 Races & Places: Where to Run |
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Ultra Races You Should Do
Ready to commit to your first ultra? Consider one of
these 13 races--all relatively easy ways to push
beyond 26.2
PUBLISHED 03/10/2008 |
Strolling Jim 40-Mile Run Wartrace, Tennessee May 3, 2008 Scenic road course with some hills tynesweb.com/sj40 Ice Age Trail 50 La Grange, Wisconsin May 10, 2008 Options: 50-K, 50 miles Forest trails with rolling hills iceagetrail50.com Pineland Farms Trail Challenge New Gloucester, Maine May 25, 2008 Options: 25-K, 50-K, 50 miles Up and down course on grass and gravel trails through forest and farmland mainetrackclub.com Mt. Hood Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) Ultramarathon Mt. Hood, Oregon July 26, 2008 Out-and-back 50-mile course on the PCT has 5,200 feet of climbing. pctultra.com The North Face Endurance Challenge Washington, D.C. September 6, 2008 Options: 50-K, 50 miles One of four qualifiers for a December 2008 final in San Francisco thenorthface.com/endurancechallenge Heartland 100 Cassoday, Kansas October 11, 2008 Options: 50 or 100 miles Scenic course through tallgrass and open range ksultrarunners.org Le Grizz Ultramarathon Kalispell, Montana October 11, 2008 Distance: 50 miles Scenic gravel/paved course winds along the Hungry Horse Reservoir. cheetahherders.com Chicago Lakefront 50/50 Chicago November 1, 2008 Options: marathon, 50-K, 50 miles Mostly paved course along out-and-back segments of the lakefront running path chicagoultra.org Helen Klein Ultra Classic Sacramento November 1, 2008 Options: 30-K, 50-K, 50 miles Scenic, mostly flat 25-mile asphalt bike trail along the shores of the American River ultrarunner.net/hkracelisting.html JFK 50 Mile Washington County, Maryland November 22, 2008 Options: 50 miles The nation's largest ultramarathon follows the Appalachian Trail and C&O Canal. jfk50mile.org Over the Hill Track Club's High Desert 50-K Ultramarathon & 30-K Ridgecrest, California December 7, 2008 Options: 30-K, 50-K Loop on rolling singletrack and jeep roads through desert and sand othtc.com/ultra/index.htm Rocky Raccoon 100-Mile Trail Run Huntsville, Texas February 7, 2009 Options: 50 miles, 100 miles Flat, fast course loops on soft dirt trails through pine forest. tejastrails.com/Rocky.html Mississippi 50 Trail Run Laurel, Mississippi March 2009 Options: 20-K, 50-K, 50 miles 12.5- and 6.1-mile loops on spongy dirt trails and fire roads through pine forest ms50.com |