Rachid El Morabity: Inspirational interview

On our last group trip to Ifrane in April, we were fortunate enough to sit down and talk with ultra running legend Rachid El Morabity.

The interview was filmed after one of his final workouts in Rachid’s build up to the most recent edition of the Marathon DesSables in which he gained an unprecedented 11th victory - making him the record holder with the most number of MDS wins ever. It was an absolute pleasure to train alongside Rachid El Morabity on our last trip to Ifrane, and it only added to the excitement of the day to share the track with Olympic gold medalist Saudaine El-Bakkali, who can be seen training in the background of the interview.

We all thoroughly enjoyed meeting learning about different aspects of Rachid’s training, life as a Moroccan athlete and his valuable advice for the next generation - including up and coming Moroccan runner Nourdin Bachqi who joined us for the interview. Rachid inspired us all and we hope you all enjoy the interview.