Mohamad Ahansal

Mohamad Ahansal ( Zagora , January 1 1973 ) is a Moroccan ultra runner . He won four times the Marathon des Sables, a six-day ultraloop through the desert .

In 1998 Ahansal won for the first time the 220 km Marathon des Sables in a record time of 16 hours, 22 minutes and 29 seconds. This performance is also listed in theGuinness Book of Records as the fastest crossing of the desert. In 2008 he won this race again. This time the track consisted of 245.3 km, which he completed in 19 hours, 27 minutes and 46 seconds. The following year, he wrote this competition to his name in 16: 27.26. However, through the rain, there were no six stages, but this time four stages run of 33 respectively, 36, 91 and 42 km.

Mohamad Ahansal lives in the German city of Ingolstadt and comes out for MTV Ingolstadt. His brother Lahcen Ahansal is also a well-known ultra-runner and won the Marathon des Sables ten times.

Ultra Marathon

 * 1998:  Marathon des Sables - 16: 22:29 (220 km)
 * 2008:  Marathon des Sables - 19: 27.46 (245 km)
 * 2009:  Marathon des Sables - 16: 27.26 (202 km)
 * 2010:  Marathon des Sables - 19: 45.08 (250 km)