rin ▁( Mount ain ▁ 2 0 ) ▁in ▁that ▁area . ▁Fort y ▁participants ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁ma iden ▁race , ▁and ▁the ▁proceed s ▁went ▁to ▁for ▁the ▁aid ▁of ▁a ▁selection ▁of ▁health ▁and ▁educational ▁projects ▁for ▁children . ▁The ▁J ab al ▁I sh rin ▁race ▁is ▁growing ▁year ▁by ▁year . ▁Its ▁last ▁edition ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁saw ▁the ▁participation ▁of ▁ 2 9 1 ▁contest ants . ▁ ▁Their ▁career ▁took ▁another ▁step ▁forward ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁when ▁they ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁famous ▁end urance ▁race ▁Mar athon ▁des ▁S ables , ▁a ▁ 2 5 0   km , ▁a ▁six - day ▁race ▁in ▁the ▁sub - S ah aran ▁desert ▁of ▁Mor oc co ▁which ▁requires ▁all ▁participants ▁to ▁be ▁entirely ▁sufficient , ▁with ▁their ▁own ▁supplies ▁on ▁their ▁back s . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁following ▁years , ▁they ▁participated ▁regularly ▁in ▁various ▁local ▁races ▁and ▁also ▁started ▁taking ▁part ▁in ▁more ▁end urance ▁races ▁around ▁the ▁world , ▁including ▁La ▁T ran za q ▁( 2 1 6   km ▁race ▁in ▁France ). ▁ ▁Being ▁women , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁their ▁choice ▁of ▁such ▁a ▁difficult ▁sport , ▁made ▁them ▁well - known ▁figures ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁East , ▁appearing ▁in ▁many ▁shows ▁on ▁famous ▁channels ▁like ▁J aze era ▁sport ▁and ▁Or bit , ▁and ▁also ▁making ▁the ▁cover ▁page ▁of ▁various ▁mag az ines . ▁ ▁But ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁the ▁fact