACING AFRICA 916 STEWART Steve GBR FACING AFRICA 917 VENN Kerry Jane GBR FACING AFRICA 918 WATKIN Kate GBR FACING AFRICA
TIMING MDS orientation
publication le 14/12/2010
MDS is not an orientation course, but when crossing ergs (dune zones) where it’s very difficult to mark out in a rectilinear way, it’s easier to follow the bearings indicated in the road book than to search for markings…
GPS USAGE
AOI regulation does no forbid the use of GPS. Nonetheless, the organisation will not provide a list of the checkpoints or bivouacs. The GPS coordinates provided in the road book can be easily followed using the GPS compass. With the exception of areas of sand dunes, which are not marked, you must follow the course mapped out by the organisation. Taking shortcuts or any other intentional changes of route outside the pre-established course is officially forbidden (See ART. 22), as they may lead the participant outside the surveillance area. Thanks to intensive surveillance measures, clear and frequent course markings, and the limited number of participants, the AOI has ensured that participants do not take the wrong route.
Please note: The use of a GPS watch does not exonerate participants from the requirement of carrying a classic compass with 1 or 2 degrees precision. (ART. 24)
COMPASS A true compass allows you to get your bearings efficiently; it’s not a gadget. For MDS, it must be graduated every 1 or 2 degrees, failing which penalties will be applied (See ART. 24, 27 and 28 of race regulations). MDS is not an orientation course, but when crossing ergs (dune zones) where it’s very difficult to mark out in a rectilinear way, it’s easier to follow the bearings indicated in the road book than to search for markings…
Choosing your compass is no easy matter. And prices vary enormously. Apart from the price, you should take account of the following factors:
Robustness: the compass will be tested to the full.
Precision: certain systems eliminate parallaxe problems (e.g. a mirror…)
Risk of rotating element (needle or dial) getting stuck when the case isn’t perfectly horizontal.
Speed of stabilisation: how fast the rotating element returns to its original position.
Fragility: of case, markings, needles, fixing ring
Lights up or not (direction, landmarks...): lighting can make night reading easier.
Readability of graduations and numbers.
Possibility of regulating the magnetic declination.
Graduated ruler for measuring and tracing routes on maps.
Magnifying area (always better than nothing).
Using a compass
A compass can serve to measure the direction of a point in relation to the North. First determine where north is (the red part of the spinning compass needle always points north). Keep it aligned with north on the dial at all times. Turn the compass dial until the orienting arrow (marked on bottom of dial) matches up with the red end of north-south pointer. Once the needle is stable, you can read the angle (bearing) in degrees. Then rotate the rectangular base so that the desired compass bearing is lined up with the direction of travel arrow on the base. Follow the direction of travel arrow. Look along your bearing (keeping compass pointers aligned) and use the compass to focus on a prominent landscape feature that lays along that path (one that you can keep in sight).
To orient a map. Put the map flat and turn it so that the North symbol on the map (compass rose or single arrow) coincides with the direction of the red point of the compass needle. Make sure you don’t position your map near a metal (magnetic) object (a car bonnet for example).
2 types of compass have been selected for competitors:
The most suitable compass for MARATHON DES SABLES
BOUSSOLE EXPEDITION 54 :
This is a navigational compass with direct display of the chosen course. Considered SILVA’s top of the range base plate compass, it has a precision navigation system, allowing for location accuracy of +/- 0.5 degrees. Phosphorescent magnifying glass and bearings; 0.5° precision; most highly developed base plate compass; - size: 126 x 60 x 16 mm,
- weight: 39 g
- Price: 94.20 Euros - darbaroud-boutik.com
RANGER 16 COMPASS Recommended for the MDS Resistant compass with sight mirror. 360° grading; 2° resolution; 1° accuracy; waterproof; phosphorescent; - size: 103 x 65 x 18 mm;
Mohammad AHANSAL (Mor) has won MDS four time and taken second place 7 times.
Touda DIDI (Mor) winner of the 23rd et 24th MDS. Her experience should stand her in good stand for a medal.
Note : - 4 woman - 20 men - Age of the youngest competitor : Fatiha MALIKI (D27- MAR) - Age of the oldestcompetitor : 51, Mustapha ARNAOUT (D17 - LIB)
- 16th participation for Mustapha ARNAOUT (LIB) - 15th participation for Mohamad AHANSAL, has won MDS four time and Mustapha AI AMAR (MAR) - 6th participation for Didi TOUDA (MAR), has won MDS feale 2 and Samir AKHDAR (MAR) - 5th participation for Brahim DOUL (MAR) - 4th participation for Marc BATISTE (FR) and Brahim ERRAGRAGUI (MAR)
1 Team : - Groupe RAHA - SULTAN
4 Nationalities : Morocco, France, Algeria and Liban.
Attention this list is temporary and do not take into account modalities to come (annulment, team name...) These lists will be updated as soon as possible.
DOSSARD NAME FIRST NAME NATIONALITY TEAM
1 AHANSAL Mohamad MAR SULTAN 2 AKHDAR Samir MAR SULTAN 3 AKHDAR Lhoucine MAR SULTAN 4 EL MORABITY Rachid MAR SULTAN 5 DIDI Touda MAR 6 AIT AMAR Mustapha MAR GROUPE RAHAL 7 ERRAGRAGUI Brahim MAR GROUPE RAHAL 8 DOUL Brahim MAR GROUPE RAHAL 9 ZAID Abdessadek MAR GROUPE RAHAL 10 DELORME Emmanuel FRA 12 EL BEJAOUI Mehidy FRA 14 TOUIMI BENJELLOUN Leila MAR 15 LARAQUI BOUBEL Mona MAR 16 CASHA Emmanuel FRA 17 ARNAOUT Mustapha LIB 18 MOREAU Jean Yves FRA 19 MOREAU Philippe FRA 20 AIT ABDELOUAHED Abdelaziz MAR 21 FARAJ Mohamed MAR 22 RAHMOUNI Imaad ALG 23 BAPTISTE Marc FRA 26 MALIKI My Abderrahmane MAR 27 MALIKI Fatiha MAR 28 BELCAID Jalil MAR
FLIGHT DEPARTURE FROM FRANCE
publication le 19/01/2010
DOC TROTTER
publication le 18/02/2011
DOCTROTTER are specialists in providing medical aid in extreme conditions.
This year’s team of 45 doctors and nurses will monitor competitors’ state of health. They’re accustomed to blisters and the rest so don’t hesitate to consult them to stop an irritation becoming a serious problem.
This team headed by Dr Peltre, surgeon podologist and lover of extreme sports.
DOC TROTTER looks after both the runners’ state of health (footcare, reanimation) and their morale, which can waver given the toughness of the race and harsh climate. For the 26th SULTAN MARATHON DES SABLES, 3 tons of equipment were transported and the medical team used 5 km of plaster, 2,700 compeeds, 125 litres of disinfectant, 230 litres perfusion solute, 15,000 compresses, 2,800 pairs of gloves …
REGULAR TREATMENT Every competitor must possess the treatment he/she needs to ensure daily wellbeing. Aspirin, anti-sickness tablets, adhesive tape, plasters for blisters and medicine (such as Imodium) are the strict minimum. No vitamin supplements will be given without a penalty.
TIMING MDS program
publication le 25/03/2010
from 02 to 12 th april 2010. “special competitor” 4 charter flights have been reserved from Paris.
CHOICE OF HOTELS No hotel in Ouarzazate is big enough to accommodate all MDS competitors. Groups are often organised by nationality for those enrolled with AOI’s representatives. This makes it easier to transfer competitors by bus to the airport to get flights home. In fact some have to get up at 4 a.m. for the transfer. For the last few years our English representative The Best Of Morocco has decided to take care of hotel accommodation after the race for its British competitors. These people are no longer AOI’s responsibility once back in Ouarzazate.
BUS JOURNEY BACK TO OUARZAZATE Every year a few runners are met by friends and family at the final finish line and decide to return to Ouarzazate using their own means of transport. In such cases they are no longer covered by the organisation’s insurance and AOI therefore accepts no responsibility in the event of an accident.
HOTEL ACCOMMODATION On return to Ouarzazate all competitors are in double rooms. For reservation and insurance reasons, only competitors can be accommodated for these two nights. Competitors wishing to share rooms with their families must make their own arrangements.
“special competitor” 4 charter flights have been reserved from Paris.
01 APRIL 2011
• The time at which you must be from 04.00 am ORLY SUD airport (see your convocation). You will then be told which desk to go to for your flight. . • You must have a valid passport and your luggage with you • Handing out of tickets at the appropriate desk • Weighing of luggage: 20 Kgs maximum per person • Arrival at OUARZAZATE Those not taking the plane with AOI must be at Hotel Karam Ouarzazate at 08h15 (08.15 am). • Immediate transfer from by bus Ouarzazate to bivouac (350 km - 6 hours), Handing-out of road-book. lunch-packet; Arrival at 1st bivouac, dinner and night at bivouac
02 APRIL 2011
• Breakfast at bivouac; administrative, technical and medical checks. • Following checks: free day, lunch and dinner at bivouac.
03 TO 11 APRIL 2011
THE RACE • Beginning of self sufficiency in food: from breakfast 03 April to breakfast 09 April .
09 APRIL 2011
END OF THE RACE • Bus transfer to hotel in Ouarzazate , lunch paquet; collecting of personal affaires, dinner and night at hotel (1/2 pension)
10 APRIL 2011
• Breakfast at hotel. • 09H30 to 14H30 - distribution of Tee-shirt MDS - MARATHON DES SABLES shop to Hotel KARAM • Free time, lunch not provided; • 10H00 prize giving ceremony - coktail Hotel KARAM • Dinner and night at hotel (1/2 pension)
11 APRIL 2011
• Breakfast at hotel. Free time the morning, lunch not provided • Transfer in from hotel to Ouarzazate airport. Departure flight • Arrival Paris (see your flight ticket).
The 23rd MARATHON DES SABLES will take place under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI
BROADCAST MDS
publication le 26/03/2008
TV - PRESS
CIMBALY International will be providing the world’s television channels with 20 minutes of daily video footage. Pictures will be transmitted by satellite from 24 to 31 march and give an overview of each day’s stage allowing viewers to follow the evolution of the race.
A few figures : the team : 12 people, 1 coach equipped with 3 editing suites - 1 satellite dish - 1 helicopter - 5 vehicles
The technical means available and the level of autonomy mean that images can be sent at any time and links ensured with the newsrooms.
Various TV crews will be present this year :
• RTM (Morocco) – broadcasting 2 subjects per day for the 20h30 news programme
• 2 M (Morocco) – daily 7-minute report broadcast at 20H35
• TV5 (Monde) – live 2-way in TV5 Afrique 21h news bulletin
• TV5 (Monde) – report for news bulletin on 31 March
• TV5 (Monde) – report for “terre de Sport” programme - broadcast May 2007
• I télé (France) – broadcast of news item on 31 March
• SBS (Korea) – broadcast of 52 minute programme, scheduled April or May 2007
• EUROSPORT 2 – daily reports in news bulletins (multi-broadcast)
• Reports will be sent daily to Reuters Sport, SNTV and EVS
Awaiting confirmation :
Euronews, Infosport, Direct 8, LCI, TF1, France 2 and 3 channels,
Raï (Italy) CNN, BBC world, Al Jazeera and so on.....
Programming to follow on www.darbaroud.com
JOGGING Internationale : reportage 22nd MDS in May or June edition 2007
AFP and MAP : press communiqués sent daily from bivouac.
Les Echos, Le Figaro, La Voix du Nord, Sport, FemmeActuelle, Le Journal Hebdomadaire, Sonovision, Europe 1 and many others will be reporting on MDS 2007
This year as the other year, and for the last bivouac, a classical music concert with the musicians of the "Opera de Paris" was offered to MDS participants. It 's always a magic moment since the 20th MDS edition.
A group of about 11 people played music in the middle of the desert: violins, altos, violoncellos, flute and a young soprano Valérie Yeng-Seng. A last magic night in the desert.
This time it's a real show with the symphonic orchestra made of sixty musicians that you would discover on Royan beach (France - atlantic coast) next July. Since 23 years, the manager Mr. Philippe Tranchet is in charge of setting up this beautiful event, always on the beach... but in front of the sea this time. A lot of emotion...
Due to the specificity of the rules and the location of the course (food self-sufficiency, desert, security issues…) no accompanying members are allowed on the race. But families, friends and sponsors can be at the finish line of the last 2 stages thanks to a special weekend with a dedicated support team.
The trip is organized in parallel with MARATHON DES SABLES (with different flights and hotels from competitors).
For more details : TERRES D’AVENTURE - Michel MILLARD and Corinne GIBOURET Phone : + 33 4 76 85 96 09
grenoble@terdav.com
New Year’s in Zagora - 7th edition
publication le 19/10/2010
For the past 6 years, Lahcen Ahansal has organized the extreme Zagora Marathon with the help of a highly-qualified team of organisers including his brother, Mohamad, the Akhdar brothers, and the Zagora Province. Date: 31 December 2010.
The competition is open to everyone including registered members of running clubs, unaffiliated runners, as well as male and female runners of all categories. The marathon’s pleasant and varied route, which will take participants through Morocco’s finest cities and palm groves, is punctuated by the Djebel Zagora rise.
Participants will enjoy discovering (or rediscovering) the stunning landscapes of Zagora and the Draa Valley. Lahcen Ahansal believes strongly in his country’s future and strives daily to bring forth its new talents.
His motto: "In each one of us there lays a hidden talent just waiting to be realised". Who better than a champion to help lead young hopefuls to the path towards success, to teach them to beat their personal best? Lahcen Ahansal is the first Moroccan athlete to organise a sports event in this spirit. His goal is not to introduce a commercial event but rather promote a sport, a region—a country.
Accommodations include: hotel* in ****, riad (a traditional Moroccan house with an interior garden), guest house, campsite, or even nomad tent. If you are planning to be in the area or would like to participate in a fine day of racing, please feel free to contact us:
Certain brands claim their bag is suitable—even recommended—for the MDS. Such claims are false. These bags frequently impede the proper positioning of the number—so do beware of the penalties! It is imperative to make sure that straps and/or hip packs are compatible with this very specific rule.
IDENTIFICATION MARKS (ART. 8 and 9)
NUMBER: The AOI requires that numbers worn on chest be placed centrally and on the upper portion of the torso. Please keep this requirement in mind when choosing your bag. (See drawings above, opposite, upside down—what have you). The AOI strongly emphasizes the fact that all backpacks are not suitable with regard to this rule. This also means that participants must make sure they consider this rule when allowing for advertising space and plan accordingly. With the exception of the few square centimetres covered by the number (l=16 x h=18), participants may display their sponsors’ insignia as they please, so long as this display is not excessive. The number must be legible in its entirety: it mustn’t be folded or covered up with a false number, turban, headscarf, jacket, etc.
It is forbidden to physically alter it in any way. The straps must be fastened underneath.
Failure on the part of the participant to respect the proper wearing of the number (i.e. decrease its size by folding it, cutting it, obstructing its visibility, etc.) or failure to respect the proper placement of the number (on the chest and rucksack) can result in the disqualification from the race. Falsification of the number (changing the number, adding text) will lead to immediate disqualification.
Patrick Bauer, Karim Mosta, Paolo Zubani, Michel Bach
Paolo, Karim and Michel
publication le 21/11/2009
Paolo, Karim & Michel have just been introduced into the very select club of runners that run 21 MDS.
Paolo is the Italian AOI representant . He belongs to the people that knows how to manage a running. Rarely in the red, he ends each MDS in good physicals conditions.He is a lively person as well as an emotional person too. He can't hold his emotion when a compatriot wins especially when it's a woman.
Karim participated to more than 100 nature races on 4 continents. This exceptional globe trotter is in a wonderful health condition. he is never hurt. The MDS lover is also involved into relieving the pain of people throught the "Amicale Marocaine des Handicapés". "In 1989 I runned the third edition and I brought back with me a little dog called Zagora (name of the town where I found her). She went with me for the seventh following MDS edition and she became a mascot. I saw this raid growing; it's my favorite race. I participate in it since 1989". For more information : http://www.karimmosta.com or send him a Mail he will always be pleased to advice you : mosta.karim@wanadoo.fr
Michel is one of the most remarquable national & international character. Well-known as the Indian because of his famous head-gear, or disguised in Marquee or in Xmas tree or the Eiffel tower, the minstrel magnetizes the media. He has got a typical "Titi parisien" way of talking such as : "we pay to shit there, but seen that we shit there, it's cheap paid". But he is also the president of the DROIT AU COEUR Association which participate to the set up of solar pump (but not only) in the south of Marrocco. If you want more information about his association contact him bachmichel@aol.com. He is also the manager of the Marne & Gondoire Race which takes place in June near Paris since 4 years.
Besides their passion for the MDS, those 3 guys are very enthousiatics with a clear tendency for the pleasures of life. All the AOI team is happy to have shared these 21 years of feelings with them and congratulate them for their exceptional performance.
Congratulation Paolo, Congratulation Karim, Congratulation Michael ans see you in 2010 on the departure line.
21 competitors from LUXEMBOURG
publication le 10/12/2010
Presence of our representatives SIMONE KAYSER and MARK KAYSER for the 10th & 11th time in MDS. Simone KAYSER (LUX) : 4th woman to 15th and 16th MDS, 1st woman to 17th, 19th and 20th MDS.
To note : - 3 woman - 18 men - Age of the youngest : 32 - Age of the oldest : 63
- 4th participation for Chrisitan MOSAR (LUX) - 6th participation for Fabrice TRIOULLIER (FRA) - 8th participation for Francine BERLET (FRA) - 9th participation for Georges SCHROEDER - 10th participation for Marc KAYSER (LUX) - 11th participation for Simone KAYSER (LUX)
4 Nationalities : Belgique, France, Luxembourg and Switzerland
Attention this list is temporary and do not take into account modalities to come (annulment, team name...) These lists will be updated as soon as possible.
DOSSARD NAME FIRST NAME NATIONALITY TEAM
335 BARTHELEMY Stephane BEL 336 BRACHMANN Alain LUX 337 NICKELS Richard LUX 338 GUINCAMP Natacha FRA 339 KUSTER Eric FRA 340 STEFFEN Fabrice LUX 341 WILHELM Jacques LUX 342 LEY Claude LUX 343 HINTERMANN Beat SUI 344 HINTERMANN Max SUI 345 DIEDERICH Romain LUX 346 MESTRE Antonio LUX 347 BERLET Francine FRA 348 MOSAR Christian LUX 349 SCHROEDER Georges LUX 350 TRIOULLIER Fabrice FRA 351 KAYSER Marc LUX 352 KAYSER Simone LUX 353 WAGNER Claude LUX 354 FORTHOMME Pierre BEL 355 PICARD Patrick LUX
Right, Frédéric AGUETTANT (AVIAXESS’ CEO) awarding the prize to the LEGENDRE team during the 23rd MDS marathon The pilot Eddy LACROIX, who has been present at the MDS marathon several years running
AVIAXESS
publication le 22/12/2008
This dynamic helicopter airline company from Paris provides aerial coverage of the race throughout as it has since the 16th edition. (official Supplier).
As Patrick Bauer says “a course like the MARATHON DES SABLES demands very rigorous preparation and the guarantee of optimal security, beginning with aerial coverage. Aviaxess has all the expertise and necessary guarantees and their level of involvement and service has reassured us for many years now ”.
Frédéric Aguettant, managing director of Aviaxess, has considerable experience of the event since he’s been managing the aerial operations since the early days (1986): “Every edition is a moment of excitement and concentration for us. We’re still, as we were the very first time, particularly proud to have been called back as trustworthy partners in this exceptional event”.
