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The JFK 50 Mile or the JFK 50 Mile Memorial is an ultramarathon that takes place annually in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The first race was held on 30 March 1963, one of numerous 50-mile (80 km) races that year. After the Kennedy assassination, many of these events were never held again. [1]
The number of participants grew over the years, with a peak in 1989 when 7090 people enrolled. Having 3062 participants in 2009, the Kennedy March of Sittard is still the biggest long-distance hike (that is, a hike of more than 59 kilometers) of the Netherlands.
The oldest existing ultramarathon in North America is the JFK 50 Mile, [129] which began in 1963 as a push by President John F. Kennedy to bring the country back to physical fitness. [130] There are several 100-mile ultramarathons held annually in North America. The Western States Endurance Run is the oldest 100-mile trail run in North America ...
Rachel Drake won the JFK 50 Mile women's race in 5:57:32, lowering the women's record by more than eight minutes. Drake and Mary Denholm, 37, of Erie, Colorado, went out together early and were ...
The 61st annual JFK 50 Mile — the oldest ultramarathon in the U.S. — will be held Saturday in Washington County, starting at 6:30 a.m. in downtown Boonsboro and finishing at Springfield Middle ...
These historic photos of JFK in Fort Worth were taken Nov. 22, 1963. Use the slider to see how the scenes look today.
Zee Lindecamp (left), Will Wright (middle) and Mason Jenkins stand in downtown Boonsboro before the start of the 62nd annual JFK 50 Mile on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024.
After his win of the JFK 50 Mile in 2013 with the third fastest time in course history, [3] he turned pro while continuing his cruise ship work. [4] In 2015, his win of Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc's 105 kilometres (65 mi) Courmayeur-Champex-Chamonix (CCC) was the first American win of that race.