Lisa Smith-Batchen was the first American to win  Marathon des Sables a six day marathon that spans how long of a distance?
Marathon des Sables Marathon des Sables, or MdS, (French for Marathon of the Sands, also known as Sahara Marathon) is a six-day, 251 km ultramarathon, which is approximately the distance of six regular marathons. The longest single stage (2009) is 91 km long.
Bob Hodge (athlete) Robert J. "Bob" Hodge (born 1955) is an American distance runner who came third in the 1979 Boston Marathon with a time of 2:12:30. He has also won the Mount Washington Road Race (1976–1980, 1985 and 1987), the Bay to Breakers Road Race in San Francisco (1979), and the Beppu-Ōita Marathon in Japan (1982). His personal best time was his second-place finish at the 1980 Nike OTC Marathon in Eugene, OR at 2:10:59.