With the European launch of the signature "CO2-offsetting Helicopter”, AVIAXESS is taking a new step forward, announcing publicly its commitment to provide ecological helicopters. According to the Stern report on the ecological consequences of climate change, CO2 emissions from the aviation sector today account for 1.6% of total greenhouse gas emissions. According to predictions, these are set to rise to 2.5% by 2050. Although helicopter traffic only makes up 0.1% of this 1.6%, the company AVIAXESS has decided to carry out a voluntary programme in order to contribute to counteracting this prediction. It is investing in the best programmes to offset greenhouse gas emissions. Alongside Climat Mundi, a company which specialises in decreasing its clients’ impact on climate change and audited by Ademe and Veritas, AVIAXESS is selecting programmes from all over the world which have been approved by the authorities and implement an awareness-raising policy. Today, on a voluntary basis, and for the first time in the helicopter sector, their flights are being offset 100% for CO2. In the context of its innovation and development commitments, AVIAXESS has, through certified calculations, identified the total emissions generated by its flights. Through this commitment, Aviaxess confirms their commitment to remove its flights’ carbon footprint. Frédéric Aguettant, the President of AVIAXESS declares: "Along with the whole AVIAXESS team, I am proud to have taken a step forward in the offsetting process. The company is continuing with its policy of innovation as well as cementing its position as a forerunner in the aeronautical service industry".
This coming 31 January will be the closing date for registration for the 26th SULTAN MARATHON DES SABLES 2011. The full registration file must be received by AOI or your official representative (see list of countries represented) by 31 January 2011 at the latest.
ADMINISTRATIVE OBLIGATIONS (ART. 25)
Send bedore the 31 JANUARY 2011
7 compulsory documents
Any administrative document (including the balance of payment....) not here by January 31st, 2011 will systematically be penalized by 30 mn per document.
Compulsory documents to arrive before 31st January 2011:
the total entry fees
entry form, completed, dated and signed additional
information form, completed, dated and signed,
hotel form, completed and signed, (not for the BOM competitors)
photocopy of valid passport (including issue date),
2 identity-sized photos (with competitor’s name on the back),
a security deposit cheque of 200 Euros (to be cashed only in the event of penalties or withdrawal) Ask your official representative for the list of requirements
If you are receiving long term treatment for a chronic disease, attach a sealed letter addressed to the Medical Director
Absence of documents The absence of one of these documents by April 2nd, 2011 during technical controls in Morocco will entail the out standing of the competitor.
TIMING MDS preparation of feet
publication le 20/01/2011
Feet : can we prevent the appearance of blister ?
If there was an attitude to be adopted witch can allow to keep "healthy" feet throughout the event, Doctrotter, thanks to the studies led for 10 years, would have been able to deliver 'an instant recipe'.
It is there regrettably nothing, and the arisen of light blister depends on several factors which can vary :
According to the competitors, According to, naturally, degrees of difficulties of the race,
To same one competitor, from one year to the next, according to biological factors appropriate (nutrition, metabolism, factors of cutaneous hydratation),
According to the climatic conditions,
At the most is it possible to kick away some rules which every competitor will adapt to his customs, and especially his experience.
1. The preparation of feetfor this race is taken into account by participants' great majority. The duration of this one spreads out between 5 and 60 days. The common denominator of this preparation is the tanning.
The list of the used products cannot be exhaustive; it depends on customs, on commercial distributions, and on countries.
Creams antifriction are very effective, it prepare well the skin and allow a good tanning (Prodexine, Nok)
Substances with veterinarian custom, paints, etc are also used.
The best way of buying running shoes makes the object of studies pushed on behalf of the competitors, and improves often year by year; each goes of the guiles and modifications there, quite more learned the some than the others;
All the shoes should always have at least one size furthermore than the normal, and mostly two sizes (elongation of the foot beyond 30 km, and permanent inflation. The shoe is always worn;
Certain shoes favor the traffic of the sand (opening forward and behind), the others prevent it;
The divisions favor the absence of conflict;
The sock is rigorous, fine sometimes with separate fingers.
3. The foot 'in running'
Prevent the appearance of blisters. Two main words : HYGIENE - DRYING
HYGIENE
Dices the arrival, the indispensable cleaning of feet. Some centilitres of your water on a tissue will perfectly work. Indeed clear the sand of corners.
It is not recommended to dilute the foot, even less to plunge it for a long time into the water, not so as to weaken the skin and increase the maceration.
DRYING
Air your feet, fan-shaped toes in the sun, and in the wind. Air your socks and your shoes.
Do not walk barefoot, but with your 'old socks of the day before' which are dry.
By DOC TROTTER team
Allemagne, Corée, Espagne,...
publication le 17/02/2009
Administrative document
publication le 18/02/2009
NOMA - FACING AFRICA
publication le 18/02/2009
18 people from England are running the Marathon des Sables in 2009 in order to raise money for Facing Africa. Noma (cancrum oris) is an acute and ravaging gangrenous infection affecting the face. The victims of Noma are mainly children under the age of 6, caught in a vicious circle of extreme poverty and chronic malnutrition.
Chris Lawrence was the founder and owner of Best of Morocco Ltd and in 1993, he introduced the Marathon des Sables (MdS) to the UK. He sold the company in 2005.
Great Britain now enters the largest contingent with 235 competitors. Over the years that Chris has been involved with the MdS, he has made it a rule that each British competitor must do this for a charity. The majority of Facing Africa's funding comes from the efforts of British competitors at the MdS which now constitutes about 40% of the UK competitors. Each individual and team competitor's donations are listed on the site.
Noma (cancrum oris) is an acute and ravaging gangrenous infection affecting the face. The victims of Noma are mainly children under the age of 6, caught in a vicious circle of extreme poverty and chronic malnutrition.
Noma begins with ulcers in the mouth. If the condition is detected in the early stage, progression can be prevented with the use of mild antibiotics and immediate nutritional rehabilitation. If left untreated, as happens in most cases, the ulcers progress to Noma at an alarming pace. The next stage is extremely painful when the cheeks or lips begin to swell and the victim's general condition deteriorates. Within a few days, the swelling increases and a blackish furrow appears and the gangrenous process sets in and, after the scab falls away and a gaping hole is left in the face. It is estimated that the mortality rate reaches up to an alarming 90%.
Please send your donations or communications to:-
Facing Africa - Noma, Seend Park, Seend, Wiltshire SN12 6NZ England.
Tel: +44 (0)1380 827038
Chris Lawrence (Chairman/Trustee) Mobile : +44 (0)7748 180 700. Email : chris@facingafrica.org
If you wish to make your donation online, please click here. They accept major currencies (Sterling, US Dollars and Euros). International Monetary Orders welcome.
TEAM FACING AFRICA
766 BOOTH Sarah GB Facing Africa 767 CARTLEDGE Charles GB Facing Africa 768 HUMPHREYS Andrew GB Facing Africa 769 HUGGETT Chris GB Facing Africa 770 KANE Jonathan GB Facing Africa 771 DE LA HAYE Samantha GB Facing Africa 772 SIMPSON David GB Facing Africa 773 BIRCHALL Neil GB Facing Africa 774 ANDERSON Alexander GB Facing Africa 775 BURNISTON James GB Facing Africa 776 BUSTO Rosemary GB Facing Africa 778 HARVEY Steve GB Facing Africa 779 KOROLKIEWICZ Paul Facing Africa 780 KRYS Kenneth GB Facing Africa 781 RICHARDS Ian GB Facing Africa 782 SALTER Jennifer GB Facing Africa 783 TAYLOR Mark GB Facing Africa 784 THOMPSON Joseph IRL Facing Africa
Organisation & support
publication le 23/02/2009
Support 350 people working in technical, logistic and medical fields, 100 vehicles, 2 helicopters, 1 CESNA plane, 4 dromedaries… and the active support of the Royal Armed Forces : 18 lorries and 40 men in logistic support.
Medical Assistance A team of around 43 people headed by Dr Peltre, surgeon podologist and lover of extreme sports. DOC TROTTER looks after both the runners’ state of health (footcare, reanimation) and their morale, which can waver given the toughness of the race and harsh climate. For the 23rd MARATHON DES SABLES, 3 tons of equipment were transported and the medical team used 5 km of plaster, 2,700 compeeds, 125 litres of disinfectant, 230 litres perfusion solute, 15,000 compresses, 2,800 pairs of gloves …
Course management This team consists of 100 people : PC course, race stewards, controllers, timekeepers and ranking officials. In 2009, a real-life timekeeping test will be carried out where all competitors will be fitted with a transponder.
Antidoping Controls For the 9th year running, antidoping controls will be carried out following norms laid down by the International Athletics Federation. The French Athletics Federation bureau has decided to renew its official label to MARATHON DES SABLES for :
the quality of its organisation
the care taken over the safety and health of runners
its interest in environmental issues
The MARATHON DES SABLES has been awarded the FFA label as the top international nature race in stages. 25 antidoping controls were carried during the 23rd MARATHON DES SABLES in 2008.
TIMING MDS dehydratation & digestive confusions
publication le 04/03/2011
Councils on the prevention and the treatment of the dehydration and digestive confusions.
The MARATHON DES SABLES is a race where the ambient temperature can exceeded 50°c with one degree of hydrometric which is often very low. The preparation for the stamina is naturally indispensable and the acclimatization in the heat is not still possible for you.
So it is important that your clothes are adapted favouring the evaporation of your sweat and the traffic of the air on your body, cover, please, your head and your nape of the neck. The exercise in warm atmosphere entails dehydration and your performance is decreased there then to drink and to run you should not especially choose. A bad hydration limits your performances and increases the risk of exhaustion, digestive discomfort, and the grave pathologies and naturally the risk of abandonment.
During the race, know that your sensation of thirst does not allow to compensate for all the real needs of your body often the quantity of water which you take spontaneously is not sufficient, the absorption from 150 to 300 ml of water every quarter of an hour could be recommended and it is necessary to distribute your consumption by taking into account difficulties and duration of every stage.
Furthermore through the sweat you lose until 15 g of salt a day, it is thus necessary to replace them, we recommend for the first five hours of race: 1,5 g of salt by litter of water, between 5 and 10 o'clock: 2 g of salt by litter of water and after 10 hours of race: between 2 and 3 g of salt by litter of water. To favour the ingestion, it is necessary to add carbohydrates which will look in more a certain flavour to your drinks. For the tablets of salt, it is recommended to dilute them in the water to facilitate the assimilation.
You can easily estimate your state of hydration by watching your physical abilities the volume of urines and their density. If you notice at you or at one of the competitors, the presence of signs allowing us to suppose a severe dehydration such as irritability, confusion, illness, behavioural problems, indicate to the organization.
For the treatment of the dehydration we favour the oral way by adding mineral salts to your water. If it is not enough we can be brought to put a drip. To cross the finishing line you already dream about it but to make it in optimal conditions a prevention of your dehydration and an effective hydration are indispensable.
Councils for the digestive confusions
The realization of an effort prolonged in thermic atmosphere raised in a foreign country with a limited hygiene is going to favour largely the appearance of digestive confusions at the competitors. The choice of the taken food and their absorption limited and spread during the race with a true meal over the bivouac accompanied with water and with salt to favour the hydration are small advices already known by most of you. The hygiene of hands in particular which seems naturally difficult to respect can avoid the inter-human transmission of germs responsible for sometimes serious digestive confusions. Of the simple fact of your effort of the traumatism repeated on your "digestive tract" and an almost compulsory dehydration can pull a digestive discomfort to meadows of half of you.
We invite you to limit or to practise with the biggest caution the auto medication and in every case to worry us part if you are brought to consult us. Indeed doses accumulated by certain products in a context of dehydration and of effort can be extremely harmful both on the digestive plan and on the general state. It is the reason for which we moreover supplied you with a medical card follow-up allowing us to avoid these incidents.
In the presence of nausea and / or of vomits: attention it already limits the liquidiens contributions and it is quickly necessary to take antiémitiques which will allow you to continue your hydration which must be the most regular possible. Don't hesitate to ask to us for them. In case of diarrhoea, it increases naturally the liquidiennes losses of your body with there also a risk of dehydration and we have medicines which decrease the digestive secretions, which slow down the transit and the "digestive healing products". If you notice some blood or if you think of having temperature, it is imperative to speak to us about it quickly. The abdominal pains which accompany most of these digestive confusions can be treated by anti-spasmodic. You can also have « gastric burns » often activated by your effort and favoured by the grip of aspirin or anti-inflammatory drugs. It is imperative to stop any medicines which can be toxic and to take "bandages".
As you can notice it, all these digestive confusions except the discomfort which they entail, can have an echo mattering on your physical performances and must be thus handled and taken care very prematurely to help you continue this magnificent adventure.
TIMING MDS Ecology 1
publication le 22/03/2011
Ever keen to respect the environment, all bottles have been numbered since edition 3 and penalties levied on competitors if their bottles are found on the race route, between start of race and finish line check-in point (ART. 27 and 28)
In addition, the MARATHON DES SABLES is once more calling up the services of an incinerator lorry. Aimed at destroying waste created by runners, the lorry is equipped with an auto combustion furnace, capable of burning not just organic matter but plastic and light metal. Several kilos of ashes are collected at the end of the race, corresponding to the daily waste of more than 1,300 people. Since 2007, GTR Maroc is in charge of transporting the incinerator furnace weighing 8.5 T.
Portable ashtrays are distributed during the race. Remember a cigarette butt left in the desert takes 2 years to fully degrade.
Carbon footprint Concerned about the greenhouse gas emissions generated by the MARATHON DES SABLES, AOI is calculating its carbon footprint the last year. The aim is to reduce gas emissions thanks to alternative energies such as solar power, and to set them off by, for example, planting trees.
“The Earth does not belong to us, we leave it to our children”.
Andrzej OKREGLICKI (ZAF-D714), Heart Rhythm specialist and President of PACE
publication le 18/03/2009
Andrzej OKREGLICKI (ZAF-D714), Heart Rhythm specialist and President of PACE, is running Marathon des Sables to create heart rhythm awareness and to establish a PATIENT SUPPORT FUND for South Africa’s new and only Heart Rhythm Charity, PACE.
AO’s participation in this extreme fundraising event as co-founder of PACE, will benefit many South Africans. Families and patients affected by ARRHYTHMIA, or survivors of sudden death, experience huge emotional challenges which need not be aggravated by impossible financial burdens.
The patient support fund will assist suitable applicants with costs related to arrhythmia procedures, device implantation, treatment and care management.
Your support and DONATIONS will be greatly appreciated and mean an immense amount to financially challenged patients.
The Malaysian Mr Mohamed Adnan Osman (MYS-D27) will be participating in the race and for the cause of the Malaysian AIDS Foundation.
At 66, retired teacher Mohamed Adnan Osman, a fan of extreme sports, is as fit as a fiddle. And as proof, he has scaled the country's 12 highest peaks and run 12 full marathons. And now he is signing up for the gruelling Marathon des Sables (Marathon of Sand), dubbed the toughest foot race on earth. The seven-day 243km race will be in the Sahara Desert in Morocco from March 29 to April 4 Not only must participants run with a backpack filled with necessities, but on one of the days, they will have to run non-stop for 80km within 30 hours. "I am excited," said Adnan, a father of two sons, after receiving a RM25,000 ($10,447) mock cheque from Sime Darby director Tan Sri Wan Zahid Noordin, who is also a Sime Darby Foundation council member. Adnan said he would be taking up the challenge for his own personal achievement and to raise funds for the Malaysian AIDS Foundation. "I've done a lot of crazy things, and my family has given up on keeping track of my activities," he said. Adnan said he was determined to make up for not being able to complete his bid to cycle 9,000km from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing last year. He was refused a visa at the Vietnam-China border. The desert marathon is open to people aged 18 to 78, and each year about 800 people from all over the world - mainly French and British - participate for a trophy, a commemorative T-shirt, a certificate and a 5,000 euro ($9658) prize money.
Asked if he would go to a desert to train and acclimatise himself before the competition, Adnan replied "no". He would train on sandy beaches locally in the hot sun. Although the temperature here is much lower than the 45ºC to 48°C in the | Sahara Desert, Adnan said that was the best he could do. Taiping-born Adnan graduated from Brinsford Lodge Teachers College, England, in 1963 and taught at various schools, including the Royal Military College in Sungai Besi. However, he is not the first Malaysian to run the desert marathon. Ngae Koh Hieng, a lawyer, and Dr Tan Tah Ming, both in their early 50s, were among the finishers last year. Anyone who wishes to donate to the Malaysian AIDS Foundation can call April at 03-4045 1033 or 012-2779068 or Bank in/transfer funds to Maybank account number 514105-421257 under the name Malaysian AIDS Foundation.
Contact : April Layla Joseph Manager, Fundraising Malaysian AIDS Foundation Tel: +60 3 4045 1033 Mobile: +60 1 2277 9068 april@mac.org.my http://www.mac.org.my/
Scientific study
publication le 16/04/2009
Timing MDS TV 2011
publication le 04/03/2011
CIMBALY International will be providing the world’s television channels with 20 minutes of daily video footage. Pictures will be transmitted by satellite from 02 to 09 april and give an overview of each day’s stage allowing viewers to follow the evolution of the race.
PRODUCTION TV CIMBALY :
The team : 12 people - 1 coach equipped with 3 editing suites - 1 satellite dish - 1 helicopter - 5 vehicles The facilities put in place and the degree of autonomy mean that images can be sent at any time and duplexes made with journalist teams.
Some broadcastings to come: Attention any cancellation of last minute or change of schedule would be independent from our will
2 M (Morocco): Daily 4-minute report broadcast from 3 to 9 April around 8.25 p.m. (GMT)
ARRYADIA (Morocco): daily report from 3 to 9 April (time to be confirmed) and a 30-minute documentary (broadcast date to be confirmed)
TV5 (world): Daily 5-minute report, broadcast from 3 to 9 April according to the following timetable by continent: - FBS (France Belgium Switzerland): Every day at 8.55 p.m. Paris. - EUROPE: Every day at 8.55 p.m. Berlin. - AFRICA: Every day at 9.45 p.m. Paris / 8.45 p.m. Dakar. - MIDDLE EAST: Every day at 8.55 p.m. Paris / 9.55 p.m. Beirut - ASIA: Every day at 5.55 p.m. (Bangkok time) broadcast +24h - PACIFIC: Every day at 9.25 a.m. Tokyo (broadcast + 24h) - UNITED STATES: Every day at 12.30 a.m. Paris / 6.30 p.m. New York - LATIN AMERICA: Every day at 1.30 a.m. Paris / 8.30 p.m. Buenos Aires.
EUROSPORT 2: News item every day from 3 to 9 April 2011 at 7.30 p.m._
EUROSPORT INTERNATIONAL: 26-minute report on 1 June 2011 at 8.30 a.m. CET rebroadcast on 2 June at 12.30 a.m.
BFM TV: daily news item from 3 to 9 April 2011
Sky Sport (Italy): dates to be confirmed - 30-minute report before start "History of the Marathon des Sables” - 2/3-minute daily report in the news - 30-minute daily report on MDS 2011 - special report on the cameraman/competitor Danilo Piacentini
ARD (Germany): 45-minute "Volker Voss" documentary broadcast in 2011, date to be confirmed
M6 (France): 120-minute documentary on people who are combating ageing, with a section focusing on competitors in MDS 2011 – broadcast summer 2011 (date to be confirmed)
TV3 (Spain): special programme broadcast in May 2011
Michel DESJOYEAUX Double Winner of the Vendée Globe sailing race in 2000/01 2008/09
Approach
To reward the most professional, comprehensive, transversal and innovative sports marketing campaigns.
