Mohamad Ahansal (born January 1, 1973) is a
Moroccanultramarathon runner best known for his 5 wins of the
Marathon des Sables and has taken part in it 19 times.[1] His first victory in this race came in 1995. His brother Lahcen has won the race 10 times. He first started running at the age of 17.[2] He was born to a nomadic family near
Zagora in the
Sahara desert.
Mohamad has also run many half-marathons and full marathons. He holds the
Guinness World Records title for the fastest crossing of the Sahara desert[3] and has the podium record for the Marathon des Sables (MDS) 16 times out of 19 entries.
In 2010, he won the Marathon des Sables, winning all the steps. Mohamad won the Volcano Marathon in 2013, on an elevation of 4500m.
In 2015 he and his brother created their own ultramarathon in Morocco, the Trans Atlas Marathon. Mohamad Ahansal lives in the
German city of
Ingolstadt and runs for MTV Ingolstadt.