Probably the most famous on this list, the Marathon des Sables is six-stage 156 mile trek across the Sahara Desert. Temperature can regularly reach 50 degrees Celsius and runners require an intake ...

She was the first American to win the women's race in the Marathon des Sables, back in 1999; 156 miles across the Sahara Desert, in Morocco. This year's race ended today.

Whether it's trekking 151 miles through the Sahara or training while watching his sons, Arlington runner craves a challenge By Amy Shipley May 30, 2010 at 1:00 a.m. EDT ...

In addition to his volunteer work with the Sahara Marathon, ... How these people have endured 26 years of exile in the Sahara Desert with such spirit and dignity is beyond my comprehension. Tags: ...

3 Athletes Endure Sand And Heat To Make 4,000-Mile Run Across Sahara Desert In 111 ... They ran the equivalent of two marathons a day for 111 days to become the first modern runners to cross ...

Three long-distance runners have just completed a three-month run across the Sahara Desert. They crossed six countries and ran an average length of two marathons a day. One of the competitors ...

Nothing says adventure like running 222 kilometres through the heart of the Sahara Desert. The Algeria Treg invites intrepid travellers to take on the marathon of a lifetime. Its first two ...

Imagine running in the sizzling 45°C heat of the Sahara desert for six days over 257km. No wonder this ultramarathon is billed by Discovery Channel as “the toughest footrace on earth”. The ...

A woman who ran an ultra-marathon in the Sahara desert admits she did not realise the "crazy, brutal race" would be as tough as it proved to be. Mother-of-two Andrea Millar, from Nantwich ...

Competitors take part in Stage 1 of the 35th edition of the Marathon des Sables between Borj Irdi and Tisserdimine in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert, on October 3, 2021.