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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: Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race: World's longest certified footrace (52 days) United States: Self-Transcendence 6- & 10-day Race (6 and 10 days) Germany: Spreelauf (6 days) Europe: Trans ...
Ultramarathons in Antarctica include The Last Desert, part of the 4 Deserts Race Series, a multi-stage footrace, and the Antarctic Ice Marathon – a marathon and 100-kilometer race. North America The oldest existing ultramarathon in North America is the JFK 50 Mile , [ 159 ] which began in 1963 as a push by President John F. Kennedy to bring ...
Ultramarathons are a specific type of race, over a distance longer than that of a marathon Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ultramarathons . See also the categories Marathons and Half marathons
The Badwater Ultramarathon is a 135-mile (217 km) ultramarathon race starting at −282 feet (−86 m) [1] below sea level in the Badwater Basin, in California's Death Valley, and ending at an elevation of 8,360 feet (2,550 m) at Whitney Portal, the trailhead to Mount Whitney. It takes place annually in mid-July when the weather is the most ...
Runners, WS 2010. The finish line to the Western States 100 at Placer High School. The Western States Endurance Run, known commonly as the Western States 100 or Western States, is a 100.2-mile (161 km) ultramarathon that takes place on California's Sierra Nevada Mountains trails each year on the last full weekend of June.
The backyard ultra or last one standing is a form of ultramarathon race where competitors must consecutively run the distance of 6.706 kilometres (4.167 mi) in less than one hour, which is a pace of 100 miles per 24 hours. The race is over when only one runner remains to complete a lap.
The 239.66 miles (385.70 km) race begins and ends in Moab, Utah, after which it is named, [1] following the trail of the Colorado River. [2] The course has 31,564 feet (9,621 m) of ascent, and covers desert basins as well parts of the Abajo and La Sal mountains. [3]
Arrowhead 135 is known as one of the toughest 50 races in the world. [5] [9] As many as 80% fail to finish the race, [10] with a low of 20% finishing in 2007. [11] In a typical year less than 50 percent of the participants finish. [12] It was started in 2005 with 10 people, [13] and the format of the race has been largely unchanged. [7]