The Marathon des Sables is an ultra-marathon held in the Sahara Desert. This dataset contains 24,163 records from 40 editions of the race, including 922 instances of stage dropout (DNF). Data spans from 1986 to 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze performance trends over time based on the 40-year time range
- Model dropout risk in multi-stage ultra-marathons based on DNF records
- Benchmark athlete performance across different race editions
Strengths
- Covers 40 editions of a major ultra-marathon event
- Includes 24,163 individual race records
- Tracks 922 stage dropout (DNF) events for attrition analysis
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified
Provenance
- Time Range
- 1986–2026
- Geography
- Sahara Desert (likely)