The 2025 Oman Desert Marathon launched today with an exhilarating first stage through the majestic Wahiba Sands. Under pleasant 24°C conditions, 30 athletes from seven nations tackled the challenging 42-kilometer self-sufficient route. The event, organized by Sabco Sports under the patronage of the Ministry of...
Stage 3: The stars https://my.raceresult.com/274879/results#1_18A696 Today, for the 47 km of the night stage, the runners were divided in three badges depending on their speed. The general feel at the runner’s camp was positive, runners were resting and chatting. The Referees were also resting as a long night...
Stage Two – 55 km Results:https://my.raceresult.com/274879/results The longest and hardest but also the most beautiful. The morning started with a thick fog over the desert, runners moved slowly from their tents to the start line, it was already the first climb of the day since the camp was...
Race Results:https://my.raceresult.com/274879/results The Oman Desert Marathon Races had more than 700 participants, 37 of them were part of the challenging 165 km four stage Classic Race, kilometer by kilometer at the beginning of Al Wasil town, the local community demonstrated their hospitality to the international and...
The 4 stages will take place from January 20-23, 2024 Oman Desert Marathon (ODM) announced that its ninth edition will be held from January 20-24, 2024. The 165 km, self-sufficient four-stage race has been held in Oman’s spectacular deserts since 2013, and it presents runners with...
Stage Four: Camel Savannah The gruelling four-day Oman Desert Marathon race is finally over, and there were many tears. Some were tears of joy and others may have been tears of pain. Morocco’s Mohammed El Morabity took the first spot in the male category with a total...
Day two of the 8th edition of the annual Oman Dessert Marathon (ODM) kicked off January 22nd in Wilayat Bidiyah from Tawi Rashid. The route was a distance of 55 km, and the top three performers for the day were Moroccan brothers Mohammed and Rachid El...
Stage One: The Castle 42 runners from 11 different countries gathered by the historical Al Wasil Fort earlier today to run a 165 km in the sands of Wilayat Bidiyah. This year’s edition also included amateur runners, with the addition of a 10 km, followed by shorter...
Desert running: gear and strategy Muscat, 14 November 2022: Running through the desert is not like any other. A race like the Oman Desert Marathon (21 to 24 January 2023) in which we will also have to be self-sufficient for several days, involves very specific material...
French runner Kathleen Leguin has a lot to say about the experience of crossing the Omani desert. This veterinary surgeon, with extensive experience in desert races from her long stay in Dubai, knows the Oman Desert Marathon well, having already enjoyed the sensation from the...