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Ultra Marathons

Ultramarathon or Ultraendurance events commonly cover distances of 50 and 100 miles, or 50 and 100 kilometers, though an unlimited number of distances are possbile, including distances such as double marathons, 24 hour runs, or multiday races of 1000 miles or even longer. The ultramarathons can either cover a specified distance, or take place during a specified time frame, with the winner covering the most distance in that time. For endurance races of (only!) the marathon distance of 26 miles and about, there is a separate Marathon list.

Here is a selection of some great, challenging and unusual untraendurance running events around the world.

• Badwater Ultramarathon, USA - 217 km starting in Death Valley
• Marathon des Sables, Morocco - six day event the Moroccan Desert.
• Jungle Marathon, Brazil - 100km or 200km event

Related Pages

• other Marathon Events
• more Endurance Events