Lahcen Ahansal . Athlete. Long distance runner.
He has the world record for most wins by an individual – 10 wins. The first in 1997 and then 9 of them consequtively 1999 upto 2007
Marathon des Sables is considered to be the toughest running race in the world. It is a six-day ultradistance event that covers 254 km across the Sahara Desert in Morocco.
Lahcen Ahansal is also an organiser to trekking in Southern Morocco and the ‘Zagora Marathon’.
Other Events:
- 2010: Winner of the Al Andalus Ultimate trail
- 2006: Winner of the Ultra Marathon of Belgium (100 km )
- 2006: 2 nd place in the Beaujolais Marathon (team winner)
- 2006: 3 th place at the Ultra Marathon Verbier , Switzerland
- 2002: 2 nd place in the 100 km of Biel , Switzerland
- 2001: Winner of the Swiss Alpine Marathon ( Davos , Switzerland)
- 1999: Winner of the Défi Val-de-Travers , Switzerland (74 km , 2952D +)
- 1998: Winner of the Super Marathon des Gorges du Verdon , France
- 1998: Winner of the Austrian Ultra Marathon
- 1995: 3 rd in the Moroccan Super Marathon (contested in the Atlas Mountains)
– A Book by Belgian journalist Marie-Pierre Fosny ‘Marathonien des Sables – Lahcen Ahansal, Nomadic Child and Desert Star’
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