撒哈拉沙漠马拉松有着“地狱马拉松”之称,创始人是一位名叫帕特里克·博埃的法国摄影师。1984年,28岁的他从尼日利亚边境的塔曼拉塞特出发,在荒漠中徒步行走了12天,最后到达阿尔及利亚的城市英格桑,全程350公里。两年后,他创办了摩洛哥沙漠马拉松赛,第一届比赛只有23名参赛者,近年来超过700多名选手。截止2009年的第24届比赛,共有超过10000名选手参加,70%都是外国选手。其中,年纪最大的完赛选手为78岁,最小的为16岁。 Sahara Desert Marathon has a “Hell Marathon,” said the founder is a French photographer named Patrick Boai. In 1984, he started his journey from Tamanrasset on the Nigerian border in 1984, trekking through the desert for 12 days before finally arriving in the Algerian city of Ingersand, 350 kilometers in length. Two years later, he founded the Moroccan Desert Marathon, with only 23 contestants in the first competition and over 700 players in recent years. As of the 24th competition in 2009, a total of more than 10,000 players to participate, 70% are foreign players. Among them, the oldest finals player is 78 years old, the youngest is 16 years old.