Events/Marathon des Sables

Marathon des Sables

Running

Date

Sat, 10 Apr 2027

Venue

Sahara Desert, Ouarzazate region, southern Morocco (route changes yearly)

Countdown

April

Distance

250km

Total climb

2,500m

The Sahara footrace where you carry everything. Six stages, about 250km across southern Morocco over roughly a week, a full week of food and all your kit on your back.

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The course

The route

Six point-to-point stages between desert bivouacs on a route that changes every year: soft dunes, rocky plateau and jebel climbs, with modest total climbing of around 2,500m. Stage 4 is the roughly 80km Long Stage, run through the night.

Weather

Early-April, Sahara Desert

24°CTypical high

8°CTypical low

-1°CColdest in 20 years

12%Days with rain

Highs around 24°C and lows around 8°C, but it has dropped to -1°C. Rain on 12% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day

Training

Training for the Marathon des Sables

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What the desert throws at you

Typical sessions

Extreme heat: 40 to 45°C with no shade, all day, for a week

Soft sand and dunes for a third or more of the route, sapping every step

A self-supported pack of 6.5 to 15kg carrying all your food and kit

Six stages back to back, including the roughly 80km Long Stage through the night

What your weeks look like

Typical sessions

Loaded long runs and walks, 3 to 6h at easy effort with a progressively heavier pack

Loaded back-to-back weekends building to a 3 to 4 day multi-day simulation

A late heat-acclimation block: sauna after easy runs plus overdressed heat sessions

Sand and fast-walk practice at race pack weight, with a rehearsed nightly foot-care routine

Not a generic schedule

Typical sessions

Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have

Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond

Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo

One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet

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