Mohamed Ahansal and Laurence Klein retain lead in Marathon des Sables

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Mohamed Ahansal and Laurence Klein retained the lead during Stage four of the 28th Marathon des Sables, from Taourirt Mouchanne to Jebel el Mraier, Morocco.

It could all be over by the end of the day. That could have been the motivation for these runners as they set out at midday in the 28th Marathon des Sables.

Outright victory could be decided soon with the top runners expected to cross the finish line of the lengthy 75.7 kilometres (47.04 miles) leg as night falls.

After conceding more than 30 minutes in the first leg, the Jordanian titleholder, Salameh Al Aqra, has been gradually making up his deficit.

Now back up into third place, he is 25 minutes and 39 seconds behind the leader, Mohamad Ahansal, and eight minutes adrift of second-placed Moroccan Aziz El Akad.

Third on Tuesday, Ahansal - has probably managed his race with a view to this major leg, which could see him take his fifth title.

Among the women, France's Laurence Klein has dominated.

Victorious in the first three legs, she will be keeping an eye on American Meghan Hicks and Joanna Meek of Great Britain, who are 24 and 28 minutes behind respectively.

With heatstroke not out of the question the runners must be looking forward to finishing and a nice cold bath.

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