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Ultra-Trail Australia 2023 – A Look Back

April 19, 2023April 18, 2023 abichal27David Austin, festival of trail running, multiday, multiday festival, second largest trail running event, trail running, Ultra-Trail Australia 2023, ultramarathon, ultrarunner, ultrarunning, UTA, UTA100, UTMB® Mont-Blanc, UTMB® World Series0 comment

ULTRA-TRAIL AUSTRALIA FOUNDING RUNNER REMINISCES 15 YEARS OF HISTORY From 11-14 May 2023, Ultra-Trail Australia by UTMB will celebrate its 15th anniversary, growing from humble beginnings to becoming the second largest trail running event in the world. Ultra-Trail Australia (UTA) began in 2008 as a single distance ultramarathon. 157 athletes took on 100 kilometres of spectacular trails through the World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains. Fast forward 15 years, UTA has become a mainstay of the global ultrarunning calendar. It now attracts around 7,000 athletes each year to the now multiday festival…

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The 2023 Tarawera Ultramarathon By UTMB – Daniel Jones

February 3, 2023February 3, 2023 abichal27Daniel Jones, Tarawera Ultramarathon, trail runner, trail running, ultramarathon, ultrarunner, ultrarunning world, UTMB0 comment

DANIEL JONES HOPING TO GO THE DISTANCE AT THE 2023 TARAWERA ULTRAMARATHON BY UTMB New Zealand trail runner Daniel Jones is preparing to make his Tarawera Ultramarathon by UTMB debut when he takes on the 102km course on Saturday 11 February. Jones will hope to build on the success of 2022, a year in which he won two Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Marathons, the New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty Queenstown Marathon, and two Kepler Challenges. “My preparation has gone incredibly well. I had a great end to the 2022 year…

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BADWATER® 135 Ultramarathon 2022

June 28, 2022 abichal27AdventureCORPS®, Amy Costa, Badwater 135, Badwater Basin, Death Valley, Harvey Lewis, Iván Penalba Lopez, Mt. Whitney, ultramarathon0 comment

On July 11-13, 2022, AdventureCORPS will present its legendary BADWATER® 135 Ultramarathon, the 135-Mile World Championship. Now in its 45th year, this world-renowned event pits up to 100 of the world’s toughest athletes against one another and the elements in a crucible like no other. From below sea level in scorching temperatures to altitudes as high as 8,360 feet (2548m), 95 endurance athletes representing 23 nations plus 28 American states and the Navajo Nation will face off in a grueling 135-mile non-stop running race from Death Valley to Mt. Whitney,…

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Canyons Endurance Run Results 2022

April 28, 2022 abichal27Adam Peterman, Canyons Endurance Run Results 2022, Canyons Endurance Runs, David Sinclair, Jared Hazen, Jazmine Lowther, Kyle Rivas / Getty Images, Scott Rokis, Tony DiPasquale, trail running, ultramarathon, ultrarunner, UTMB® World Series, Zach Bates1 Comment

On Saturday, April 23, the 2022 Canyons Endurance Runs by UTMB® became the very first UTMB® World Series event to take place in the United States. The event welcomed over 850 participants from 15 countries, regions, and territories to the birthplace of mountain ultras and the historic gold-rush town of Auburn, California. Offering three demanding courses of 100km, 50km, and 25km, elite and passionate runners from around the world were treated to some of the most spectacular racing on the planet through the northern foothills of the Sierra Nevada range,…

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The AdventureCORPS® Badwater® 135 Ultramarathon 2022

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 abichal27AdventureCORPS®, Badwater, Badwater 135, ultramarathon1 Comment

“The World’s Toughest Foot Race” Covering 135 miles (217km) non-stop from Death Valley to Mt. Whitney, CA. The Badwater® 135 ultramarathon is the most demanding and extreme running race offered anywhere on the planet, as well as the 135-Mile World Championship. The start line is at Badwater Basin, Death Valley, which marks the lowest elevation in North America at 280’ (85m) below sea level. The race finishes at Whitney Portal at 8,300’ (2530m), which is the trailhead to the Mt. Whitney summit, the highest point in the contiguous United States.…

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Badwater® Salton Sea 2022

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 abichal27Badwater® Salton Sea 2022, ultramarathon1 Comment

The organizers of the world-famous Badwater® 135 Ultramarathon from Death Valley to Mt. Whitney in July – host the Badwater® Salton Sea 81-Mile Ultramarathon annually in late April. The ninth edition will take place this weekend on Saturday-Sunday, April 30 – May 1, 2022 on a course stretching across Imperial and San Diego Counties. This remarkable event challenges teams of two or three ultrarunners – running together as duos or trios for the duration, NOT in a relay – to tackle an unimaginable traverse of Southern California deserts and mountains.…

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BADWATER® Salton Sea 81 Mile Ultra 2021

November 2, 2021November 3, 2021 abichal27AdventureCORPS®, Badwater, BADWATER® Salton Sea, Salton Sea, ultramarathon, ultrarunner, ultrarunners, ultrarunning0 comment

The BADWATER® ultrarunning experience returns to Imperial and San Diego Counties when the eighth BADWATER SALTON SEA race takes place on November 7-8, 2021. AdventureCORPS®, Inc. – organizers of the world-famous Badwater 135 Ultramarathon from Death Valley to Mt. Whitney in July – hosts the BADWATER® Salton Sea 81-Mile Ultramarathon annually and normally in mid-Spring. After an 18-month hiatus due to the pandemic, the eighth annual edition will take place this weekend on Sunday-Monday, November 7-8, 2021. (In 2022 it will return on May 1-2.) This remarkable event challenges teams…

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The danger – and beauty – of ultrarunning podcast

June 8, 2021 abichal27Adharanand Finn, Baiyin City, Gansu, Rachel Humphreys, ultramarathon, ultrarunning, Will Ford, Yellow River Stone Forest0 comment

The Guardian Today in Focus podcast The danger – and beauty – of ultrarunning A discussion that follows in the wake of the tragedy in Yellow River Stone Forest, near Baiyin City in Gansu province, China where 21 ultrarunners died when a storm hit the 100km race in a remote and exposed section of the course with high winds and freezing rain. The podcast looks at how the situation has unfolded with the Chinese government suspending a range of extreme sports including trail running, desert trekking, wingsuit flying and ultramarathon…