The organisers websites
Lots of detailed information, photo and video coverage of previous Marathons. Also the site to visit to register if you are not a resident of UK, Ireland or Israel.AOI (Darbaroud).
Websites of previous competitors
A lot of these have a detailed account of the race, and should be read.
Andy Jones & Andy Cochrane (2008, for the Discovery Channel)
Alastair Humphreys (2008)
Adam Foyster (2007) - plus a general event forum
Team Gigalum (2007) Blake Rosevare & Duncan Craig - detailed report
John Stevenson (2007) training and race diary, kit list
An MdS forum has active discussion of the MdS and collection of reports- Philip Mott (2007, with video)
- MdS 2006 video slideshow by Bryan O'Hara
- Blog for 2006 veterans
- The Team Odyssey race diary (2006) - Team Odyssey website
- Peter Gold's full story (2006)
- Bob Jack (2006)
- Donald Sandeman (2006)
- Sahara Runner travel blog (2006)
- Matthew Elliott (2005)
- Team Extreme (2005)
- Ben Hammersley (2004).
- Luke Cunliffe (2003)
- Steve Partridge (Steve has completed the race many times, his 2002 experience is detailed here)
- Andrew Cleeves (2001)
- Tony McCabe (1998)
- "Outside Online's comprehensive coverage" (1997)
Also see Eric Tuerling's MdS links
Press
- Survival of the fittest Kate Spicer, Sunday Times, 2006
- Charlie Norton, 2005
- Sandstorms, sunburn and sore feet
- The Heat Is On For Devon Runner
- Louise Jordan, 2001
- Ultramarathon season gets under way (FT.com, 20 Aug, 2002)
- Outside Magazine (U.S.) Article about MdS