Casablanca - The 31st Marathon Des Sables (MdS) will take place from 8 to 18 April 2016 in southern Morocco, organizers said here on Thursday.
The annual event will bring together around 1,200 participants.The MdS is a foot race, open to runners and walkers, with several stages, free style, and with food self-sufficiency over a distance of about 250 Km. Each participant must carry his/her own backpack containing food, sleeping gear and other material.
The 2015 edition was won by Morocco's Rachid El Morabity and Sweden's Elizabet Barnes.
MDS 2016 is a gruelling multi-stage adventure through a highly challenging landscape in the Sahara desert.
With MAP
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