Campaigns are divided into different categories, following rational and professional logic to decide upon the award winners, using a panel of high level judges and rigorous and operational criteria and tools to analyse the campaigns.
Who are these awards aimed at ?
Those who finance sport : businesses and local authorities.
Their partners : the Media, agencies, sports federations, market research companies, events organisers, schools…
"MARATHON DES SABLE: la magia del deserto si mescola alle sofferenze di una gara a tappe durissima"
SKY SPORT 2 (channel 202) Monday 8th june at 12h30 Tuesday 9th june at 06h20 Friday 12th june at 01h00 Saturday 13th june at 06h00 and 20h30.
SKY SPORT 3 (channel 203) Tuesday 9th june at 07h00 Wenesday 10th june at 07H30 Thursday 11th june at 08h00 Friday 12th june at 01h00 Saturday 13th june at 08h30 and 01h45 Sunday 14th june at 07h00
SKY SPORT EXTRA Saturday 13th june at 06h30 and 05h15
divers contact AOI (gb)
ANNUAL LEAVE
ARTE TV
publication le 07/08/2009
COMPLET GB
PROMO1 GB
publication le 05/11/2009
MARATHON DES SABLES logo
publication le 19/11/2009
For the 25th anniversary, AOI wanted to give the logo a new youthful makeover. This was achieved with the involvement of Emilie Caillaud-Houel, a graphic designer who has been a volunteer on the MDS team for 3 years.
With the passing of the years, competitors’ ‘looks’ have changed: equipment and materials have developed and nobody runs with a Tagelmust (cheiche) around their face any more.
The logo thus had to reflect the competitors’ current image. Keeping a logo based on a photo taken 20 years ago no longer corresponded to the MARATHON DES SABLES’ image.
Making the competitor stand out from their contextual frame makes for increased dynamism without, however, completely overhauling the old logo, familiar to everybody. This is a reflection of what characterises the MDS spirit: a desire to push our limits whist at the same time respecting the environment.
This new graphic is also easier to reproduce on different mediums (tee-shirts, stickers, banners, etc.).
Participants in the next editions of MDS will be able to use this logo but must request approval from AOI, outlining the production and circulation media to be used (e.g.: tee shirts to be worn at an evening event or for the MDS itself, etc.). Any use of the logo must be authorised by AOI. The organisation will make the logo available to competitors in different formats (jpg, pdf, etc).
Long live this new logo!!!
Authorisation request for the use of the MARATHON DES SABLES logo, BY EMAIL ONLY- write to:
At the beginning of the week, His Majesty the King of Morocco received American Secretary of State Mrs Hillary Clinton, in Ouarzazate. The Sovereign presided over the presentation ceremony for the Moroccan solar energy project.
The King aims to cover 40% of the kingdom’s electricity needs using solar power.
This project to produce electricity from solar energy reaching a total of 2,000 megawatts represents an investment of 9 billion dollars.
The project is broken down over five sites, which should be operational by 2020, including Ouarzazate. Once completed, this project will allow for an annual saving of one million tonnes of oil, representing almost 500 million dollars and avoiding the emission of 3.7 million tonnes of CO2 per year in Morocco.
In the Greater South region, on this same date, Mr Patrick Bauer was with his "fine" team of patrollers. Setting off to survey the area for the creation of the “famous” 25th MDS course, we were able to glean a comment for future participants:
"Exclusively for the darbaroud.com website, I can reveal and confirm what numerous competitors have imagined for the 2010 edition! Yes indeed, the course, which is still made up of 6 stages, has been slightly extended to reach a total of 250 km - the 25th anniversary requires this! The itinerary will be packed with the most beautiful sites in the Saharan provinces. The menu will include dunes, mountains, dried up lakes, regs, oases and ... more dunes!"
In Ouarzazate once again, we must also acknowledge the presence of staff from the charity SOLIDARITE MARATHON DES SABLES who had come to set up a project dedicated to the children of the commune. The beginning of 2010 will herald the inauguration of a sports discovery centre. More than one hundred children aged 3 to 11 years will benefit, with physical education courses for the younger children and Athletics initiation for the others. Part of the centre will be reserved for mothers, with support courses (hygiene and health, micro-projects and literacy).
Miss Didi Touda, winner of the women’s race for the last 2 MDS, will be involved in this project, along with 6 local people. The centre is located at the entrance of Ouarzazate and is currently being developed. More information to come on the website.
"We have not inherited the world from our forefathers; we have borrowed it from our children" "Non abbiamo ereditato il mondo dai nostri genitori; l'abbiamo avuto in prestito dai nostri figli"
25th MDS = 250 kms
publication le 11/12/2009
BOUTIKL WEB
JDRF for Alex (D701)
publication le 16/12/2009
Alex Williams (AUS-D701) from Australia, he is 52 years old and is walking his first MdS in the 25th Marathon des Sables. He will turn 53 on the second day of the 2010 event. He will run for JDRF, Juvenile Diabetes Reserch Foundation.
He is using the opportunity to help the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) raise awareness about Type 1 Diabetes and the devastating affect it can have on the 46 miliion people around the world who suffer with this terrible illness, himself being one of them. He was diagnosed 36 years ago at the age of 17. Since then He have had more than 36,000 injections of insulin in order to stay alive from one day to the next. By raising awareness he hope to show other type 1 diabetics that they can still live a long, healthy and fulfilling life and achieve almost anything they set their mind to.
In addition to the shear joy of walking across the desert, something which he learned about when he lived in Saudi Arabia for 5 years, he have 2 other goals he aim to achieve from his efforts across the Sahara in 2010. Those 2 goals are first, to raise awareness and educate the public about the vital difference between type 1 and the more common type 2 diabetes. They are different illnesses that have similar symptoms but entirely different causes. And the second goal is to raise funds for JDRF to help them find a cure for type 1 diabetes.
If anyone would like to help his cause and make a donation to JDRF to help the 46 million people around the world who suffer type 1 diabetes now, as well as help the next generation of children avoid this terrible illness, they can make a contribution at this web page
Ernie Els for Autism for Adam (D383)
publication le 16/12/2009
Adam du Plooy (RSA-D383) is a 30 year old South African living and working in Dubai. He will be running in the 2010 edition of the 25th MDS and his goal is to raise awareness and funds for the Ernie Els for Autism foundationand Dubai Autism Center.
The first time, he saw a child with autism I knew that I would like to help the affected children and families. Autism is a complex brain disorder that inhibits a person’s ability to communicate and develop social relationships, and is often accompanied by extreme behavioural challenges. The cause and cure remain unknown. He would like to raise the profile of Autism awareness here in Dubai and the Gulf and make people aware of things like:
·Autism affects 1 in every 94 births across the globe
·Autism is the fastest growing developmental disability in the world
·67 Children are diagnosed with autism every day
·A new case of autism is diagnosed every 20 minutes
·More children will be diagnosed with autism this year than with Aids, Diabetes and Cancer combined
·Boys are four times more likely than girls to have autism
·There is no medical cure for autism.
He want to use the MDS in his quest to raise awareness for the disorder. Ernie Els immediately got on board when he found out that he wanted to run for Ben to raise autism awareness. He have set up a charity fundraising webpage for the Els for Autism and he is working with the Dubai Autism on a fundraising plan for the center.
Christian GINTER (FR) Anthony & hs father Christian
Christian GINTER (FR)
publication le 30/12/2009
Since its creation, MARATHON DES SABLES has had more than 10,000 participants. Many personalities have made their mark on the competition, but this individual is one of the few (along with Marco Olmo from Italy) to distinguish himself as much by his discretion as by his qualities as a runner. This discreet man is nevertheless the only competitor to have run and finished 22 MDS; i.e. more than 5500 km of desert. He will, of course, be back again in 2010 to celebrate 25 years of the competition. It’s dizzying to think of the hours devoted to training and rucksack preparation!
This young man from Jura (France) is a Lamourantin, i.e. an inhabitant of Lamoura, where he works as a catering manager. A real mountain dweller, he trains in the winter practicing cross country skiing. Excellent when it comes to the ‘non-stop’, where he is able to focus his efforts, he has long been one of the best MDS competitors, achieving 10th0 place and a team victory in 1996. He finished 2nd in Jordan in 2000 and was part of the winning Desert Cup team in Mali in 2003.
The whole ATLANTIDE team remembers ‘edition zero’ of the Desert Cup in Jordan in 1999. Setting off modestly as usual, he ended up taking the lead at the 60th km, with 108 remaining to run...
Anyone who saw Christian at the last CPs will still smile at the memory. He wasn’t convinced he was in the lead. Around 30 km from the finish, he started to have doubts. He asked where the runners behind him were, how many km were left to go, if it was true that no other runners had passed... And then, between the last CP and the finish, he got lost due to unclear course markers. After losing quite a bit of time finding his way once more, he finally crossed the finishing line. He thought he had been overtaken, cursing at getting lost. It took a moment for him to realise that he had actually won his first international race! He was on cloud nine and his face shone like a child opening his Christmas presents.
Although he has proven himself to be as modest as he is discreet, he is not the kind of man to keep his 20 years’ plus of experience to himself. He has become a master in the art of preparing his rucksack: for him, everything is weighed almost to the last gram. He gives some kindly tips when asked for advice on this, but is not to be counted upon too much for training advice... He trains alone, in silence and concentration, and he is not very keen on discussing the best or worst way to prepare: it’s up to each competitor to find what suits them.
Christian often declares that the MDS has changed his life. He thinks about it all year long and it is THE leading event on his sporting calendar. Like all addicts, he has ended up getting those close to him hooked. His son Anthony thus became a volunteer at AOI, before taking the further step of signing up as a runner. He made a sensational start in the event, finishing 81st in the 21st MDS, then 63rd in the 22nd and 28th in the 24th edition: the specialists will appreciate his performance...
For the 2010 edition, another Ginter will line up beside Christian on the starting line. His eldest son, Sébastien, coming to experience his father’s passion at least once.
For this 25th MDS, Christian will wear the symbolic number 23; granting him this modest request is the least we can do... Mr Christian GINTER, meet us at the finish line!
TIMING MDS Rucksack
publication le 24/09/2010
Following a study of three categories of runner:
• Englishmen: classified outside the top 100
• Frenchmen: classified outside the top 100
•Leaders: runners of all nationalities classified among the top 30
The average rucksack weight found is:
• for Englishmen: 11.3 kg for 19,200 calories, i.e. 5.2 kg of food
• for Frenchmen: 8.700 kg for 16,800 calories, i.e. 4.6 kg of food
• for Leaders: 7.200 kg for 16,000 calories, i.e. 4.7 kg of food
If we compare the weight of food for Frenchmen and Leaders, we find that there is not much difference, and indeed often less food weight carried by Frenchmen, for more calories. This contradiction springs from the participants’ eating habits.
The difference in food weight between Frenchmen and Englishmen is just 600 g for 2,400 additional calories. This gives a weight of 4,200 kg for 16,800 K/cal.
Englishmen thus appear to find energy products with more calories. They might gain some weight in this area as they rarely repackage their food, keeping the original packaging: a gain of around 200 g.
Frenchmen could ideally decrease the weight of their food by 400 g.
Englishmen nevertheless appear to carry too much food – some have 25,000 calories whereas 20,000 would be largely sufficient.
Equipment weight is:
•6.1 kg for Englishmen
•4.1 kg for Frenchmen
•2.5 kg for Leaders
Frenchmen carry more equipment weight than Leaders, but less than Englishmen.
We can note a difference of between 1.6 kg and 3.6 kg with regard to the equipment itself.
‘Comfort’ equipment is thus an area to work upon to decrease weight carried: change of clothes, mattress, stove, camera, MP3, book, etc.
- too many clothes: FAVOUR LIGHT FABRICS WHICH PROVIDE INSULATION.
- rucksack too big and thus heavier: A VOLUME OF 25 - 30 L IS SUFFICIENT
- duvet too heavy: IDEALLY SHOULD BE BETWEEN 500 G AND 1 KG
- cooking materiel, mattress, etc.: NO CUP, POLYCARBONATE SPOON/FORK, READYMEAL, HALF MATRESS, ETC.
- large wash bags and towels: IDEAL –PIECE OF SOAP, MINI TOWEL, MINI TOOTH BRUSH, TOOTHPASTE SAMPLE, EVEN A DISPOSABLE RAZOR
The leaders will only have one change of underwear in insulating, high-performing and lightweight material which they keep for the bivouac (pants or 2nd pair of shorts, 1 shirt and 1 pair of socks). They wash or rinse their running clothes to get rid of salt; to do this, they must, however, arrive early – also possible to dry during the night... For the evening, they have a sweatshirt or long sleeved shirt and a Tyvek suit.
Note: your cardiac rhythm increases by 20% when you run with a rucksack weighing the equivalent of 10% of your bodyweight. Support changes and the body has a tendency to lean forward. Your feet “slide” towards the end of your shoes. Rubbing increases, heightening the risk of injury to the lower back and shoulders.
It is thus self evident that the heavier your bag, the greater the risk of being hampered by various injuries, in particular blisters. It is thus important to pay particular attention to the weight of each object amongst your equipment.
Your rucksack should not, therefore, exceed a weight of 9 kg for 17,500 Kcal, i.e. 4.8 kg of food and 4.2 kg in equipment weight.
Ideally you should aim to get close to 8 kg for 17,000 Kcal, i.e. 4.4 kg of food and 3.6 kg in equipment weight.
This looks feasible based on the findings for Frenchmen, but drawing on Englishmen for the weight/Kcal ratio and Leaders for the equipment weight...
Easy!!! Start eliminating those excess grams!
Calculators at the ready!
Note: Some brands of rucksack declare that their bag is suitable or even recommended for the MDS. This is not true, as these bags can hamper the correct positioning of the runner number. It is important to check that the straps and/or the ventral pack are compatible with this specific rule (see more)
UWKC for Kyle (D679)
publication le 30/12/2009
Kyle Mc COY (US-D679) is participating in the MDS. As part of this experience, he is hoping to raise funds for the United Way of King County (UWKC). UWKC is a nonprofit organization with a particular focus on early learning and ending homelessness.
UWKC is an organization works to ensure that children are safe, healthy and ready to succeed when they enter kindergarten and that everyone has a safe place to call home. They are also focused on making an impact in the following areas:
* Older adults * Children, youth and families * Domestic violence and sexual assault * Health * Job training and employment
Kyle McCoy lives in Seattle, WA and works for a global diversified financial services company. Prior to this, Kyle served as an active duty U.S. Army officer for the 75th Ranger Regiment. He enjoys running, biking and international travel.
Please see his website for details and consider giving a few extra dollars if possible, or just track his progress and poke fun.
Ivan porras montoro (SP-D1075) from Madrid will run the 25th MDS to raise money for clowns without borders "PAYASOS SIN FRONTERAS".
His father in law was a clown and went every tuesday to act in the hospital NIÑO JESUS on Madrid, for sick children laugh. He died four years ago, it was so hard for his family and Ivan think that this project is a good tribute for him.
"Proyecto Solidario
El proyecto tiene la finalidad de recaudar la mayor cantidad de dinero posible para PAYASOS SIN FRONTERAS. En mi Web www.sables2010solidario.com se puede accede a contenidos en los que explico a que se dedica la ONG, como colaborar con el proyecto, y porque he elegido a PAYASOS SIN FRONTERAS como destinatario del dinero a recaudar
Tengo disponible un blog donde diariamente voy contando como van los entrenamientos, las aportaciones particulares al proyecto solidario, y sobre todo para poder estar en contacto con la gente que sigue el proyecto de una forma más directa."
Contacto
Para cualquier aclaración o ampliación de información te puedes poner en contacto conmigo. Muchas gracias.
Michael Williams (NZL-D702), a New Zealanderfrom Melbourne, running the 25th MdS, and raising money for Greenpeace during his training and running. He is wanting to specifically support Greenpeace's efforts to end commercial whaling, and their work leading up to the International Whaling Commission meeting in Agadir, Morocco, 28th May to 25th June 2010.
The details of his fundraising activities on his web site, here
LIEN BOUTIQUE MDS GB
IL CORRIDORE
publication le 11/01/2010
Within the running world, his name is synonymous with respect. Wherever he has run, his performances have earned him a reputation as an extraordinary runner. Not very talkative before or after the race, he expresses himself handsomely in the battle for victory. It is useless to draw up a list of his feats, as the story started some years ago and the victories and top three finishes flowed from there onwards.
It was at the 11thMDS that we saw his rangy figure appear for the first time. At his first MDS competition, there were several runners tipped for victory. He nevertheless finished third, behind the Russian André Derksen and Frenchman Patrice Costa, but ahead of two young Moroccans named Ahansal who had battled it out in the course of previous editions. At the 12th MDS, he finished 3rd once again and Lahcen Ahansal won the first of a long series of victories... From that time onwards, his name was ever present in the winners’ list. We must also, of course, emphasise that, from Veteran 1 to Veteran 3, he has been unrivalled in his category since the 12th MDS.
If we complete the table with his 4 victories in the DESERT CUP (3 in Jordan and 1 in Mali), anyone interested in running will have guessed that we are talking about the famous Italian Marco OLMO.
He is THE specialist in long distance races. His 2 UTMB victories in 2006 and 2007 cemented his renown and convinced the experts of his undeniable talents as a cross country runner. He is a sort of running alien, both in terms of his equipment, in his own DIY style, and his clothing from another era with its sometimes unexpected colours. But his most exceptional quality is the length of time he has been competing at the top level. He is 61 years’ old...
Not very inclined to chat, this man’s discretion sets journalists off course. A real ascetic, he lives to run. He trains alone, without the help of a coach, assistant or dietician. Up at 5am, no excess at breakfast and a visit to the acupuncturist in the event of a health problem. This is the simple life of a man used to working hard. His tough job as a digger driver left him hardly any leisure time, but he made the most of what little free time he had to run. Either to train or to participate in a competition. And when he’s not running, he devotes his time to meticulously preparing his equipment, with particular care in choosing his shoes.
This Piedmontese, from Cuneo, is a man of rare modesty, ill-at-ease with all the honours. He’s not the sort to jump for joy, which is a shame since he has a beautiful smile.... His exuberance is limited to embracing the finishing line. With such a record of achievements, some people would be more voluble, since he is recognised by everyone who has run with him or seen him run as one of the greatest cross country runners in the world. To beat him, you have to be very strong, manage the race almost perfectly... and of course be much younger than him. If not, at the slightest error, you’ll be overtaken.
Those who have seen the film devoted to him will have gathered that this man benefits from the support of an attentive wife. We would like to tell Mrs Renata Olmo that we owe her a big THANK YOU for allowing us to know such a champion. And if, by chance, she reads these few lines, we’d ask her to tell Marco that he is an example to the running world and will remain forever a WINNER!
Contacts for the DVD, here (subtitles in GB/FR/SP)
Marco Olmo will be the ID Numbers 582 in the 25th MDS
Macmillan Cancer for Siobhan (D269) & Neal (D271)
publication le 15/01/2010
Siobhann Royce (GB-D269) and Neal Johnston (GB-D271) are part of Team Perseverance and are fundraising for Macmillan Cancer.
During the race, they will be in team withPierre Alexis FLIPO (FR-D267), Eric Mehl (FR-D268) et Christophe Guillamet (FR-D271).
Meningitis Trust for Peter (D970)
publication le 19/01/2010
Peter Wilcox (GB-D970) run the 25th MDS to raise funds for the Meningitis Trust.
