The Half Marathon des Sables v Marathon des Sables: what you need to know about the differences between the races before you run.
Back in 2015 I ran the Marathon des Sables, a 6-day adventure in the Moroccan Sahara desert that many still hold as one of the most iconic multi-stage ultra races you can run. Three years later in 2018, I took on the Half Marathon des Sables in Fuerteventura, a new race that aims to give runners a cheaper and arguably more accessible way to experience what it’s like to take on the sand, sun and self sufficiency that comes with the main race. So how do the two races compare and is the Half MDS really half as hard? Here was my initial reaction just a day after completing the 120km run in the Canary Islands.
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