Where was the 251km Marathon des Sables run in 2015?
Marathon des Sables for the first time: the "Half Marathon des Sables" on Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands in September, and another full-length "Marathon des Sables" event in Peru in November. Marathon des Sables Marathon des Sables, or MdS, (French for Marathon of the Sands, also known as Sahara Marathon) is a six-day, ultramarathon, which is approximately the distance of six regular marathons. The longest single stage (2009) is long. This multiday race is held every year in southern Morocco, in the Sahara Desert. It has been called the toughest foot race on Earth. The first event of the Marathon started in 1986.
Marathon des Sables in 12 days without encountering a single oasis or desert community along the way. Two years later in 1986 the first "Marathon des Sables" was run. Twenty-three runners participated in the race with Bernard Gaudin and Christiane Plumere, both of France, finishing as the winning man and woman. By 2009 over 1,000 runners participated in the event and the "Solidarité Marathon des Sables" association was created. The aim is to develop projects to assist children and disadvantaged populations in the domains of health, education and sustainable development in Morocco. In 2017, two new "Marathon des Sables" events will take place