The Meningitis Trust is the UK’s longest established meningitis charity. It helps around 20,000 people each year through its range of specialist services; giving vital support to those who have been affected by this life-changing disease. With as many as 500,000 people living in the UK who have had either viral or bacterial meningitis and up to one adult in every four knowing someone who has had meningitis, the charity’s ongoing work is much-needed. The charity is committed to raising awareness of the signs and symptoms of meningitis and distributes millions of leaflets, posters, symptoms cards, information sheets and other materials every year.
Peter have received a letter from a mum of a young boy who contracted meningitis, but who pulled through and is now a very sporty, and active person.
"This is a very hard story to write even though it does have a happy ending.The emotions I feel about this subject were put away, forgotten. Now they are being raised so I can tell you.
Harry started to be sick and feel unwell on the evening of Sunday 16th March 2003. (Harry was four) " read more
Espagnole Contra el Cancer pour Jorge (D1061)
publication le 24/01/2010
Jorge Miralles Valls (ESP-D1061) run the MDS for the Espagnole Contra el cancer.
Proyecto Solidario
Para quien no me conozca me llamo Jorge Miralles Valls, tengo 51 años, soy de Alcoy, Alicante y llevo en esto del running hace apenas tres años en los que he participado en varias carreras de medio maratón y dos maratones, el primero en Berlín el 28-9-2008 en la misma carrera historica en que el corredor etíope Haile Gebreselassie batió el record del Mundo en Maratón en 2h 3’ 58“, aunque como podréis imaginar yo tardé bastante más, y el segundo fue el Maratón de San Sebastián el pasado 29 de Noviembre. Ahora estoy deseando que llegue el próximo día 4 de abril para estar en la línea de salida del 25 Marathon des Sables para poder realizar el sueño que me ronda por la cabeza desde hace casi dos años. Alguien dijo “Si puedes soñarlo, puedes hacerlo”, y yo no he dejado de soñar con esta carrera por el desierto desde la primera vez que oí hablar de ella. Algún amigo ya me ha dicho que esta carrera es una locura, pero la vida sin un punto de locura puede llegar a ser muy aburrida, y de vez en cuando hay que entregarse a las locuras que a uno le apasionan. Mi reto al participar en la Marathon Des Sables es hacerlo por algún motivo importante, por una causa solidaria y no limitar mi participación solo a un resultado y experiencia deportiva. Deporte y solidaridad suelen ir unidos, y el Maratón de Las Arenas es una buena muestra de ello, ya que cualquier participante tiene la oportunidad voluntariamente de apoyar cualquier causa humanitaria o benéfica, dar a conocer enfermedades infantiles o recaudar fondos para un proyecto humanitario.
En Julio del 2008 cumplí 50 años y para celebrar ese acontecimiento decidí hacerme un regalo especial ese año, correr con mis amigos en septiembre El Maratón de Berlín, algo impensable para mi hasta hacia muy poco. Dos días después de celebrar mi cumpleaños con todos mis amigos recibí un “regalo envenenado”, un posible cáncer de próstata, que se confirmó pocos días después tras diversas pruebas. El impacto es fuerte y cuesta creérselo, a partir de ese momento en tu vida hay un antes y un después, y las cosas que antes eran importantes y vitales ahora dejan de serlo y ya no te preocupan, piensas en ello las 24 horas del día y te preguntas ¿por qué a mí?, pero no hay que buscar explicaciones donde no las hay, son cosas que pasan fortuitamente y que le pueden pasar a cualquiera, no es momento de cerrar los ojos a la realidad , solo tienes que asimilarlo y seguir adelante con la mejor actitud y con más ganas de vivir ...
Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation for Gary (D661)
publication le 10/02/2010
Mt. Everest Summiter, Gary Guller (USA-D661) with one arm is to run in the 25th Marathon des Sables to benefit the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.
MISSION STATEMENT: The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation is dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by funding innovative research, and improving the quality of life for people living with paralysis through grants, information and advocacy.
About Gary Guller: Gary Guller is both a world-renowned, record-setting mountaineer and a professional motivational and inspirational speaker, trusted by the world’s top organizations and corporations. In 2003, Gary was leader of the largest ever cross-disability group to reach Mt Everest Base Camp, at 17,500 feet. After setting this record, he went on to summit the peak, reaching the summit on May 23, 2003, and becoming the first person in the world with one arm to summit Mt. Everest. Later the next year, Gary lead an expedition to the summit of the world’s sixth highest mountain, Mt. Cho Oyu, located in Tibet.
Just as he discovered his passion for alpine climbing, Gary lost the use of his arm (spinal cord injury) in a mountaineering accident. He stunned a medical team at Duke University by asking to have his paralyzed arm amputated, and, after serious introspection, he began climbing again, surmounting the barriers that stood in the way of his dreams. Gary has travelled and climbed all over the world, including numerous trips to Asia.
Gary is active internationally advocating for the potential of all people, but especially those living with a disability.
Please donate directly here at the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation.
Overview of Neurofibromatosis Association of Ireland
The Neurofibromatosis Association of Ireland was set up in 1985. It has evolved into a proactive support organisation for patients and their families. Its Key Objective are as follows:
Support the formation of an Neurofibromatosis Clinic, provide & staff a 24 Hour Help Line, provide information on Neurofibromatosis for patients and Health Professionals, promote an understanding of the problems encountered in the disorder, reach out to NF patients and their families and bring sufferers together in order to overcome the feeling of isolation they can experience, manage a funding programme to achieve our key objectives & support research, develop an awareness / education programme to assist sufferers & families also those involved in the education of NF children, distribute a quarterly Newsletter, assist in the early diagnosis of Neurofibromatosis, provide support to families who have children with learning difficulties, to raise an awareness of Neurofibromatosis among the community, to provide improved medical care, support & services for sufferers, focus on the problems facing children with Neurofibromatosis and the clinical guidelines for managing the condition, improve our communication services and cultivate a close working relationships between UK, European, Australia and US Associations.
OFFICIAL TEAMS : 46
publication le 14/02/2010
30 JRM • 746 John JAMIESON BLACK GBR 30 JRM • 747 Craig JARVIS GBR 30 JRM • 748 Guy MUIR GBR 30 JRM • 775 James OGILVIE GBR 30 JRM • 966 Hector TURNER GBR 30 JRM
A LA VIE • 173 Jean Philippe BOUVIER FRA A LA VIE • 174 Christian PERRON BAILLY FRA A LA VIE • 175 Patricia PERRON BAILLY FRA A LA VIE • 313 Nicolas ROUX FRA A LA VIE
ACCRO RUN • 165 Didier BOQUE BEL ACCRO RUN • 166 Jean Marc BOUTTEFEUX BEL ACCRO RUN • 167 Yves BOUTSEN BEL ACCRO RUN • 168 Thierry MASQUELIN BEL ACCRO RUN • 169 Tanguy DE THIER BEL ACCRO RUN • 574 Jerome COLSON BEL ACCRO RUN
ADEAVENTURA.COM • 981 Jorge ABAD NURI ESP ADEAVENTURA.COM • 982 Jorge ARMENGOL BORRAS ESP ADEAVENTURA.COM • 983 Carmen BONADA GOMA ESP ADEAVENTURA.COM • 984 Jose ROVIRA CASADEVALL ESP ADEAVENTURA.COM
AKMTRA • 13 Karim MOSTA FRA AKMTRA • 406 Philippe AUDIBERT FRA AKMTRA • 407 Xavier CLERGERIE FRA AKMTRA
AS FIGARELLA • 338 Claude LEONARDI FRA AS FIGARELLA • 339 Thierry LEONARDI FRA AS FIGARELLA • 340 Loic GIACOMETTI FRA AS FIGARELLA
ASSOCIATION GO-SENEGAL • 51 Guy RIVOIR SUI ASSOCIATION GO-SENEGAL • 52 Guy ECUYER SUI ASSOCIATION GO-SENEGAL • 60 Antonio TOLOSA ZOYO ESP ASSOCIATION GO-SENEGAL • 61 Thierry MIVELAZ SUI ASSOCIATION GO-SENEGAL • 72 Gerald COLLAUD SUI ASSOCIATION GO-SENEGAL
BHR TEAM • 242 Franck PAIREL FRA BHR TEAM • 243 Stephane ROCHE FRA BHR TEAM • 244 Dominique DAOULAS FRA BHR TEAM • 245 Philippe GILLET FRA BHR TEAM
BIKES4WORLD • 985 Carlos BENITEZ SANCHEZ ESP BIKES4WORLD • 986 Antoni BOTIFOLL CASTEJON ESP BIKES4WORLD • 987 Tomas LATORRE RUBIO ESP BIKES4WORLD • 988 Gustavo PEREZ LOPEZ ESP BIKES4WORLD
BON PIED BON OEIL • 215 Sylvain STEIN FRA BON PIED BON OEIL • 216 Michel OLLE FRA BON PIED BON OEIL • 217 Didier BENGUIGUI FRA BON PIED BON OEIL • 218 Andre BALTHAZARD FRA BON PIED BON OEIL • 219 Odile HOCHARD FRA BON PIED BON OEIL • 220 Gerard DELAVAUD FRA BON PIED BON OEIL • 221 Patrick BERNARD FRA BON PIED BON OEIL • 222 Hubert ERARD FRA BON PIED BON ŒIL
CORRICOLLANO • 993 Jose FERNANDEZ SAEZ ESP CORRICOLLANO • 994 Julio GOMEZ CAMACHO ESP CORRICOLLANO • 995 Jose Carlos OLMO RODRIGUEZ ESP CORRICOLLANO
DIAGAST • 424 Yves BARBREAU FRA DIAGAST • 425 Gaetan BOIDIN FRA DIAGAST • 426 Elise PINCHON FRA DIAGAST • 427 Bastien PERALTA FRA DIAGAST
DOC RUNNERS • 225 Dominique DI VINCENZO FRA DOC RUNNERS • 226 Christian LAPLACE FRA DOC RUNNERS • 227 Jan HAYON FRA DOC RUNNERS • 228 Christophe LACARRIERE FRA DOC RUNNERS • 229 Marie EVEN FRA DOC RUNNERS
DROIT AU COEUR 1 • 42 Fabien FIN FRA DROIT AU COEUR 1 • 55 Michel POCHET FRA DROIT AU COEUR 1 • 62 Bruno MACQUET FRA DROIT AU COEUR 1 • 107 Herve VALLEMONT FRA DROIT AU COEUR 1
DROIT AU COEUR 2 • 108 Elena RAYMOND FRA DROIT AU COEUR 2 • 109 Jean Claude RAYMOND FRA DROIT AU COEUR 2 • 110 Severine JUSTAMENTE FRA DROIT AU COEUR 2 • 111 Mick RAMAYET FRA DROIT AU COEUR 2 • 112 Michel BACH FRA DROIT AU COEUR 2 • 113 Sylvie CADIERNO FRA DROIT AU COEUR 2 • 114 Albert KOEHREN FRA DROIT AU COEUR 2 • 115 Dominique FOUASSIER FRA DROIT AU COEUR 2 • 510 Claude ROUSSEAU FRA DROIT AU COEUR 2
EMA • 124 Belkhir BELHADDAD FRA EMA • 125 Thomas DEKHAR FRA EMA • 126 Helene DEKHAR FRA EMA • 127 Pierre STEINBACH FRA EMA • 128 Eric LUCAS FRA EMA
EUROSPORT • 89 Anton VENCELJ SVN EUROSPORT • 503 Armin HOHENADLER GER EUROSPORT • 801 Matthew CHORLTON GBR EUROSPORT
FACING AFRICA • 703 Vijay AHUJA GBR FACING AFRICA • 704 Thomas AIKENS GBR FACING AFRICA • 705 John ASTLEY GBR FACING AFRICA • 706 Douglas BARBARO SANT MLT FACING AFRICA • 707 Alice BEAUMONT GBR FACING AFRICA • 708 Alexander BRENNAN GBR FACING AFRICA • 709 Alexander BRIERLEY GBR FACING AFRICA • 710 Kirsty BROWNLIE GBR FACING AFRICA • 711 Adrian CAROEN GBR FACING AFRICA • 712 Peter CLIST GBR FACING AFRICA • 713 Richard CULLEN GBR FACING AFRICA • 714 Gerry DONALDSON GBR FACING AFRICA • 715 Allan DOWIE GBR FACING AFRICA • 716 Stanley EDGAR GBR FACING AFRICA • 717 Felicity EDWARDS GBR FACING AFRICA • 718 Daniel FAHY GBR FACING AFRICA • 719 Nathan FARRUGIA MLT FACING AFRICA • 720 Jonathan GOODLAND GBR FACING AFRICA • 721 Rufus GORDON DEAN GBR FACING AFRICA • 722 Louise HERRON GBR FACING AFRICA • 723 Stephen HODGES GBR FACING AFRICA • 724 Patricia HOPE GBR FACING AFRICA • 725 Kai HOPKINS GBR FACING AFRICA • 726 Christopher HOWARD GBR FACING AFRICA • 727 David JORGENSEN GBR FACING AFRICA • 728 Adrian LAURENCE GBR FACING AFRICA • 729 Christopher LEWIS GBR FACING AFRICA • 730 Peter MANN GBR FACING AFRICA • 731 Richard MARSHALL GBR FACING AFRICA • 732 Danny MCLAUGHLIN GBR FACING AFRICA • 733 Alex MELCHIOR GBR FACING AFRICA • 734 Ketan MISTRY GBR FACING AFRICA • 735 Margaret MORGAN GBR FACING AFRICA • 736 Alexander PERKINS GBR FACING AFRICA • 737 Sophie POWER GBR FACING AFRICA • 738 Gustav ROBER GER FACING AFRICA • 739 Tony RUTTER GBR FACING AFRICA • 740 Thomas SAYER GBR FACING AFRICA • 741 Robert SHAKESPEARE GBR FACING AFRICA • 742 John SHELTON SMITH GBR FACING AFRICA • 743 Mark TOBIN IRL FACING AFRICA • 744 Andries VAN DER HORST JANSEN NDL FACING AFRICA
GALLEGOS EN EL SAHARA • 996 Carlos CASAS FERNANDEZ ESP GALLEGOS EN EL SAHARA • 997 Guillermo LIANO VIDAL ESP GALLEGOS EN EL SAHARA • 998 Alberto POUSADA DUARTE ESP GALLEGOS EN EL SAHARA • 999 Benjamin VILARINO REDONDO ESP GALLEGOS EN EL SAHARA
GROUPE BAHAL • 2 Aziz EL AKAD MAR GROUPE BAHAL • 3 Touda DIDI MAR GROUPE BAHAL • 4 Mustapha AIT AMAR MAR GROUPE BAHAL
INFINIE PASSION • 291 Armand ASLI FRA INFINIE PASSION • 292 Joel DAMAS FRA INFINIE PASSION • 294 Cathy RENOULT FRA INFINIE PASSION • 295 Mickael ROBIN FRA INFINIE PASSION • 296 Viviane SCHMITT FRA INFINIE PASSION • 297 Armelle GUILLAUME FRA INFINIE PASSION • 298 Catherine MULLER FRA INFINIE PASSION
INTERMARCHE • 142 Francisco MONTERO ESP INTERMARCHE • 143 Zulmira FERNANDES FRA INTERMARCHE • 144 Alain LOISON FRA INTERMARCHE • 145 Anne LOISON FRA INTERMARCHE • 146 Francis FRANCART FRA INTERMARCHE • 147 Jean Pascal COSTA FRA INTERMARCHE • 148 Jean Charles MARASSE FRA INTERMARCHE
L AIRE GRANOLLERS • 1003 Jose Manuel BERBEL ACOSTA ESP L AIRE GRANOLLERS • 1004 Josep FAURA ALBERTI ESP L AIRE GRANOLLERS • 1005 Xavier LARRUY CHAUME ESP L AIRE GRANOLLERS • 1006 Julian LOPEZ SEGU ESP L AIRE GRANOLLERS • 1007 Dolors PUIG PUIG ESP L AIRE GRANOLLERS • 1008 Luciano SANCHEZ SOLANO ESP L AIRE GRANOLLERS
LAURETTE FUGAIN • 171 Philippe GARCIA FRA LAURETTE FUGAIN • 176 Guy DJEMA FRA LAURETTE FUGAIN • 177 Christian JARRY FRA LAURETTE FUGAIN • 178 Henrik REXED SWE LAURETTE FUGAIN • 188 Jean Maurice BENSOUSSAN FRA LAURETTE FUGAIN
LEGENDRE BRETAGNE • 65 Patrick CHARPENTIER FRA LEGENDRE BRETAGNE • 66 Victor CHARPENTIER FRA LEGENDRE BRETAGNE • 67 Andre SICOT FRA LEGENDRE BRETAGNE • 86 Yves HERRAULT FRA LEGENDRE BRETAGNE
LES ALPHA 16 • 73 Alain MALMANCHE FRA LES ALPHA 16 • 74 Philippe BERTRAND FRA LES ALPHA 16 • 75 Alain RIVERAIN FRA LES ALPHA 16
LES CHTIS POUR L’ADIE • 121 Sylvain KINNEN FRA LES CHTIS POUR L’ADIE • 353 Damien LEPERS FRA LES CHTIS POUR L’ADIE • 354 Philippe AERTS FRA LES CHTIS POUR L’ADIE
LES MERZOU GARS • 370 Paul JANSSENS BEL LES MERZOU GARS • 371 Paul CARELS BEL LES MERZOU GARS • 372 James IRVINE GBR LES MERZOU GARS
LES RENARDS DU DESERT • 361 Frederic CHAHMERIAN FRA LES RENARDS DU DESERT • 362 Philippe HUAUX FRA LES RENARDS DU DESERT • 363 Laurent GOUAULT FRA LES RENARDS DU DESERT
LOS HURONES MACCAFERRI • 1009 Julio Miguel ASTUDILLO RODRIGUEZ ESP LOS HURONES MACCAFERRI • 1010 Bernard BERGE FRA LOS HURONES MACCAFERRI • 1011 Ricardo VICENTE CORREDERA ESP LOS HURONES MACCAFERRI • 1012 Ivan PORRAS MONTORO ESP LOS HURONES MACCAFERRI
MUCOJORETAPO • 411 Renaud MICHEL FRA MUCOJORETAPO • 412 Herve MICHEL FRA MUCOJORETAPO • 413 Philippe CABRERA FRA MUCOJORETAPO • 414 Jean Michel CABRERA FRA MUCOJORETAPO
SAHARA GARD AVENTURE • 323 Jerome PRIM FRA SAHARA GARD AVENTURE • 324 Christel AGNIEL FRA SAHARA GARD AVENTURE • 325 Laurent GUIGON FRA SAHARA GARD AVENTURE • 326 Frederick BEHNCKE FRA SAHARA GARD AVENTURE • 327 Guillaume JOUVE FRA SAHARA GARD AVENTURE • 430 Jalel SOMRANI FRA SAHARA GARD AVENTURE
SANDBLASTERS • 475 Colin LYALL GBR SANDBLASTERS • 476 Paul MOTT GBR SANDBLASTERS • 477 Stephen PARTRIDGE GBR SANDBLASTERS
SCOTTA ROATA CHIUSANI • 582 Marco OLMO ITA SCOTTA ROATA CHIUSANI • 583 Lorenzo TRINCHERI ITA SCOTTA ROATA CHIUSANI • 584 Mario MALERBA ITA SCOTTA ROATA CHIUSANI
SOLIDARITE MDS 1 • 48 Louis CORNEVIN FRA SOLIDARITE MDS 1 • 134 Stephane KIEHN FRA SOLIDARITE MDS 1 • 135 Laurent BERNS FRA SOLIDARITE MDS 1 • 136 Philippe NICASTRI FRA SOLIDARITE MDS 1 • 137 Jean Jacques MENGOU FRA SOLIDARITE MDS 1 • 138 Jean Emmanuel MARTINS FRA SOLIDARITE MDS 1
SOLIDARITE MDS 2 • 152 Souad ROCHDI FRA SOLIDARITE MDS 2 • 153 Stephanie NOGUES FRA SOLIDARITE MDS 2 • 154 Michel MARLE FRA SOLIDARITE MDS 2 • 155 Thierry MARLE FRA SOLIDARITE MDS 2 • 156 Jerome SCHEHR FRA SOLIDARITE MDS 2 • 284 Yves ROMAIN FRA SOLIDARITE MDS 2
TEAM MERCURY • 752 Damian MCDONNELL GBR TEAM MERCURY • 753 Mhairi MCINTOSH GBR TEAM MERCURY • 754 Nigel MCDIARMID GBR TEAM MERCURY
TEAM PAPILLONS DE CHARCOT • 364 Willy BERTHOME FRA TEAM PAPILLONS DE CHARCOT • 365 Bruno PANZA FRA TEAM PAPILLONS DE CHARCOT • 366 Thierry CASSEGRAIN FRA TEAM PAPILLONS DE CHARCOT • 367 Cyril PRENEZ FRA TEAM PAPILLONS DE CHARCOT
TEAM PERSEVERANCE • 267 Pierre Alexis FLIPO FRA TEAM PERSEVERANCE • 268 Eric MEHL FRA TEAM PERSEVERANCE • 269 Siobhann ROYCE GBR TEAM PERSEVERANCE • 270 Christophe GUILLAMET FRA TEAM PERSEVERANCE • 271 Neal JOHNSTON GBR TEAM PERSEVERANCE
TEAM RESILIENCE • 130 Marielle CHABAUD FRA TEAM RESILIENCE • 418 Valerie LACARRIERE FRA TEAM RESILIENCE • 419 Cecile DAQUIN FRA TEAM RESILIENCE
TEAM UBIQUE • 755 Andrew BARTON GBR TEAM UBIQUE • 756 Gary BAXENDALE GBR TEAM UBIQUE • 757 Damian BELLETTY GBR TEAM UBIQUE • 758 David DIXON GBR TEAM UBIQUE
TERRES D AVENTURE • 432 Pierre Etienne LEONARD FRA TERRES D AVENTURE • 433 Eric BALIAN FRA TERRES D AVENTURE • 434 Philippe ORIOT FRA TERRES D AVENTURE • 435 Eric NAJMAN FRA TERRES D AVENTURE • 436 Mohamed FARAJ MAR TERRES D AVENTURE • 437 Eric CHRISTIN FRA TERRES D AVENTURE • 438 Gilbert BOHBOT FRA TERRES D AVENTURE • 439 Charles POLIDORI FRA TERRES D AVENTURE • 440 Dominique BARBIER FRA TERRES D AVENTURE • 441 Benoit PELIER FRA TERRES D AVENTURE
THREE UNWISE MEN • 759 Russell BUNNAGE GBR THREE UNWISE MEN • 760 Alex FITZGERALD BARRON GBR THREE UNWISE MEN • 761 Simon HICKMAN GBR THREE UNWISE MEN
TRANGOWORLD CORRE • 989 Jorge AUBESO MARTINEZ ESP TRANGOWORLD CORRE • 990 Fernando CANTON DE LA SERNA ESP TRANGOWORLD CORRE • 991 Rodrigo ITURRALDE CHACON ESP TRANGOWORLD CORRE • 992 Gabriel SANTAMARIA MANSO ESP TRANGOWORLD CORRE
ULTRAFONDO AL ANDALUS • 1013 Julio BECERRA VICENTE ESP ULTRAFONDO AL ANDALUS • 1014 Gerardo GALLARDO GUERRERO ESP ULTRAFONDO AL ANDALUS • 1015 Manuel SOTO GARCIA ESP ULTRAFONDO AL ANDALUS
WHERE IS THE LIMIT • 1016 Josef AJRAM TARES ESP WHERE IS THE LIMIT • 1017 Fernando ALMEDA FONTCUBERTA ESP WHERE IS THE LIMIT • 1018 Toni CONTESTI COLL ESP WHERE IS THE LIMIT • 1019 Antonio MARSAL BONET ESP WHERE IS THE LIMIT
Sheffield Hospitals Charitable Trust for Tim (D423)
publication le 17/02/2010
Tim Hull-Bailey (GBR-D423) Geologist will run his MDS for SHCT an independent registered charity working with the NHS in Sheffield. Their aim is to enhance patient care by funding cutting-edge medical equipment, independent medical research, plus additional comforts and facilities for the benefit of their patients.
