Mohamad Ahansal
Mohamad Ahansal (born January 1, 1973) is a Moroccan ultramarathon runner best known for his 5 wins of the Marathon des Sables and has taken part in it 19 times. 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. 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 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.