Marathon des Sables takes runners through Sahara desert

Apr 13, 2016

Marathon des Sables takes runners through Sahara desert

Matt Bracken 0 Comment The Baltimore Sun, World desert, marathon, Morocco, Sahara

The 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables is a live stage 257 km race through a formidable landscape in one of the world’s most inhospitable climates.

: Competitors take part in Stage 3 of the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables between Oued Moungarf and Ba Hallou in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert on April 12, 2016. (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: Organizers prepare the bivouac for competitors taking part in the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert on April 12, 2016. (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: Competitors take part in Stage 3 of the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables between Oued Moungarf and Ba Hallou in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert on April 12, 2016. (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: Competitors take part in Stage 3 of the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables between Oued Moungarf and Ba Hallou in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert on April 12, 2016. (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: Competitors receive treatment for their feet during the second stage of the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables On April 11, 2016 in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert. (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: A competitor taking part in the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables is greeted by children in the village of Taouz on April 11, 2016 in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert. (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: A competitor taking part in the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables is greeted by children in the village of Taouz on April 11, 2016 in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert. (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: A competitor takes part in the second stage of the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables on April 11, 2016 in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert. (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: Competitors rest and eat at their bivouac during the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables between Oued Moungarf and Ba Hallou in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert on April 12, 2016. (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: Competitors rest and eat at their bivouac during the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables between Oued Moungarf and Ba Hallou in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert on April 12, 2016. (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: Competitors take part in Stage 3 of the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables between Oued Moungarf and Ba Hallou in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert on April 12, 2016. (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: Competitors take part in Stage 3 of the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables between Oued Moungarf and Ba Hallou in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert on April 12, 2016. (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: Competitors take part in Stage 3 of the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables between Oued Moungarf and Ba Hallou in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert on April 12, 2016. (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: Competitors take part in Stage 3 of the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables between Oued Moungarf and Ba Hallou in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert on April 12, 2016. (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: Competitors take part in Stage 3 of the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables between Oued Moungarf and Ba Hallou in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert on April 12, 2016. (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: Competitors get ready prior to the second stage of the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables on April 11, 2016 in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert. (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: A competitor taking part in the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables is greeted by children in the village of Taouz on April 11, 2016 in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert. (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: Competitors taking part in the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables walk past a child in the village of Jdaid On April 11, 2016 in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert. (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: Competitors rest at their bivouac during the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables between Oued Moungarf and Ba Hallou in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert on April 12, 2016. (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: A competitor takes part in Stage 3 of the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables between Oued Moungarf and Ba Hallou in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert on April 12, 2016. (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: Competitors take part in Stage 3 of the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables between Oued Moungarf and Ba Hallou in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert on April 12, 2016. (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: Competitors receive treatment for their feet during the second stage of the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables On April 11, 2016 in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert. (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: Competitors get ready prior to the second stage of the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables on April 11, 2016 in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert. (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: Competitors rest and eat at their bivouac during the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables between Oued Moungarf and Ba Hallou in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert on April 12, 2016. (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: A competitor takes part in Stage 3 of the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables between Oued Moungarf and Ba Hallou in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert on April 12, 2016. (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: Competitors receive treatment for their feet during the second stage of the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables On April 11, 2016 in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert. (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: Competitors take part in Stage 3 of the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables between Oued Moungarf and Ba Hallou in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert on April 12, 2016. (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: Competitors take part in Stage 3 of the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables between Oued Moungarf and Ba Hallou in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert on April 12, 2016. (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: A competitor takes part in the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables On April 11, 2016 in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert. (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: Competitors rest and eat at their bivouac during the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables between Oued Moungarf and Ba Hallou in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert on April 12, 2016. (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: Competitors take part in Stage 3 of the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables between Oued Moungarf and Ba Hallou in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert on April 12, 2016. (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: Competitors take part in Stage 3 of the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables between Oued Moungarf and Ba Hallou in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert on April 12, 2016. (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: A competitor receives treatment for their feet at the end of the third stage of the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables On April 12, 2016 in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert. (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: A competitor takes part in Stage 3 of the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables between Oued Moungarf and Ba Hallou in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert on April 12, 2016. (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: A competitor takes part in Stage 3 of the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables between Oued Moungarf and Ba Hallou in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert on April 12, 2016. (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: A competitor takes part in Stage 3 of the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables between Oued Moungarf and Ba Hallou in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert on April 12, 2016. (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

: Competitors take part in Stage 3 of the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables between Oued Moungarf and Ba Hallou in the southern Moroccan Sahara desert on April 12, 2016. (JEAN-PHILIPPE KSIAZEK/AFP/Getty Images)

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