"In July 2009 I was posted to Cairo for a year, for some unknown reason I thought this was a perfect opportunity to test my level of endurance and once and for all prove that anybody can run, even me with my gammy legs. So I signed up for the Marathon Des Sables - "The toughest foot race on earth!", having never completed a single marathon, I thought 6 in 7 days across the Sahara would go some way to proving my point. Unfortunately much of these marathons will be made across sand dunes, whilst carrying all my kit and food for the full 7 days! So here I am a little over 2.5 months until the start, battling the flu, wondering just how I'm going to get fit enough for the ordeal ahead"
HUNGARY chidrens hospital for Simon (D408) & Harry (D409)
publication le 24/02/2010
Two athletes, Simon Saunders (GBR-408) and Harry Harron (IRL-D409) training together in Budapest, Hungary. As well as representing their home nations they are representing HUNGARY too and raising much need funds for a regional chidrens hospital.
Greg Dorey, the British Ambassador to Hungary, will launch a major new fund-raising appeal, with an initial target of € 50,000, at the 13th annual Budapest Burns Supper on Saturday 30 January 2010.
The plan is to raise funds to expand the number of mother and child distance trauma suites at the Second Department of Paediatrics at Budapest’s Semmelweis University Hospital, better known as SOTE II.
The rooms will allow the mothers of critically ill children coming in from the Hungarian countryside (and possibly, under certain circumstances, from outside the country’s borders) to stay with their offspring, an important aid to recovery. SOTE II has very few such facilities at present.
Tackling the fund-raising drive are Simon Saunders (GBR-408) and Harry Harron (IRL-D409), who will take part in April 2010 in what is known as the toughest foot race on earth: the Marathon des Sables (MdS). The two men are the only Hungary-based entrants from an international field of 750, and the first for five years.
The challenge covers 250km (155 miles), which equates to about five-and-a-half marathons, and is run across the Sahara Desert over six days. Competitors have to carry with them food, clothes, medical kit, sleeping bag, in fact everything they will need for the duration, apart from water and a tent. (Water is rationed and handed out at each checkpoint.)
Harron and Saunders will have to prepare all their own food throughout the race, and will need a minimum of 2,000 calories per day. Mid-day temperatures can get as high as 49°C (about 120°F), much of the day is spent running or hiking across uneven, rocky ground, and up to 20% of the total distance actually involves traversing sand dunes.
Physical fitness is important, of course, but only a fool would underestimate the mental stress that the team will need to endure. “Even though we have run many 42km (26 mile) marathons and mountain marathons between us, this does not mean that we will find the MdS easy – we are doing lots of training,” Harron and Saunders say on their blog, here
Saunders is the elder of the two-man team at 38. Now a personal trainer, he is a former cross-country athlete who has represented the UK. Harron, a pharmacist and entrepreneur, is 37. He has plenty of running experience of his own, and has already traversed 500km (310 miles) of this desert using wind power in the form of a kite and an adapted buggy.
The pair is now looking for people to sponsor its endeavours, and help it reach its fund-raising target. Company contributions to the costs of the specialist kit Harron and Saunders will need, or with their training programme, would be appreciated too. The City Home Lifestyle Complex in Ó utca is doing just that, having agreed to let the men use its PURE wellness centre and spa (including a 17m pool) in preparation for the MdS.
Directing the appeal and making sure the funds raised will be able to do the most good is the Robert Burns International Foundation, which distributes money raised by the annual Budapest Burns Supper, among other sources. Chairing the fund raising appeal will be Patrick McMenamin, who runs popular Budapest Scottish bar and restaurant The Caledonia, and who is also a member of the organising committee for the Burns Supper.
Harron and Saunders can be contacted via their blog, and Simon can be reached via email (saunders.simon@ymail.com), mobile phone (+36/30 526-3177 +36/30 526-3177 ) or Skype (simonteammypt).
Malaysian Aids for Ralph (D580)
publication le 01/03/2010
This year, once again, another Malaysian, Ralph Dixon (MAS-D580) will be participating in the race. He will be running for the HIV and AIDS cause and funds collected will be channeled to the Malaysian AIDS Foundation.
About the Malaysian AIDS Foundation The Malaysian AIDS Foundation (MAF) raises and administers funds through schemes that assist Malaysians living with HIV with their medical needs, children’s education, and entrepreneurship. In addition, MAF funds prevention, treatment and care programmes conducted by the Malaysian AIDS Council (MAC). MAF also distributes corporate donors’ funds to support projects which have been unable to secure government funding or projects located in parts of the country where resources are scarce. More information on MAF is made available on www.mac.org.my
Help for Heroes for John (D897)
publication le 03/03/2010
BP tanker driver John McKenzie (GB-D897) is running in aid of 'Help for Heroes'.
DROIT AU COEUR
publication le 04/03/2010
Keen to investigate his surroundings from the first, the newborn Michel BACH poked his nose out into the world a few weeks prematurely. A lively presence at his nursery school, he was soon getting himself noticed on the forms of the primary school in Champigny-sur-Marne. Never short of ideas, he invariably achieved distinction of the first order in fields which, unfortunately, bore little relation to the school curriculum. As a result, it was requested that this troublemaker should find a broader field to exercise his talents. Once again, he found himself passing through the exit door somewhat early …
This path led him straight into an active life. And what an active life it’s been – those who know a little about him are aware that he’s never found himself short of things to do; specifically in a field which, modesty demands, must remain unspoken. Generous in spirit, he has often been a victim of his own good nature …
Apart from his dedicated admiration for the fair sex, his fulsome imagination and his adaptability have consistently aided him in the successful pursuit of a rewarding professional career. Today, Michel is a company director, and combines a serious approach to business with a less-than-serious approach to himself.
Since developing a passion for competitive running, he has been found wherever a race is a celebratory event. Naturally, he has sometimes achieved respectable results, but this is of little import; for him, the key element lies elsewhere – anywhere, in fact, where the eccentric is king. He was one of the first to embark upon a new adventure, the MARATHON DES SABLES desert marathon (or “MDS”). This was an innovative, off-beat event, and all the competitors appeared to be just as crazy as he was. It was right up his street.
He was to return each year, bringing friends with him as a means of sharing the widest possible range of emotions. Having completed the event 22 times, Michel has become part of the legend of this trial of endurance. Unmistakably recognizable, his headgear is improbably decorated with feathers and a variety of lucky charms. “The Indian” is a familiar figure to every runner in the world. He has run virtually everywhere, enjoying a number of high achievements in fancy dress. Where disguise is concerned, he scales the heights. We are talking Art with a capital “A”. A Marquise in the Médoc, a Christmas Tree in Issy-les-Moulineaux, the Eiffel Tower in Paris – he has made headlines in the press and on TV, where his audacity is a source of sensation.
His personality is engaging in many ways, but there is one aspect which could be written about at length: his generosity. Founder of the DROIT AU COEUR association (“Straight to the Heart”), he works quietly (a rarity for him) to help the most disadvantaged. Not a MDS goes by without the distribution of educational equipment to desert schools. Whenever help is needed for the construction of a well, a solar-powered pumping station, a craft centre or a dispensary, he’ll be there. But Michel is not the only one with a commitment to sharing. As well as his band of close friends, he runs in the company (and sometimes with the support) of a brunette who ranks in the smarter set: Sylvie CADIERNO. In addition to her sporting prowess, she is one of the first to take the floor when it comes to offering valuable advice to newcomers. In the course of 11 races, soon to be 12, she has gained experience which she is happy to share with anyone, particularly women. For her, there is no question of ignoring her beauty regime just because she is in the desert. Invariably made-up and impeccably elegant, she wears a radiant smile under any circumstances, or almost any … Most of the time, anyway, as this is a beauty with spirit who knows how to show it.
In conclusion, as is so often the case with them, this will be an invitation to get involved. Either by contacting DROIT AU COEUR (E-mail: bachmichel@aol.com), or by joining them on 13th April at the Parc de Rentilly to run the "Marne and Gondoire Marathon", which they are organizing for the 6th time. This is a beautiful course, and the atmosphere will be convivial. Naturally, Sylvie and Michel will be running the 25th MDS, wearing numbers 113 and 112.
Andres Lledo (ESP-D1055) murciano de 30 años, corredor de ultra fondo en su segunda participacion en la prueba mas dura del mundo.
Por segundo año consecutivo correre la prueba por etapas mas dura del mundo el MARATÓN DE SABLES 2010.
SASEMAR-INAER MDS2010
INAER ya dio su apoyo a el equipo de sus rescatadores.
INAER - SAN FERNANDO 2010 La compañía INAER, patrocinadora del equipo INAER-San Fernando 2010, es la operadora internacional de servicios aéreos líder en Europa en operaciones on shore. Cuenta con 40 años de experiencia en el sector y más de 900.000 horas de vuelo. Entre sus servicios destacan emergencia médica y protección civil, salvamento marítimo, prevención y extinción de incendios forestales, así como transporte de pasajeros en línea regular. Además de en España, INAER está presente en Italia, Portugal, Francia, Reino Unido y Chile, y cuenta en la actualidad con más de 1.500 profesionales.
INAER se suma a SASEMAR, dos empresas dos entidades lideres cada una en su ámbito, que apuestan por esta aventura en las arenas del Sahara.
Adjunto el enlaces de prensa, presentacion, cartel y objetivo. Blog donde me podran seguir antes y durante mi aventura por el desierto.
If the MARATHON DES SABLES is the Queen of Saharan competitions, SULTAN is the King of tea. Out of this marriage, the 25th and now the 26th "SULTAN MARATHON DES SABLES" has been born.
Nomads traverse the desert each day, going for many kilometres across the Sahara on only dates and tea. This ancestral tea ritual practised by desert inhabitants is the symbol of a moment when time stands still and the oral tradition perpetuates around a community fire under the Southern Cross. Tea is also the drink which gives the best hydration to people living in this hostile environment, providing them with strength and reassurance. As they cross the finish line at each stage of the 26th "SULTAN MARATHON DES SABLES", the competitors from all over the world will experience this ritual for themselves under the banner. SULTAN tea will be a blessing following all the hard work - an incomparable sweetness for one and all, and an additional goal to raise morale for each test.
SULTAN tea at the finish - a single cup, like a gift from heaven.
FAWCO for Cynthia (US-D22) & Gwen (GB-D21)
publication le 14/03/2010
Cynthia Smith-Ayed (US-D22) and Gwen Deller (GB-D 21)from American International Women's Club of Casablanca, are taking marathon running to the extreme! Cynthia and Gwen have offered to run on behalf of The FAWCO Foundation to help raise funds for the Member’s Skills Enhancement Award.
The Foundation offers this Award to FAWCO club members who, “are acquiring new skills or enhancing existing ones”. The recipient may study in any country. They will proudly feature a FAWCO Foundation patch that will be specially made for the event.
For a minimum donation at the FAWCO Conference in Boston (March 2010) of $10.00, you will also receive The FAWCO Foundation patch that Cynthia and Gwen will wear (while quantities last). If you are not attending but want to salute this daring duo and their unbelievable journey, go to The Foundation’s website and make a donation using the Awards PayPal button on the How Can I Donate? page. Please be sure to state "Member's Skills Enhancement" or "Marathon des Sables" in the notes.
First person with polio on the MDS, Raymund (US-D634)
publication le 14/03/2010
Raymund Acevedo (US-D634) and Vladimir Martinovsk (CZE-D677) are two good friends participating to the MDS and fundraise for three non-profit organizations that work to help people with disabilities globally.
R a y m u n di sp h y s i c a l l yd i s a b l ed ,i n f e c t e dw i t hp o l i oa tt h ea geo fs i xm o n t h s ,a n dh a sw a l k e dw i t hc r u t c h e ss i n c eh ew a sf i v ey e a r so l d .H ew i l lb et h ef i r s tp e r s o nw i t hp o l i ot op a r t i c i p a t ei nt h i sm a r a t h o no nc r u t c h e sa n dw i t hl e gb r a c e s .V l a d i m i rw i l lw a l ka l o n g s i d eR a y m u n dt oe n c o u r a g eh i mo na n dk e e ph i mc o m p a n y.
Tehy are walking the marathon to raise money for three well respected charities recognized for their works to help better the lives of people with disabilities in the U.S. and all over the world. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, over 50 million Americans have some level of disability.
Everybody is asked to contribute: runners and organisers are encouraged to compress their mineral water bottles to reduce the volume of rubbish in the bins. This is a gesture of solidarity and ecological awareness. This simple action could reduce the number of bin bags to be collected threefold. This will make work less arduous for the teams in charge of this task and avoid the incessant circulation of vehicles around the bivouac. This ecological gesture requires no effort.
All you need to do is empty your bottle completely, unscrew the top and push on each end before throwing it into the containers situated at the CP exits or the bags fastened to each tent.
Thank you in advance on behalf of the people who will work to keep the desert clean.
Puertas al Futuro to the spanish team ULTRA AL ANDALUS
Watches from the famous English brand "BENNEY" will be awarded to competition winners in the general and female classifications.
The top three in each of these 2 categories will be presented with these exceptional watches by famous English watch creator Simon Benney.
It is important to remember that Simon (GB-D779) is also a runner and will start the 25th SULTAN MARATHON DES SABLES
Find out more about Mr Simon Benney's creations, here
April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day
publication le 31/03/2010
April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day. I will be observing it in the Sahara, running the Marathon des Sables for the kids and their families. Help the cause, spread the word.
George ARDAVANIS (GRE-D638)will be observing it in the Sahara, running the MDS for the kids and their families. Help the cause, spread the word.
"I’ m coming to ask for your support towards my effort to raise awareness on autism and make a contribution to the “Autistic Society of Trinidad and Tobago”.
As many of you know, on March 28th 2010, I shall depart for Morocco, where I’ll participate in the 25th Marathon des Sables. The Marathon des Sables is considered the hardest race on earth and the objective is to complete a six-day, 250km, most challenging and larger-than-life marathon across the Sahara. One of the main goals of my participation in this event is to sensitize people on autism in Trinidad and Tobago and help me to give back to this particular charity.
Autism is a complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life and affects a person’s ability to communicate and interact with others. There is no known single cause for autism, but increased awareness and funding can help families today. 2007 data indicate that the prevalence of autism is on the rise (1 in every 150 American children, and almost 1 in 94 boys). The Autism Society of the US estimates that the lifetime cost of caring for a child with autism ranges from $3.5 million to $5 million, and that the United States is facing almost $90 billion annually in costs for autism. [For more information on autism, please visit www.autism-society.com].
In Trinidad and Tobago, as of October 2007, there were over three hundred families registered with the Autistic Society of Trinidad and Tobago [web site: www.autismtt.org], but my understanding is that awareness remains low and funds are needed to advance the causes of the Society. Already my sponsors: 3M (Trinidad and Tobago), WSP International (Sweden), Herne European Consultancy (UK) and Green Leader (UK) were more than happy to help this cause. I am hoping you will find it in your heart to help, too.
At this time and until I return from the Sahara desert (April 13, 2010) all individual (non corporate) contributions made will be applied directly to the grant for the Autistic Society of Trinidad and Tobago.
