Driss Dacha?

don't know about the visa stuff, but i know he used to own a restaurant in flag, the NAU boys had plenty of funny stories about him. roomed with him at the New Times 10k in phoenix a couple of years ago, he truly is a funny cat, hope he's doing ok.

dude-

Yeah, the cafe is apparently closed (phone disconnected)

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hello

i'm mr driss dacha,i'm becoming good triathlete ,i'm now in morocco ,i'm taking some times of mountainbiking in the atlas mountains very beautifull ,i have idea to organize wild mountain bike cyclotourism trip in this very natural part of morocco where i'm from originallly (very gorgeous)

i will be back in usa competing half the year road running events and half the year triathlons(good at it )

thank you for thinking about me ,i didn't get deported ,i was invited to compete at gasparilla tampa marathon

i had good time with wejo in flagstaff and all friends i meet there

Mr. Dacha -

Ahh we miss seeing you run around town.

Hey - this is Bo. I got back here a year ago and of course looked for you at the restaraunt but it had been closed. I was curious to your whereabouts and glad to know you are happy and home.

Although after all these years we like to think of Flagstaff as your home.

For those readers here is a Dacha humorous story.

He was racing the George Kyte Invitational in Buffalo Park. Driss was holding with the lead pack which I think included Travis Laird. Anyway they had just past the mile and I see o'l Driss running. I was there coaching a JC team. I give a little cheer for Driss and he looks over at me and says, "Hey Bo can you hold these for me?" He reaches into his pocket pulls out his car keys - and there were a few keys on that ring. He then tosses them to me and continues to place well inside the top 5. That cracked me up!

So hello Driss where ever you are be sure to have fun.

Driss Salam Aleykum!

Content de te lire sur ce site. On a parle ensemble - je pense que c'etait a Boston, mais c'est pas certain. Vous m'aviez parle d'un avocat pour obtenir la carte verte (green card).

Moi je voulais rester aux States, mais je n'ai pas eu l'autorisation. Maintenant je suis a Montreal, Canada.

J'aimerais emmener un group d'athletes s'entrainer au Maroc. Estce que cela interessant pour toi d'organiser un camp d'entrainement pour nous au Maroc. J'ai des athletes qui valent de 2:17-2:30 au Marathon.

Merci, et a la prochaine.

christophe_moulton@yahoo.ca

hello again everyone

hi BO i had goond time with you in flagstaff,if u think one day to visit morocco ,man just bring your sneakers and your guitare we will have good time in the atlas mtns running and bob dylan songs singing

BO I WOULD LIKE YOU WRITE THE HONORABLE JANET NAPOLITANO [YOU CAN E-MAIL HER ?YOU CAN GET HER E-mail ADRESS IN GOOGLE)just request here to contact the us consulate in casa blanca morocco to speed up and stamp my visa P1(international athlete )already approved in usa in 2005 good untill 2008,it just new procedure after 9/11 events that you need to go us consulate get finger printed before you travel and get stamp your visa on your passport ,it just red tape

to mr moulton ,bring those marathon athletes ,my neighbor is SALAH HISSOU the former world record holder in 10km ,you will have chance to train and run with maybe twice a week ;i have big proprety in the feet of the atlas mtn ,we will charge them affordable charges

any one interesting in mtn bike,mule and dromadaire (camel)trkking tour in morocco ,i may have this project of having company of mtn tourisms ,very gorgeous and natural the landscape ;no polution no paved road the only polution is manure of animal wich good for the soil ecttt.....

Driss good to hear that you are doing well in Morocco.

Hope you can get back to Flag. do u have an email address i can reach you?

Hey Driss,

I started this thread quite awhile back in the hopes of finding you. (Subsequently I've gotten email from you, so thanks...)

We miss your stories and great food (though I don't miss trying to hang with you on a ten mile run!)

Maybe someday we (Katie and I) can visit you at your property in Morocco.

Take care,

Jess

hi everyone

this is the moroccan runner to anyone wondering about me

some of my high athletic PRACTICE achievments IN FLAGSTAFF

the only one who could hold a 20 miles run with IBRAHIM HUSSEIN at his peak (the time when he was winning BOSTON)AT THE ARCH TRAIL IN FLAGSTAFF

practiced with YOBES ONDIEKI the first man sub 27 mn for 10km(we did some fast run in SEDONA)practiced some quater repeats secretly (YOBES at that time doesn't like to be watched when he is practicing hard)

practiced with DIETER BAUMAN (olympic gold medalist in BARCELONA)several time on WOODYMOUNTAIN RD ,one day we pushed hard last 3 miles ;4mn48,4mn45 last 4mn42 at 7000feet he was wearing polar heart monitor ,his hearth went to 220 his wife /coach was beging him to calm down. if there is anyone familiar with woody mtn flagstaff that was on that last hill just quater mile before GORE

I ran at 7000 feet sub 50 mn on my secret training trail somewhere in the wood ,west of flagstaff but there is more oxygen than flagstaff (dense forest;lot trees)

I had good memories practicing with NAU team specialy the MARTINS brothers when they were second or first in the ncaa x country

early 2000 they were people coming to FLAG and under doping drug i don't like it

MYSELF THANK YOU TO GOD NEVER I USED IT .I KNOW I WILL LIVE LONGER AND HEALTHIER,HEALTHIER and HEALTHIER REST OF MY LIFE by the way now my rest hearth is 32 /mn

any one want contact me

dridac2002@yahoo.com

ps:sorry for the ortograph mistakes

hi bud in morocco

i hope u r doing fine

if one day u r in morooco let me know u r welcome

driss

Salam Driss,

Im coming down to Morocco this Spring to train up in Ifran, let me know if you gonna be around because I'd like to train with you.

Smhamad

asslama alikum

there is another place better than ifrane is AZILAL around 100km from marakech,i discovered me and skah in 1989 ifrane but it changes lot i dont like a bit

we keep in touch

HI Driss,

salaam,

Ive been a big fan of your for a long time. happy to see that you are doing well.

You mention Hissou and Skah..what are they both doing? I think Skah has become a European now, right?

Also a few years ago there was a young Moroccan called L'houssine Siba running in NY..I think he was a friend of Khannouchi. I always thought he was a very good runner. So you know anything about him?

maybe one day I'll make it to Morroco...inshallah.

Thanks

hello

hissou and skah are very successfull people

skah is in rabat capital of morocco

hissou invested lot in farming ,good for him very quiet and peacfull activities ,both own transportaion agreement or licence given by the moroccan government to international athletes and can retire with waranty for rest of ther life

hissou is my neighbor ,i go run with him twice a week ,he is very gifted runner ,if he had a good marathon coach he could do well even medal in olympic ,even he was not actif for last 2years if he will return i think he can medal in next olympic

siba is from my region unfortunatelly never i meet him ,but heard good thing about him ,i heard he live in new york ,hopefully he stay jog at least

if u come to morocco let me know ,i know very beautifull moutains where to run in ther natural stage never car have been there only mules have been for to many years w/ther manor(drops) on trails

i wrote quik this bcz i need to go run it's getting dark