- mar athon ▁competition , ▁L ama ▁came ▁in ▁ 3 rd , ▁while ▁D ima ▁finished ▁ 4 th . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁they ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁race ▁again , ▁with ▁L ama ▁winning ▁the ▁mar athon ▁and ▁D ima ▁taking ▁the ▁ult ra ▁mar athon ▁( 5 0   km ) ▁title . ▁The ▁same ▁year ▁saw ▁them ▁taking ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Des ert ▁Cup , ▁an ▁annual ▁ 1 6 8   km ▁race . ▁Among ▁the ▁female ▁participants , ▁both ▁finished ▁ 9 th , ▁hand ▁in ▁hand . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Des ert ▁cup , ▁they ▁met ▁with ▁Dr . ▁Hol ger ▁F ink ern ag el , ▁a ▁German ▁doctor ▁who ▁heads ▁the ▁World ▁Human itar ian ▁Mar athon ▁and ▁Ul tr amar athon ▁foundation ▁( WM H F ), ▁a ▁non ▁profit ▁organization ▁that ▁organ izes ▁running ▁races ▁around ▁the ▁world , ▁with ▁the ▁proceed s ▁going ▁to ▁char itable ▁causes . ▁Dr . ▁F ink ern ag el ▁was ▁keen ▁on ▁starting ▁a ▁race ▁in ▁Jordan ’ s ▁W ade ▁Rum , ▁a ▁desert ▁valley ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁Jordan , ▁and ▁he ▁saw ▁that ▁the ▁H att ab ▁tw ins ▁were ▁capable ▁of ▁ach ieving ▁this ▁mission . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁H att ab ▁tw ins ▁launched ▁the ▁first ▁J ab al ▁I sh rin ▁char ity ▁race , ▁which ▁took ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁the ▁famous ▁J ab al ▁Um ▁I sh