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Name Description Global 7in7on7: The first attempt to run 7 ultramarathons in 7 days on all 7 continents. Canada: Yukon Arctic Ultra: Whitehorse to Dawson City, Yukon, 430 miles (692 km) in 13 days. Described as the coldest and toughest ultra in the world. [3] [4] Canada: Bruce Trail: Ontario, Canada 800 kilometers in (10–15 days). United States
An ultramarathon is a footrace longer than the traditional marathon distance of 42.195 kilometres (26 mi 385 yd). The sport of running ultramarathons is called ultra running or ultra distance running. Various distances, surfaces, and formats are raced competitively, from the shortest common ultramarathon of 31 miles (50 km) and up to 3100 miles ...
The Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race is the world's longest certified footrace. [1] In 1996 Sri Chinmoy created this event as a 2,700-mile (4,345 km) race. At the award ceremony that year he declared that the 1997 edition would be extended to 3,100 miles (4,989 km).
Ultra-Trail World Tour (6 P) Pages in category "Ultramarathons" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total. ... Umbrella Ultra Marathon; V.
The International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) is the world governing body of ultra running, race events longer than the marathon distance of 42.2 km. It regulates and sanctions the World Championships for various ultramarathon distances, and tracks world records in ultra distance races approved by IAU.
The German website DUV lists 160 24-hour races that were scheduled for 2012, a figure that has doubled over the last 10 years. The longest running 24-hour race is the Self-Transcendence 24 Hour Race Ottawa, Canada which began in 1981. [8]
Ricardo Abad Martínez (Tafalla, January 8, 1971) is a Spanish ultrarunner. [1] He holds the world record for consecutive marathons run on consecutive days, 607. [2]He is famous for executing the project "500 marathons in 500 days", in which he completed 500 marathons in 500 consecutive days.
The longest word whose letters are in alphabetical order is the eight-letter Aegilops, a grass genus. However, this is arguably a proper noun. There are several six-letter English words with their letters in alphabetical order, including abhors, almost, begins, biopsy, chimps and chintz. [32]