Remember, no amount is too small. No contribution is trivial. Even if you can not help, please send this email to your friends and relatives. Please spread the word, let’s help these children and their families.
For any contributions that you would like to make, please make a deposit to the following account number: Republic Bank, George Ardavanis Account number: 340016748101 Please note that this account number was specifically set up for the Marathon des Sables sponsoring and the charity contributions. Cash donations can also be made by persons residing in Port of Spain. Just email me back to arrange.
Thank you for your attention and your support,
Regards,
Dr. George Ardavanis"
Make a Wish foundation for Martin (D53)
publication le 31/03/2010
Martin Dokkedal (DEN-D53) is running the 25th edition of MDS in support of the Make A Wish Foundation in Switzerland.
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Switzerland and Liechtenstein grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy · http://www.makeawish.ch/
Broadcast 19, 20, 21 and 22 april 2010 (french version only)
RESTAURANT OUARZAZATE (GB)
publication le 03/04/2010
LE JARDIN DES AROMES (Scented Garden)
This new restaurant opened its doors a few weeks ago and is proving to be a pure delight. Nothing but sophistication here where flavours rule the roost and the harmony and beauty of the setting is on an equal footing with the wonders of the menu.
Terrace dining areas overlook a small flower-filled garden and soft cosy seating entices you over to make your selection from the menu.
The menu is truly an invitation on a voyage with traditional chicken pastilla from Fes, filalia from mythical Tafilalet and tagine from royal Rabat.
All dishes such as lamb with dates and honey for example are accompanied by fresh vegetables, the flavour of which is enhanced by a skilful blend of spices chosen by chef Sara Ziadi when cooking up her culinary wonders.
We really recommend that you treat yourself in this restaurant known for its sweet oriental delights by remembering to leave enough room at the end of your meal for desserts jam-packed with the flavours and savours of Moroccan cuisine.
Restaurant owner Siham Rida spent over two years creating this magical place dedicated to culinary pleasures.
An eatery recommended by MDS team.
Adress : LE JARDIN DES AROMES 69 avenue Mohamed V (next to BMCI bank on the main road). Ouarzazate Phone : 05 24 88 88 02
France : L'ÉVENEMENTIEL : 2 pages TRAIL ATTITUDE : 6 pages -see the artcile, click here
Spain : RUNNER'S WORLD N°100, 3 pages TRAIL : first page + 6 pages OUTDOOR N°33 : first page + 3 pages
Germany : Trail Magazine, only on the web, click here
Telegraph TV / Discovery channel
publication le 28/06/2010
James Cracknell has been Olympic rowing champion twice, and is now a sports feature writer for the Daily Telegraph.
James Cracknell, OBE (born 5 May 1972) is a British rowing champion and double Olympic gold medalist and adventurer. Cracknell is married to TV and radio presenter Beverley Turner; they have two children: a son, Croyde (born in 2004), and a daughter, Kiki (born in 2009).
In the New Year Honours List, 2004, he was appointed OBE for services to sport. He is also a trained geography teacher, as stated in an episode of BBC comedy quiz School's Out.
Presenting and Journalism
He now presents sport on ITV and Channel 4. He covered The Boat Race 2007 with Mark Durden Smith for ITV and is the presenter of ITV's coverage of the British Superbike Championship. He is also the main presenter of Channel 4's Red Bull Air Race World Series coverage. He is a contracted columnist with the Daily Telegraph writing about various topics including sport, motoring, gardening, cookery and more Daily Telegraph, his column can be found online at telegraph.co.uk.
Charitable activity
From 27 February 2008 James Cracknell covered over 1,400 miles from the UK to Africa in 10 days, rowing, cycling and swimming. He rowed from Dover, England to Cap Gris Nez, France, then cycled to Tarifa, Spain, and finally swam across the Straits of Gibraltar from Tarifa to Punta de Cires, Morocco. He asked the comedian David Walliams to join him for the final part of his journey because of his previous experience in swimming the English Channel.[6] The money raised by the challenge goes towards the BBC's Sport Relief charity, with highlights of the action broadcast on 14 March. He is to be the special guest at The WiG GiG which aims to raise £10,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support.[citation needed] In January 2009, James took part in the Amundsen Omega 3 South Pole Race with his TV Presenter friend Ben Fogle and Dr Ed Coats as members of Team QinetiQ,[7] finishing in second, 20 hours behind the winning Norwegian team.[8] The race and the reasons behind was broadcast on BBC Television during summer 2009 in the series On Thin Ice. The trio raised funds for the Children's medical research charity Sparks, chosen as the charity partner in memory of Cracknell's niece, Eva, who died at six days old after suffering oxygen deprivation at birth.
On Saturday 3 October 2009, James Cracknell and Ben Fogle started an epic 60 hour (estimated) journey from Edinburgh to London riding a rickshaw in support of SSAFA. They aimed to arrive in time for the Pride of Britain Awards ceremony on Monday 5 October 2009.
They had to endure storm force gales in Scotland and Northumberland on their first day of the 450 mile ride.
Early on the last day they made a stop at Etonbury Middle School in Arlesey, off the A1 road to London, where about 100 children welcomed them and to wave them on their way.
James completed the grueling Marathon de Sables, dubbed the ‘toughest race on earth’ in April finishing in twelfth place – the highest placing by a British competitor in the history of the race. His overall time was 25 hours, 29 minutes and 35 seconds and he completed stage 1 in ninth place in a time of just 2 hours, 28 minutes and 12 seconds.
AOI has a scale of reimbursement should you cancel your enrolment during the last few months before the race (see Art.26 of race regulations). In order to avoid any misunderstandings or unpleasant surprises, competitors are advised to take out cancellation insurance (information available in travel agencies). Anyone can have a last minute problem after all.
For more information contact your representant and if you have not representant, please contact AOI
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SMDS Open day
publication le 14/08/2010
Nothing beats a site visit to discover the activities of the Sport Eveil Académie. In order to satisfy the rightful curiosity of the inhabitants of the Isfoutalil district of Ouarzazate, an Open Day was organised by the SMDS Association on 4th July, when it was 35 degrees in the shade. Marie Bauer, president, Patrick Bauer, honorary president and Marie Jeanne Courtier, General Secretary were present alongside training personnel to offer a warm welcome to the many visitors who came to explore the centre.
Right from the start there was quite a crowd, dozens of families from near and far came to view the premises and the activities on offer. This festive event was honoured by the presence of the chief, Mohamed ALAOUI who is head of the administrative district.
Bespoke equipment in a centre unique in the region
For many months, the association has been preparing itself to offer quality equipment to the region’s most underprivileged children. Children who have never had the opportunity to practice a sport have been the first to test the equipment with delight; a stadium kit was made available on their registration and displayed during the open day. Watched tenderly by the parents, the children put all their energies into showing what they had learnt under the watchful eye of the Sports Adviser, Mohamed Ait Moudoud and Touda Didi, double champion of the marathon des sables (women's category). Excellent demonstrations revealed talents to be watched and encouraged.
A world of young talent from 3 to 11 years old Responsible for the children aged between 3 and 5, Saida welcomed the mothers into the room with orange colours to explain the sporting initiative programs.
Hassna shared the literacy room with a buffet full of cakes and almonds; her warm welcome rivalling the ambient temperature, with mint tea to quench the thirst of visitors.
Literacy: very popular classes
Mothers dropping their children off at the centre were enrolled in literacy classes offered during the children’s lessons; in two months they learnt about the alphabet and numbers. They can now write a contact telephone number on their own thanks to their knowledge of numbers. Very diligent, they started with a slate and very quickly received their own book so they could draw the letters of the Arab alphabet dozens of times and write their first syllables with the guidance of their teacher Hassna. They are interested in hygiene classes and all ask for one thing, to learn French; for them, this would give them the chance to work, especially in hotels. Around sixty women were involved in these classes to break free from their isolation by learning to write and thus change their daily lives. They deserve our admiration.
Re-opening in September
The Sport Eveil Académie sporting academy which has welcomed over one hundred children for sports initiation activities and introductions to athletics since 11th April will re-open on 16th September 2010.
ZDF Neo, TV REPORT
publication le 13/09/2010
ZDF is one of the largest German channels, ranked at number two. It broadcasts information, reviews, culture and entertainment. Here we find a vision of world and German reality.
The German channel will broadcast a report on the 25th SULTAN MARATHON DES SABLES, produced by a Belgium production team who attended the last edition.
This coming 30 September will be the closing date for pre-registration for the 26th SULTAN MARATHON DES SABLES 2011. The full registration file must be received by AOI or your official representative (see list of countries represented) by 30 September 2010 at the latest.
ADMINISTRATIVE OBLIGATIONS (ART. 25)
Send bedore the 30 september 2010
7 compulsory documents
the first payment (or the total entry fees)
entry form, completed, dated and signed additional
information form, completed, dated and signed,
photocopy of valid passport (including issue date),
2 identity-sized photos (with competitor’s name on the back),
hotel form, completed and signed, (not for the BOM competitors)
a security deposit cheque of 200 Euros (to be cashed only in the event of penalties or withdrawal). Ask your official representative for the list of requirements
If you are receiving long term treatment for a chronic disease, attach a sealed letter addressed to the Medical Director à AOI - BP 20098 - 10002 TROYES Cedex - FRANCE
To register after the 30 september, contact AOI or your official representative.
The children of the Sport Eveil Académie on excursion
publication le 13/09/2010
Most of them had never got into a bus and had never left their parents, let alone their neighbourhood situated on the outskirts of Ouarzazate.
Then why not organise an outing for them? A day that would be different from any other, during which they would discover their country?
Their agreement demonstrating their trust in the individuals in charge, the children's parents came very early so as not to miss the departure and were very emotional seeing their sons and daughters get into a bus at 10am on Monday 5 July.
Marie Bauer, the President of the association, accompanied by Patrick Bauer, Honorary President and Marie Jeanne Courtier, Secretary General, shared a great experience of intense joy from the time the bus set off to the Berber chants of the participants, big and small.
For the great majority of the 50 children who participated, this bus trip was their very first, with the discovery of two magnificent sites:
-5 July: The Dadés Gorges
-14 July: The Ksar (fortified village) of Ait Ben Haddou.
CTM generously provided the association with a bus to reach these two magnificent sites in the Moroccan South. A very big thank you goes to its Chief Executive Officer and Tourism Transport Manager.
The first destination - The Dadés Gorges - was chosen for the beauty of the trip, offering fortified villages in ochre colours standing out among the verdant flora.
The little travellers continued to sing at the top of their lungs throughout this two-hour trip through the valley of a thousand kasbahs.
Everyone in the water!
In some places, the river Dadés transforms itself into streams. Nothing more was needed for a pre-lunch stop to transform into a paddling session and then, very quickly, into… bathing. Swimming is not included in Sport Eveil Académie's disciplines, but the learner swimmers threw themselves into these thirty centimetres of clear water, to the great displeasure of the accompaniers, who had to get in too! A real refreshing pleasure; the most daring tried out underwater swimming like fishes!
A party menu: chips of course!
This improvised bathe worked up a good appetite and Kasbah dans la vallée restaurant was assaulted by the famished group, who did justice to the chicken brochettes with chips and watermelon at a very competitive price. Curiously, the children were very calm and certainly impressed by the blue earthenware décor in the restaurant's dining room and by the service. Every one of them enjoyed their meal and each plate came back to the kitchen completely empty.
The return bus journey was calmer, with our swimmers getting their strength back to tell their parents about their unforgettable adventure.
Destination Ait Ben Haddou on 14 July: 30 children visited this Unesco world heritage site
The Ksar of Ait Ben Haddou, a Unesco world heritage site since 1987, is also a location for the filming of famous films such as Lawrence of Arabia and Kundun. The children were thus able to discover one of the most beautiful sites of the Draa valley, dating from the 11th century. It receives more than 130,000 tourists a year, 30 kms from Ouarzazate. This very educational trip allowed the children to discover the history of the Ksar (fortress), which is an example of traditional Moroccan architecture.
Marie Bauer, President of the association, gave a warm thank you to Mr Moulay, the manager of PHP travel agency in Ouarzazate, who provided funding for meals for the 30 children and 4 accompaniers.
Bravo for this solidarity initiative, which goes straight to our hearts!!!!
Several of the same kinds of outings are planned for the 2011 school holidays. This will allow children from popular neighbourhoods to also benefit from a holiday and to discover the magnificent places in this region of Morocco.
Sport Eveil Académie: an enthusiastic start to the new school year!
publication le 28/10/2010
A lot of enthusiasm on 16 and 17 September at the Sport Eveil Académie premises!
Indeed, two days were needed for registration for the athletics initiation activities. In the end, around one hundred children aged between 6 and 11 years signed up, to which should be added the fifty 3 to 5 year-olds for the sports discovery course and the 60 women for the literacy classes.
Athletics initiation: a big increase in numbers
The association’s office decided to further open the access to sporting activities for two reasons: to make the facilities profitable and to meet the increasing and pressing demand since the centre opened. The set aim was to receive a minimum of six groups of 20 children, instead of the three groups of 20 formed during the breaking-in period for the activities, which took place from April to July. This goal was achieved, to the great satisfaction of the families and organising team. 5 groups are in operation and a sixth group currently being formed in accordance with school requirements.
All registration requests submitted by parents were followed up at once, with an on-site physical aptitude medical examination by Doctor Echafaiy from Ouarzazate hospital centre. Two children with serious visual deficiencies will benefit from an adapted programme, which will allow them to take advantage of the activities in the same way as the other children in good health.
These examinations are paid for by the association, taking account of the families’ resources.
Professional facilities
All the elements of the stadium kit (the first of its kind in a private sports centre in Morocco) have been deployed in the centre’s inside arena; Jean-Paul Bourdon, FFA technical officer, who specialises in the use of the kit, delivered a training session to Touda Didi, the centre’s sporting coordinator and, lest we forget, a top level athlete and winner of the women’s MDS in 2009. Theory was put into practice straight away with the children registered for the first session, who waited impatiently for the doors to open well before the scheduled date.
A course dedicated to speed was designed close to the centre, with authorisation from the local authorities. The marking of the course, using small piles of orange coloured stones, is strangely reminiscent of that carried out by the course markers for the MDS.
Women committed to the literacy programme;
All the women who signed up in April came back to register for the September programme, with the exception of two, who had left Isfoutalil. This is recognition of the work carried out by the coordinator, Hassna, who possesses all the pedagogical qualities needed to teach adult learners. Each of the three groups is limited to 20 women and a waiting list was drawn up, like in April.
Quality sports discovery for the young ones
Two coordinators welcome the young children three times a week: Saida and Touda are a highly responsive partnership, managing around twenty youngsters developing the love of sport. The programme, written by Odile Collinet, intersperses physical activity and indoor activities. It’s a joy to watch these little gems trying to act like the grownups!!!!
After the effort: a snack, of course!
This little band need to eat their fill, and become very disciplined when the cakes arrive, made by our cook, Mahjouba, in addition to fruit salads and dairy products. The daily management of this refuelling is the responsibility of Aurélie Chatellier, the team’s new arrival and a resident of Ouarzazate. The snack is served in the centre’s inner courtyard, in the shade of the olive trees – a habit which does not depend on the caprices of the weather, as the Moroccan autumn is always fine.
What immediate needs?
Sponsoring of the children is underway, designed to finance the purchase of new sports shoes, to replace the flip-flops worn by the worst-equipped children. A pair of trainers costs 200 dirhams.
200 dirhams is the equivalent of 20 Euros: a little less than the value of a supporter’s order (30 Euros).
We would be delighted if your generosity could help us to equip each child in the Sport Eveil Académie for a successful return to sport this autumn.
TIMING MDS race regulation
publication le 10/11/2010
Whether this is the 1st or 20th time you are participating in the event, it remains essential to read the rules carefully. These provide the answers to the majority of questions competitors ask. The following articles of the rules merit particular attention. They are either part of the fundamental points, have undergone modifications or are completely new.
COMPETITORS’ CATEGORIES (ART. 5)
With regard to the classification of veterans, the year of birth will be used as a reference.
- VF1 and VH1: 40 years old during the year 2011 (born between 1971 and 1962)
- VF2 and VH2: 50 years old during the year 2011 (born between 1961 and 1952)
- VF3 and VH3: 60 years old during the year 2011 (born between 1951 and 1942)
- VF4 and VH4: 70 years old during the year 2011 (born between 1941 and 1932)
CLASSIFICATION AND TRANSPONDER (ART. 15 and 27)
Each competitor receives a small electronic device which allows for their time between the CP and finish to be recorded. This device contains the competitor’s personal data (vest n°, age, sex, etc.) It is therefore unique and its loss is problematic. If you lose your transponder, it may be replaced through paying a penalty fixed by the service provider. If a competitor loses their transponder for a 2nd time, they will pay a second set fine and will be automatically excluded from the race (See ART. 28).
WATER SUPPLIES (ART.16)
The quantities of water distributed at the various control points allow for competitors’ daily needs to be managed. Certain checks will allow for a choice of 1.5 or 3 litres of water, so as not to penalise the faster runners and also allow the slower runners to hydrate themselves correctly, with it being up to them to transport more weight. Runners, who rarely take 3 litres, will not be able to make up for this water later on.
At the end of the non-stop stages, all competitors will receive 4.5 litres at the finish line and 4.5 additional litres on the 2nd day, from 12pm, at the water distribution point situated in the middle of the competitors’ camp.
BIVOUAC (ART. 16)
The competitors are housed in mobile tents designed for 8 people. These tents are attributed by registration country, according to the number of competitors registered. There are 10 distinct sectors corresponding to each representative: Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Luxembourg, Morocco, Spain, USA and France. The competitors must, without fail, stay in the sector reserved for them, without encroaching on the other tents. Failure to adhere to this rule will incur a penalty (see ART. 27 and 28).
BEHAVIOUR (ART. 27)
Insults, inappropriate gestures or any other behaviour which goes against sporting ethics will not be tolerated. Although very rare in the MDS, behavioural errors will be penalised and may lead to the competitor in question being excluded from the race (see ART. 28).
LUGGAGE
As mentioned in the Tips and Tricks* section, with regard to luggage in air transport, competitors are strongly recommended to keep their backpack with them as hand luggage. The same goes for your shoes, running apparel and duvet. These items are difficult to replace. If baggage goes astray, and they are lost, this could be irremediable and could even lead to a competitor having to withdraw from the race. It is better to keep them with you as hand luggage and put anything which might cause problems when boarding in your hold luggage: survival kit, food, medication, creams, etc.
The reconnaissance mission for the 26th MDS has come up with a course worthy of the event’s reputation. Anyone who thought it might be hard to devise an itinerary to match the beauty and difficulty of the 25th anniversary MDS will soon see that nothing is impossible after all. We can now announce that the 26th SULTAN MARATHON DES SABLES will be a wonderful event in every sense of the word.
To stir the imagination of forthcoming participants, here are two or three exclusive snippets from the 2011 itinerary. With its 13 km of majestic dunes, Erg Chebbi will be one of this year’s high points. The dunes, Morocco’s highest, are undeniably difficult to cross, but in recompense they offer a feast of arabesques to the eyes. Several jebels with slopes exceeding 12% will add colour to the course and reveal some breathtaking scenery. It’s a wonderful sensation to stand high and take in a 360% view. Patrick and his trackers once again took their time to contemplate those familiar panoramas that have lost nothing of their charm.
