After a 37-years run under the management of the event’s iconic founder, Patrick Bauer, the Marathon Des Sables (MDS) changed ownership earlier this year. I have raced this event nine times under Bauer's direction and re...
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The author battles the elements of the Saraha Desert during Marathon des Sables. Courtesy Marathon des Sables Jordan Tropf, fifth overall and first American at Marathon des Sables (MDS) last year, as we...
As long as Patrick Bauer lives, the Marathon Des Sables in Morocco will never change. Its six stages and approximately 250k (156 miles) will never become a random race and lose its roughness, its bizarreness and, above a...