THE BIG 3 ULTRA MARATHONS
Running
WHAT IS AN
ULTRA?
WHAT IS AN ULTRA MARATHON?
An ultra is defined as any race longer than 26.2 miles (a normal marathon). So Ultras range from 27 mile races, to 200+ mile races alike. But when it comes to ultra races, there are 3 big ones everyone drools over.
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WESTERN
STATES 100
WESTERN STATES 100
This race is the oldest 100 mile race in the US. It actually used to be a horse race down the western states trail from Squaw Valley to Auburn California - then, someone did it on foot. It ends, on a high school track with a 30 hour cutoff.
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ULTRA TRAIL
MONT BLANC
ULTRA TRAIL MONT BLANC (UTMB)
A 106 mile race around Mont Blanc. You get to run through Switzerland, France and Italy all in a day! The course follows a very popular walking trail that takes ~11 days to walk. The top runners though? Just 20 hours.
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COMRADES
MARATHON
COMRADES MARATHON
The oldest ultra marathon in the world covering between 50-55 miles, also happens to be the biggest, with 25,000 entrants in 2019 (compared to 369 for the Western States). It's South Africa's "Superbowl". Enough said.
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