This year, sand and dunes will be present in every stage of the marathon. There will also be numerous oueds to cross that no one ever goes over because they are off the beaten track. Some remote villages will be passed through, giving an idea of the daily lives of a people attached to their land and traditions. Also included will be a pair of dried-up lakes and a few steep-sided gorges to bring reality into the picture. And the valleys, of course – there will be some very beautiful valleys, plus plateaux with pretty black stones littered with fossils. If you want to know more, you’ll just have to come and see it for real on 1 April 2011.
Many people look at a programme like this and wonder if they will be ready, or if they are up to standard. Obviously, you need to train hard to get to the finishing line, but that doesn’t mean that you need to be a Super Marathon Runner to finish. Speed isn’t everything, and a good walker is perfectly capable of completing the MDS, and often arrives a lot fresher than a runner who has had trouble pacing him or herself. It’s important to realise that this unique opportunity to cross the desert in complete security is not reserved to a select few. Discovering the majestic landscapes of the Moroccan southern Sahara is a rare pleasure within the reach of experienced hiking enthusiasts. When it comes to the competition, clearly only the great champions will get to taste victory, but most competitors simply target the finish line, which above all calls for a good dose of determination and knowing how to pace yourself.
On that subject, and to conclude, Patrick BAUER would like to inform runners that pacing themselves is crucial, because the distance won’t be any shorter than it was last year. He would also like to remind participants that water management is a fundamental concept of the MDS – failing to take the recommended amount of water to the CP can turn out to be a severe handicap, and in any case much more penalising than carrying a standby litre.
Long & hot
publication le 08/10/2010
WEEK END MARATHON DES SABLES
publication le 15/12/2010
The MARATHON DES SABLES is a race apart, unique in its kind. Because of the nature of the marathon’s rules and its location (i.e. food self-sufficiency, desert, security), runners’ supporters cannot access the event. We know how important it is for runners, their families, friends and sponsors to share the moment and live through the experience together.
For that reason, a long weekend has been organized to give you a chance to be at the finishing line of the last two stages. The voyage takes place in parallel with the MARATHON DES SABLES (with different flights and hotels from the MDS runners). The trip is being organized by Terres d’Aventure, which has partnered MARATHON DES SABLES since 1995.
He even excelled at a sport we’d never seem him do: high jump!
A great champion meets some champions in the making
publication le 17/12/2010
It was 3 PM on Wednesday 8 December. Touda had just called the register for group 1 and was starting on the children’s warm-up exercises. At the Sport Eveil Académie, the doorbell rang to announce a visitor – not just any visitor, but an exceptional sportsman in the form of Lahcen AHANSAL grand champion of the MARATHON DES SABLES and never yet equalled.
He had made it his great ambition, and he managed to turn his dream into reality: Lahcen AHANSAL won his tenth MARATHON DES SABLES title, the ninth in a row, at the end of the sixth and final stage of the 22nd event.
Passing through Ouarzazate in preparation for the Zagora marathon due on 31 December, he stopped by to say hello to the president of the children’s association, Marie BAUER After his “salaam”, he willingly joined the children in their warm-up session and then completed all the sports tests with them. He even excelled at a sport we’d never seem him do: high jump!
The children were delighted when the great marathon winner ran with them without overtaking, and the friendship and emotion were palpable.
Thank you Lahcen for such a warm and friendly visit and we wish you much success at the Zagora Marathon on 31 December.
Psst, the word is that Touda Didi may well be on the start line on 31/12.
Lahcen AHANSAL is the unrefuted king of the desert. The native Moroccan has won ten MARATHON DES SABLES gold medals in the deserts of his homeland.
Lahcen AHANSAL is a long-distance runner from Morocco, born in Amzrou (Zagora) in 1971. He is viewed as the MARATHON DES SABLES specialist after winning it ten times. He had a regular education and didn’t start athletics until the relatively late age of 19. The following year, he trained for two months at the Moroccan National Athletics School (in Rabat). He attempted the Moroccan cross-country championship but gave up before reaching the end, and took part in the first stage of the sixth MDS, coming second. The race was a revelation and Lahcen quickly made it his own. After a promising start (3rd place in 1992), disillusion (lack of sponsorship in 1993), high-ranking positions (5th place in 1994 and 1996) and giving up in 1995, it wasn’t until his fifth official attempt that he managed to reach the ultimate victory in 1997. Although the following year saw him reach second place, Lahcen set off on a chain of nine wins in a row from 1999 to 2007, transforming him into the uncontested master of the race. In 2008, it was his brother Mohammed who won the legendary contest.
As well as his sporting activities, Lahcen also organizes treks in the south of Morocco and the Zagora Marathon.
We chose the name Lupi (Wolves) because we like exploring the land together, just like wolves do in pack. We are wild and we love living close to nature. Going through many experiences made of efforts and survival, we gained an active and unflagging attitude towards any challenge, though still loving a peaceful way of living.
We love the impassable mountain paths, the green grasslands, the scorching sand of the deserts and the cold snow of the glaciers. Nothing ever stops us !
We like observing together the stars from the most beautiful places in the world, no matter how cold or hot the weather can be…
With humbleness, we share joys and pains of the pack. We help each other but never intrude other people's spaces.
In a few months we are going through another adventure and our common enthusiasm will help us to overcome the difficulties we will have to face.
We are carnivorous, but this time we have to be content with the lyophilized food ! ... I guess we will keep our teeth ready for another adventure!
Careful, we are The Lupi !
472 PIACENTINI Danilo ITA I LUPI - TEAM KAYAK
473 TARANTOLA Stefano ITA I LUPI - TEAM KAYAK
474 SARA Giorgio ITA I LUPI - TEAM KAYAK
475 FURLANETTO Marta ITA I LUPI - TEAM KAYAK
476 DORIS Lorenzo ITA I LUPI - TEAM KAYAK
477 GRECO Maria Raffaella ITA I LUPI - TEAM KAYAK
PRESENTAZIONE "iLupi-TeamKAYAK" Ci chiamiamo Lupi perche’ solchiamo il territorio in branco, siamo selvatici e amiamo vivere nella natura, nei nostri occhi chiari e limpidi riflettono le immagini delle nostre esperienze fatte di fatica, sopravvivenza e ingegno nel ritrovare il giusto percorso per una vita serena.Amiamo gli impervi sentieri di montagna, le verdi praterie, le infuocate sabbie dei deserti e le fredde nevi dei ghiacciai, non ci fermiamo davanti a nulla…Ci piace osservare le stelle dai punti piu’ belli della terra sdraiati insieme sui terreni freddi, caldi, secchi o umidi, basta poter osservare…Sfruttiamo la nostra umilta’ per condividere le gioie e i dolori del branco, ci annusiamo ma non invadiamo mai lo spazio degli altri.Tra qualche mese inizieremo un’altra avventura aiutandoci a superare le difficolta’ che incontreremo con l’entusiasmo che ci accomuna.Siamo carnivori ma questa volta per nutrirci dovremo accontentarci degli indispensabili liofilizzati… vorra’ dire che utilizzeremo i denti in un'altra avventura.Attenzione siamo Lupi!
26th SULTAN MDS
publication le 11/01/2011
Happy new year 2011
Nick run his MDS for a cancer charity
publication le 11/01/2011
Nick Tiller (D854 - GB)is about to run six marathons in six days in 50-degree heat. Even he thinks he is crazy
Fitness fanatic Nick Tiller is preparing to run 156 miles over six days -- that's pretty much a marathon a day. Oh, and he will be doing it in 50-degree heat across the Sahara Desert in southern Morocco. Why? To raise money for the Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign.
The 28-year-old physiologist tells People: "I started doing marathons and kept wanting to push myself, and I have always wanted to do something for a cancer charity."
Mr Tiller, who is one of 200 people from the UK competing in the race, will have to be completely self-sufficient for its duration, carrying all food, clothes, a sleeping bag, medical kit and an anti-venom pump to protect against snake bites and scorpions, in a 10kg rucksack on his back.
"Everyone thinks I am nuts, without exception. But I think you have to be a bit crazy to do something like this." He recently completed three marathons in three days. The feat, known as the Marathon Des Sables, takes place from March 31 to April 11 next year. What is he most worried about? "Midday temperatures can reach 50 degrees centigrade and I am worried about my appetite being suppressed in the heat. Knowing what to take in the backpack is also a worry. There have also been cases of people getting lost in the desert." Mr Tiller is running around 100 miles a week in preparation.
"This is without a doubt the toughest event I have entered, and the decision to do so was not made lightly. I also believe that anyone has the potential to do something like this." Umm. www.nicksdesertrun.com
The first symposium on “local and emergency citizen-based medical care”, organized at the initiative of Patrick Bauer, honorary president of the association Solidarité Marathon des Sables, took place on 4 and 5 December in Ouarzazate. The event had a clear objective: to make health and tourism professionals aware of the problems involved in providing local medical care in the southern provinces of Morocco, and to give training in new emergency care tools.
This first gathering greatly exceeded organizers’ expectations. Over 80 Moroccan and French health and tourism professionals attended the event to discuss emergency medical care in remote regions far from the capital. It was described by the press and participants as “the first of its kind”. The presentations and ensuing debates were intense, pointing to shortages and malfunctioning, and calling for new strategies to deal with the situation.
Sharing practical skills Participants were particularly keen to take part in discussion workshops on subjects like regulations for emergency medical care, and training on how to use a defibrillator and basic first aid. The focus was on what improvements can be made.
Reanimation specialists, like Professor Alexandre Mignon from Cochin Hospital and Professor Mohamed Miguil from Casablanca CHU, attended the event to demonstrate how a defibrillator can be used by a regular citizen in an emergency to save the life of someone under cardiac distress. Anyone can now save a life using a defibrillator, which is easy to use. France currently possesses 70,000 defibrillators and the equipment could be used in the tourist provinces of Ouarzazate Er rachidia, Tinerhir, Zagora and Tata.
A demonstration was made of a medical evacuation by helicopter with the help of the Marrakesh-based company Héliconia. This provided an occasion to discover two mobile health units from the national initiative for human development attributed to the Ourazazate province by His Majesty the King.
Mr Adeslem Bekrate, governor of Ouarzazate province, and Mr Mohamed Mjid, President of the M’Jid Foundation, thanked Mr Patrick Bauer warmly for initiating the event, which could lead to new partnerships aiming to equip the provinces of Ouarzazate, Er rachidia, Tinerhir, Zagora and Tata with suitable means to save people in distress in remote areas.
Equipment and partnerships to help inhabitants Isabelle Weill, president of the French association RMC/BFM, announced the donation of ten defibrillators to Ouarzazate province: a first initiative in line with the symposium’s objectives. A big thank you to her for this exemplary gesture, which opens the way for showing solidarity to people severely lacking in resources. A partnership is also under study with insurance companies aiming to include helicopter evacuation in specific insurance contracts signed up by tourists drawn to the wide open spaces of south Morocco. Large scale patronage would mean that a percentage of the revenue could be put into a fund for equipping provinces in the south and organizing regular emergency health care missions for hard-to-access regions. An example of socially responsible tourism that respects the isolated inhabitants living in these regions.
TIMING MDS flight departure
publication le 21/01/2011
This only concerns competitors registered at agencies in France, Japan, Korea and Luxembourg. Several aircraft (4) have been chartered for the 26th SULTAN MDS operation. To date, AOI does not have the time schedule for these special flights.
All competitors signed up will be informed in March individually by post of the time of their air transfer. You should, however, be prepared for a very early departure on 1 April from ORLY SUD airport. For the return on 11 April, flights will land at ORLY SUD airport – times are not yet available.
Transavia France, Partner of MARATHON DES SABLES Hélène ABRAHAM Vice-president product sales and marketing, Transavia France
Three years ago, when the organizer of MARATHON DES SABLES, Patrick BAUER, contacted my team to arrange planes to transport people to the event, we imagined a standard commercial partnership operation calling for specific knowledge of Morocco, a country that means a lot to us and that Transavia France has been flying to since its early days. At the time, we had no idea that there was so much more to it than that.
Right from the creation of Transavia France in 2006 (the first flights were scheduled in May 2007), it was clear to us that we should include environmental concerns in our business agenda. Air transport makes up around 3% of CO2 emissions in the world and the growth of the industry means a growth in emissions. Although aeroplanes generate 95% of these emissions, it nevertheless seemed important to make sure we behaved as a “responsible” company. So we launched ourselves into a carbon assessment in our second year, which we have repeated since and are in the process of doing again, this time using tools that will enable us to measure our carbon consumption ourselves annually and check that action plans are working well.
In every domain, our concern for the environment and the attention we pay to it are obvious, and our company values naturally reflect this preoccupation. Many examples exist to show this.
Our job is to invite French people to travel more frequently to the countries we cover. Low cost flights provide an easy, efficient way to generalize traffic by simplifying a product. The fact that transport pollutes is undeniable.
Yet our line of business also involves stimulating tourism in certain parts of the world and helping local economies thrive. Responsible tourism fits in with sustainability and we are building for the future. And we make a point of sharing these values with our customers.
It was these very values that sparked off the initial meeting between the teams of Transavia France and MARATHON DES SABLES, and particularly the event’s creator, Patrick BAUER. More than just a race in the south Moroccan desert, the competition is above all a human adventure. Many of its competitors, wherever they come from, run for a humanitarian association. MARATHON DES SABLES takes care to leave the locations it passes through in the same state as they were before the fleeting biviouacs struck camp.
Everything developed around this theme, whether it’s recycling materials using special lorries that follow the bivouac, or penalties imposed on runners who throw their bottles in to the desert, proves MDS teams’ commitment to the cause.
This is the attitude that brought us together and that gives the marathon a particular place in our company.
Of course, our work involves sending special planes to Ouarzazate for the operation, carrying certain runners and especially the supervision staff and material. But today we have associated the Transavia France brand with the marketing side of the event, which is something we have not done for any other event to date (and certainly would not do for the many car rallies that approach us, which are a long way from our values).
We are also a benefactor of the association Solidarité MARATHON DES SABLES, which created a children’s sports school a few kilometres from Ouarzazate (opened in spring 2010), and also offers literacy lessons that have proved popular with many women. At our modest level, we are proud to partner these operations.
Having had the chance to be present at the finish line of the second-to-last stage and at the start and finish of the last stage of the race, I can testify to the courage of these men and women, whose commitment to charitable causes drives them further still, despite all the difficulties of a seven-day, completely autonomous running race.
The location of this race (the south of Morocco) is another reason for encouraging it, as well as the hundreds of runners who take part, some of them regularly.
The marathon celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2010. We have already worked on putting the logistics in place for the 2011 marathon, which is a particularly important operation for us. We are delighted to see that the marathon is increasingly popular, and not just with the runners.
Article in the magazine ESPACES TOURISME & LOISIRS N°286 November 2010
MDS 2011 : 42 nationalities
publication le 01/02/2011
COMPETITORS : more informations
publication le 04/02/2011
To note :
- 138 woman - 760 man
- Age of youngest competitor : 19 , Loic GIACOMETTI, (D116-FR) will run his 2nd MDS, he has run the MDS 2010
- Age of oldest competitor : 79, Joseph LE LOUARN, (D679-FR), will run his 6th MDS, he has run the MDS 2000 to 2003 and 2007.
GIACOMETTILoic(FR-D116)willagain be presentalong withhisgrandfatherClaudeLEONARDI(D117-FRA)75years....
10th participation for Simone KAYSER DIEDERICH (D352-LUX) for Patrick TOMADA (D630-USA)
9th participation for Albert VALLEE (D308-FRA), Marc KAYSER (D351-LUX), Jean Claude RAYMOND (D243-FRA), Nil BOHIGAS MARTORELL (D111-ESP) for Volker VOSS (D431-GER)
8th participation for Didier BENGUIGUI (D109-FRA), Alessandro CARRARA (D478-ITA),Rory COLEMAN (D705-GBR), Georges SCHROEDER (D349-LUX) & Gerald BATCHEN (D580-USA).
7th participation for Mauro PROSPERI (D469-ITA), Sylvain HEMARD (D281-FRA), Francine BERLET (D347-FRA), Isabelle DEGRAND (D59-FRA), Timofey GRIDNEV (D258-RUS), Antoine LOZANO (D927-FRA), Dietrich KOHLER (D331-SUI) & Pierre NEUVILLLE (D288-FRA).
6th participation for Dominic PEUDUPIN (D218-FRA), Regis GOSSAERT (D214-FRA), Jean DA COSTA (D66-FRA), Salameh AL AQRA (D236-JOR), Mohammad AL SWAITI (D237-JOR), Guy GIAOUI (D380-FRA), Joseph LE LOUARN (D679-FRA), Touda DIDI (D5-MAR), Yves ROMAIN (D223-FRA).
5th participation for Pascal CLAUDIC (D208-FRA), Yann GODFROY (D68-FRA), William PORGE (D47-FRA), Brahim DOUL (D8-MAR), Stephane LESOIN (D377-FRA), Chloe LANTHIER (D606-CAN), Samir AKHDAR (D2-MAR), Fabrice TRIOULLIER (D350-FRA), Pierre VEILLARD (D222-FRA), Michael KOWARZ (D408-AUT), Katherine HAY HEDDLE (D599-GBR), Elena RAYMOND (D244-FRA) & Martine POURRADIER (D933-FRA).
4th participation for Jacques CINET (D187-FRA), Abdessadek ZAID (D9-MAR), Philippe CHASSERANT (D316-FRA), Claude LEONARDI (D117-FRA), Ammar SABBAH (D238-JOR), Philippe IGIGABEL (D232-FRA), Carlo BIANCHI (D11-ITA), Foued BERAHOU (D58-FRA), Laurence CLODY (D334-FRA), Marc BAPTISTE (D23-FRA), Noriko IIDA (D372-JAP), Giovanni BERARDI (D445-ITA), Lorenzo TRINCHERI (D481-ITA), Thomas DEKHAR (D78-FRA), Sylvain STEIN (D147-FRA), Patrick MOUYEN (D40-FRA), Thierry ARNIER (D228-FRA), Louis CORNEVIN (D176-FRA), Eric BELLEUT (D330-FRA) & Gael COUTURIER (D920-FRA).
3th participation for Jean Charles COMAZZETT (D81-FRA), Jacques CHESNET (D219-FRA), John DEROSA (D587-USA), Yann MAOUT (D64-FRA), Keith EVANS (D882-GBR), Guillaume MARCHAUT (D379-FRA), Brahim ERRAGRAGUI (D7-MAR), James BINKS (D680-GBR), Mathieu CAILLIEZ (D175-FRA), John COCHET (D292-FRA), Eric DEVIERCY (D382-FRA), Jesus Maria EGUIMENDIA CHURRUCA (D528-ESP), Moises PONS FORNELL (D565-ESP), Clifford SMITH (D840-GBR), Martin MACK (D608-CAN), Pablo SEGURA ROMERO (D571-ESP), Jennifer SALTER (D832-GBR), Anton VENCELJ (D125- SLO), Ismael DRIS MOHAMED (D527-ESP), Aurelio Antonio OLIVAR ROLDAN (D553-ESP), Renzo MARCANZIN (D437-ITA), Oscar COMABASOSA BRIONES (D521-ESP), Philippe DIZIER (D123-FRA), Rene KHELIFA (D221-FRA), Valentino MATTONE (D465-ITA), Christian MOSAR (D348-LUX), Odile HOCHARD (D296-FRA), Gilles GABRIELLI (D328-FRA) & Michael SEIDLER (D332-SUI).
