{"id":1270,"date":"2021-10-14T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/werocksport.com\/?p=1270"},"modified":"2021-10-14T10:33:49","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T08:33:49","slug":"le-marathon-des-sables-en-chiffres-et-anecdotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/werocksport.com\/en\/le-marathon-des-sables-en-chiffres-et-anecdotes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Marathon des Sables in figures and anecdotes"},"content":{"rendered":"

The year 2021 marked the 35th edition of the Marathon des Sables, the legendary race held in the Moroccan desert. Find out more about the event won last weekend for the eighth time by Rachid El Morabity.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 35th Marathon des Sables has just come to an end in the southern Moroccan Sahara. What's the idea behind this extraordinary race? To cover 250 km in the desert with enough food on your back to live on for a week (only water is provided). To celebrate the return of this sporting monument after a two-year absence, here's a selection of figures and anecdotes you're sure to enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8 <\/strong>: the number of victories in the Marathon des Sables for Moroccan Rachid El Morabity. With this new victory, he comes close to the record held by his compatriot Lahcen Ahansal and his 10 victories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

50 %\u00a0<\/strong>the number of finishers this year. The 2021 edition is reputed by the organizers to be the most difficult yet. The cause? The heat, the global health crisis, intestinal problems and the shock of a runner's death on the second day of the race. Usually, between 90 and 95% of starters cross the finish line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the first edition of the MDS, only 23 participants took the start in 1986. A far cry from this year's 750 runners, and the 22,000 since its creation.<\/p>\n\n\n

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