Record No.
MRB-2026-005974
World's Toughest Footrace
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Record Holder
Marathon des Sables
Morocco
Category
Sports
Country
Morocco
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MA )
Achievement Date
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Record Description
The Marathon des Sables, first held in 1986, is a multi-day ultramarathon of roughly 250 kilometers across the Sahara Desert near Ouarzazate, Morocco, with competitors carrying their own food and supplies. It is widely nicknamed "the toughest footrace on Earth" because of its extreme heat, distance, and self-sufficiency rules.
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