43 teams, with 203 compétitors A LA VIE (3), ASSOCIATION POUR BAPTISTE (9), ARAMEX-SCOTTA R.CHIUSANI (4),AUX PAS DE COURSE (6), BUFF (3), C.D. SAR-802 (3), COMPRESSPORT TEAM (4), COURIR ENSEMBLE (4) COURIR EVASION (4), COURIR POUR L’ASSO DES HEMOPHILES (4), DROIT AU COEUR (5), DUATHLON BELLEGARDE (3), ERTIPS (3),ESM-IA SAINT CYR (4), EUROSPORT (3), FACING AFRICA (20), FEM-XTREM LLEIDA (3), FREELIFENERGY (3), GOLDEN JOGGERS (3), GROUPE RAHAL (4), GSPR RAID AVENTURE (5), HALF BAKED HEROES (3), I LUPI - TEAM KFI (6), LEGENDRE VETERAN 1-2-3 (3), LES GRAPPES DE L’ESPOIR (14), LES PAPILLONS DE CHARCOT (9), MAGINOT 57 (3), MARS CHOCOLAT FRANCE (6), RMC/BFM (4), RODALE WILD BUNCH (4), ROSBIFS (3), RUN FOR LIFE - AMA TEAM (4), SABLES.CAT-1 (3), SABLES.CAT-2 (4), SPORTLIFE TEAM (4), SULTAN (4), TEAM INTERMARCHE (7), TEAM SANDYCRACK (3), TEAM SLP 57 (3), TEAM WOMEN GARRAF (4), UNE COURSE ET DES ENFANTS (5), WALK ONCE MORE (4), WHERE'S SIAN? (3)
The danish, Jan Vajhoj run for help Hospice Vendsyssel
publication le 09/02/2011
Jan Vajhøj CHRISTENSEN (DEN-D129) lost two good friends last year to the cancer and have also a close friend who has dying cancer now. So Jan Vajhøj have now decide to help Hospice Vendsyssel, , where cancer sick people can be the remaining time they have back.
They have a whish to have a special made Jacuzzi bath to the sick, when they open a new Hospice in 2012, so the sick can have a little painrelieff when they use the bath. Jan will made sponsor deal whit firm here he my town, who are paying him for every kilometre He run in MDS and other runs the rest of the year. He shall also run Ultra Mont Blanch. He also arrange a running event in his town, where He give money to Hospice Vendsyssel for every runner who pay for a start number. He hope that in the end of the season He have run so much money in, that He can be a help to donate them a Jacuzzi bath.
In the desert, more than anywhere, access to water is an absolute priority. Helping men and women gain easier, long-term access to water is of crucial importance. To help things move in this direction, MDS has established its carbon footprint and decided to compensate its emissions with a financial contribution to projects on the environment and renewable energy.
We need to be aware of the close link between human beings and their environment. Who can go without clean air? Who doesn’t need clean water to drink? No one. We therefore all have a role to play in protecting nature.
We now know that our modern lifestyle generates greenhouse gases that we must drastically reduce. This can and should be done on an individual level, but also by every business. To move in this direction, AOI and CIMBALY decided to establish their carbon footprint and then compensate their emissions with a financial contribution to projects on the environment and renewable energy. Among the various activities planned by the SOLIDARITE MARATHON DES SABLES association, several came under these criteria, so the choice was narrowed down to a project in the desert. The ultimate decision was to renovate a water distribution network using money donated by AOI and CIMBALY.
The work will be done in the villages of Tarricht and Amougger and will link up the 150 inhabitants of these small villages, plus a nearby school, to the nearest well. The intervention will entail a complete overhaul of the pumping system and water mains. The first step will be to excavate over 3 kilometres, dug by people from the villages. Then a submerged pump will be installed, along with a new electrical connection, 700 metres of cables and 3,200 metres of pipes, ready for use at the start of April 2011. Lastly, water meters (at a tariff set by inhabitants) will be used to finance the maintenance of the new water system. In the desert, more than anywhere, access to water is an absolute priority. Helping men and women gain easier, long-term access to water is of crucial importance. SOLIDARITE MARATHON DES SABLES is well placed to help other companies that would like to compensate their carbon footprint and don’t know how to go about it. Several projects only require funding to be accomplished.
As each competitor arrives at the first bivouac on 1 April, he or she will be led by the bivouac marshals to the corresponding zone of numbered tents grouped by country.
Due to the high number of competitors, it is vital that everyone sticks to their allotted zone so that all can be accommodated. Competitors will keep the same place throughout the race, and their tent numbers will be their reference for receiving emails: a keenly awaited moment of the day for keeping in contact with supporters during this wonderful adventure. 122 Berber tents pitched in two concentric circles are scheduled to receive over 950 competitors on the bivouac of the 26th Sultan MARATHON DES SABLES. Every day, the bivouac will be taken down at around 6 a.m. and then set up again at the finish line of the day’s stage: a “village” grows each morning for marathon runners to get a well-deserved rest in groups of eight per tent. Warning: competitors who do not respect the allotted country zones will incur a time penalty (see ART. 28).
For information, no advance reservations are possible.
NEW IN 2011
MOBILE PHONES The use of mobile phones in the bivouac and along the route of the 26th SULTAN MARATHON DES SABLES will not be allowed and will be subject to a penalty! Following numerous breaches last year by several participants unable to respect other runners’ need to break with everyday life when they take part in MDS, and in order to maintain the peace and quiet sought by the majority, AOI have decided to put this new measure in place to preserve the authenticity, values and original concept of this sporting and human adventure. Anyone wanting to use their mobile phone will be able to do so only if they move away from the bivouac or the CP so as not to disturb other participants. We remind you that over 40,000 emails are received during the race and distributed to participants in their Berber tent each day. This form of communication with the outside world is more in line with the MDS spirit and maintains privacy and respect for everyone.
BATTERIES The runners’ bivouac is not equipped with electricity. It is therefore not possible to recharge phone batteries, cameras and other energy-consuming items. The concept of self-sufficiency also applies to this domain.
TOILETS To improve the everyday comfort of competitors and preserve the environment, new sit-down WCs will be installed all round the bivouac. Special biodegradable, compostable bags will be provided in these toilets. The bags guarantee complete personal hygiene. Bins will be placed outside for use when leaving the WC. They will be regularly emptied to avoid unpleasant odours.
FOR WOMEN To give women, and women only, the possibility of a little more privacy in their daily ablutions, cabins will be installed around the bivouac. Because of the numerous cultures and nationalities involved in the Marathon des Sables, it is important and legitimate to create spaces, however modest, away from potential prying eyes. These private cabins will be for women only and their use by men shall be prohibited. Any violations will be penalised as behavioural misconduct (see Arts 27 & 28).
Timing MDS
publication le 04/03/2011
TIMING MDS press & radio 2011
publication le 04/03/2011
PRINT MEDIA, PHOTOGRAPHER, RADIO and WEB
RUNNERS WORLD: F
Jogging International
Runner’s World : on their web site
Lequipe.fr : on their web site
VO2 Magazine et Ultra Trail
Sport Santé Magazine
Running pour Elles, Courir au Féminin : on their web site
AFP
L’Est Eclair : Nord Eclair, Le Midi Libre, L’Union de Reims, Le Républicain Lorrain, Le Bien Public, La Charente libre, Var Matin, Le Courrier de la Mayenne, La Voix du Nord
Radio France : France Bleu Régions : France Bleu Poitou Charentes, Champagne Ardennes, Picardie et Azur
France Bleu National : radio report
France Inter: radio report
RFI : Emission "Plein Sud"
Presse anglo-saxonnes :
Adventure Sport - The Sun - Running Free - Men’s Health - GQ
Site Web de Discovery Channel
Daily Telegraphe
Presse US :
UltraRunning : on their web site
Presse Italy :
L’Espresso – Sette – SportWeek - Giogia
Presse Morocco :
MAP
Le Matin – Al Ittihad Al Ichtiraki – Actuel - Al Maasae
N.B. for on-line info remember the time zone: Morocco = GMT + 2
Tim Calver for the Australian Organisation for Young People Living with Cancer
publication le 08/03/2011
Hello & Welcome to 'Desert Ultra Run'
My name is Tim Calver (D583-AUS) and this website has been designed to allow people to follow my preparation and progress towards my long held goal – participation in the Marathon Des Sables – a 7 day, 6 stage foot race across the Moroccan Sahara Desert, in April this year.
The event is also known as: "The Worlds Toughest Foot Race"
It can be as much a challenge to even gain entry to this event, as it is to undertake the training and acquisition of the equipment required to complete this unique challenge. If you are an organisation who could benefit from further media exposure or would just like to put your name or company name to supporting this endeavour, we would love to hear from you. For more information on sponsorship and support, click here
We are also using this event as a vehicle to assist in raising funds for Canteen [the Australian Organisation for Young People Living with Cancer]. CanTeen is a national support organisation for 12 - 24 year olds who are living with cancer, and is the only organisation of its kind in Australia. Read more here
Edwin the Beduin
publication le 09/03/2011
Flying Dutchman on a Mission
On April 1st 2011, a determined Dutchman will begin his attempt to cross the Sahara Desert on foot as a competitor in the Marathon des Sables - and it's no April fool!
The MDS is an annual event staged in Southern Morocco, covering 156 miles (254km) in just six days. This equates to six normal marathons and is classified as an "ultra marathon". The terrain is tough, ranging from sand dunes to rock, with temperatures as high as 50°C during the day and down to minus 5°C at night.
The MDS is widely considered to be the toughest foot race on earth. Competitors are required to carry all their equipment with them, with only water and tents supplied by the event organisers.
One of this year's 1,100 competitors is Edwin van Dijk (D857-NDL) , a 47 year old Dutchman, who has lived in the UK for over 15 years, and until June 2009 had never run competitively. In fact, he had never run anywhere really. Walking up hills and sailing had always been high on the agenda, but if it came to covering long distance, a taxi was the preferred choice of transport.
One afternoon in Edinburgh, three men sat in a bar discussing their next challenge, having completed the 3-Peaks Challenge in under 24 hours (again). The desert was proposed (why not?) and that was that. After all, it seemed like a good idea at the time. Two had run marathons before - the third had not. But how hard could it be?
So in June 2009, Edwin took up running and has clocked up a couple of hundred miles in and around his local area and various exotic locations in the world. The start of his Ultra career will be as a participant in the 2011 Marathon des Sables.
The tents provided during the MDS are traditional bedouin tents (also spelled "beduin") and provided the inspiration for our Dutchman's brand - Eduin the Beduin (EtB).
The Beduin, supported by his wife Gail (G-Force) will attempt to raise lots of badly needed funds for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) - a charity close to their hearts. Your support is welcomed for this important mission.
Book : ultra endurance running in the heat of the sahara
publication le 22/03/2011
Product Description
The Marathon des Sables is widely regarded as the toughtest footrace on Earth. It is a seven-day, multi-stage race in the Moroccan Sahara, during which competitors must carry all their food, clothing and equipment across the ~150-mile course.
From the Publisher
The Marathon des Sables was Mark Hines' first excursion into the world of ultra-endurance adventure races. With a background far removed from endurance fitness, this book catalogues his training, preparation and participation in his first great race. Whilst the subsequent titles on the Jungle Marathon and Yukon Arctic Ultra clearly demonstrate his own evolution into an accomplished runner, the Marathon des Sables was where it all began. His training was unrefined and the equipment he chose far from the best, but this new reflective edition permits Mark to put into context all the decisions he made, and within the appendix can be found his true 'desired kit list' for such an event. Calling on his background as an exercise physiologist, Mark easily explains the adaptations involved in training for an ultra-endurance event. This culminates in an in-depth analysis of the 'athlete's heart', which is introduced within the main text but features in its entirety in the appendix. This chapter alone should be considered a must-read for anyone preparing to begin training to become an endurance runner. The Marathon des Sables is an incredible race, described in this book through the eyes of a novice racer, but one with an academic background that balances well with his natural approach to training.
The 26th SULTAN MARATHON DES SABLES press conference took place on 10 March at the National Moroccan Tourist Office in Paris, marking the media launch of the 2011 event.
Back in 1986, 23 pioneers took off from the start line to tackle ergs, dried-up (or not-so-dried-up) oueds, scorching heat and sand dunes. Instead of being met with a cry of “never again”, each event has seen numbers of participants rise. In a fortnight’s time, almost 900 “desert loonies” will set off into the Moroccan swelter. Everyone’s looking forward to it – organizers, sponsors, the media and all kinds of athletes. So, on 10 March, Patrick Bauer invited a large crowd to the presentation of the 26th SULTAN MARATHON DES SABLES, and the event was a great success Around thirty journalists attended, including the AFP, teams from TV5 Monde and Eurosport 2, and the Moroccan TV station 2M, who came specially from Casablanca. There were also event partners like Allianz, Transavia.com, Jogging International and of course Sultan teas, without which the race wouldn’t be happening. This year once again, Patrick Bauer and his team have rustled up a course worthy of the race’s international reputation, to be revealed to competitors when they are handed the road book upon arrival in Ouarzazate. The only tantalizing scrap of information so far is that the 26th SULTAN MARATHON DES SABLES will be the longest yet, taking runners 700 m further than last year, for a grand total of 250 km 700m. Although most competitors simply aim to reach the finishing line, there is little doubt that Mohamad Ahansal will once more try to get his surname written on the first step of the podium. As for the women, Touda Didi will be looking to win back the title. But the current holder Monica Aguilera, and Frenchwoman Laurence Klein clearly don’t see things the same way. Set your diaries for 3 April at the start line to see the adventure take off.
Running his MDS for a charity
publication le 25/03/2011
High technology
publication le 26/03/2011
High technology to serve the Sultan Marathon des Sables.
This year, the Sultan MARATHON DES SABLES is benefitting from two innovative high tech systems, one to establish runners’ classifications and the other for real-time monitoring.
A quasi-immediate classification.
The system, called “Posi”, managed by the company TD com, transmissions supplier for the Sultan Marathon des Sables, is simple. All runners are equipped with a very small transponder on their ankle, which records when they pass the control points and finish line thanks to a mat allowing for operational collection. The data is transmitted by satellites to the race PC, which allows for almost immediate competitor monitoring management at the CP and real-time establishment of their classification at the finish. This classification, as in all sports competitions, is backed up with manual timing.
Around one hundred runners have decided to use this system, which will allow their friends and family, or sponsors, to follow their progress live. They are equipped with a small orange GPS box on the top of their bag, which transmits their positions by satellite, using an adapted signal to update their exact position on a Google Earth-type map. Updates are made every 10 minutes. In addition to the runners who have chosen this paid-for service, the top ten in the general classification will be systematically equipped with this system to allow as many people as possible to follow developments at the head of the race. For the first stage, the race management have nominated the 10 runners to be permanently ‘tracked’, based on their knowledge of the competitors and their sporting performances.
Direct monitoring of runners’ arrival.
A video camera will transmit a streamed image of the finishing line of each stage to the darbaroud.com website, by satellite, every five seconds, thus allowing everybody to follow the end of the stages live.
Justin is raising money for the MUSCLE HELP FOUNDATION
publication le 28/03/2011
THE MARATHON DES SABLES - THE TOUGHEST FOOTRACE ON EARTH!
In APRIL 2011, Dr Justin Roberts from the University of Hertfordshire will be pushing himself to the limit by undertaking the infamous MARATHON DES SABLES - the toughest footrace on Earth - 150miles across Sahara in extreme heat with daily temperatures above 50'C.
He will have to endure searing heat, blisters, scorpians, muscle fatigue, more blisters, dehydration, snakes, sanddunes, and more blisters - all this whilst carrying everything he needs for the week and endeavouring to complete the challenging distance. This is not for the faint-hearted - this is extreme in every sense of the word.
Why is he doing this?
Justin is raising money for the MUSCLE HELP FOUNDATION - and 100% of the money raised via YOUR GENEROUS DONATIONS will go directly towards delivering MUSCLE DREAMS - life changing experiences for children with MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY.
Justin is pushing his muscles to the limit, to help those who cannot walk at all. Why not be a part of something amazing today. In fact if you would also like to join Justin on his final event for 2011 - please write to him at drjustinroberts@hotmail.com.
400 people: technical, logistical and medical staff + 100 vehicles, 2 helicopters, 1 CESNA plane, 4 dromedaries, etc. and the active support of the Royal Army: 18 trucks and 40 logistical staff.
Medical Assistance A team of 45 people working under Dr Peltre, a foot surgeon with a passion for extreme sport. DOC TROTTER oversees the runners’ medical needs (foot care, reanimation, etc.) and the moral needs of those who crack in the face of hard conditions and a hostile climate. For the 24th MARATHON DES SABLES, 3 tonnes of equipment were transported and the medical team used: 5 km of elastoplast, 2700 blister patches, 125 litres of disinfectant, 230 litres of perfusion solution, 15,000 compresses, 2,800 pairs of gloves, etc.
Race management This team comprises 113 people including control centres for Ouarzazate, the administration and the race, race marshals, controllers and timekeepers. In 2011, time keeping will be ensured entirely by “transponder” for all competitors.
We start setting up the bivouac 2 days before the race. The tents (for coordinators and runners) must be fully pitched the day before the runners arrive. All equipment is unloaded and sorted during the 2 days before the race. This involves up to 6 lorries full of trunks packed by category (medical equipment, electricity, equipment for checkpoints, mechanics, bivouac marshals, trail finders, computers, etc.).
The 3 supply (catering) vans are put in place the day before.
The technical control tents are also set up the day before the runners arrive.
As to the environment, toilet set-up starts the day before to give enough time to assemble all the structures and fix the tarpaulins; we then dig around forty holes and set them up, involving a full day’s work. The rubbish bins are installed on the day itself.
Around one hundred people help assemble the 1st bivouac. The competitors’ bivouac (140 tents) is then taken down each day and loaded into the lorries in 1 hr 45 mins from 6 a.m. to 7.45 a.m.
The coordinators’ bivouac (90 tents) comes down a little faster, from 6.30 a.m. to 8 a.m. The logistics trucks (equipment and water) start loading around 6.30 a.m. and leave the bivouac around 8.30 a.m.
We then have to get to the other bivouac in a journey that can take from a minimum of 1 hr 30 mins to 4 or 5 hours for the long stage. Setting up the competitors’ bivouac takes under 2 hours (80 tents, 60 of which are set up the day before). The same thing goes for the coordinators’ bivouac.
The logistics convoy (water and equipment) is made up of 20 6x6 lorries including 2 water tanks and 2 fuel tanks. Around sixty 4x4 vehicles transport the volunteers and the equipment they need. The race director and the head track manager agree on a course studied on the map. Several parameters are taken into account: the variety and beauty of the terrain, a balanced distance for each stage, difficulties on each stage, potential access for vehicles, installation of CPs, etc. The size of the bivouac is crucial and suitable sites need to be found (right distance and good terrain). Knowledge of the terrain is a major asset in drawing up the course. When everything looks like it’s coming together, a team goes on site to turn the dream into reality. During this reconnaissance, there is much discussion and drawing up of maps. Memories are stirred up and they try out sections that look too hard to some, running on tracks impossible to cover by car. After much talking around the campfire, the team always manages to come up with a course that satisfies everyone. It’s a magical moment that’s difficult to describe, for until this sensation is felt, the satisfaction won’t be there. Every race has always been devised in harmony with the men who are there and the nature they are faced with.
The whole of MDS is a challenge. Not a day goes by without a challenge for each control centre. Every coordination member plays a crucial role. Even the most organized plans can be overthrown at any moment. Without logistics there is no race. Without track managers there is no race. Without doctors there is no race. Without controllers there is no race. Without Land Rover drivers there is no race, etc. But the most important thing is that each and every one is ready to do what it takes to make the adventure happen. Patrick Bauer has built up a team of unfailing friends ready to do what they can to make the race work, and that is no doubt the key to the organization’s success.
But as the saying goes: "You get the friends you deserve."
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