The Big Red Run 2013 is a new 250km 6 day stage race (5 marathons in 6 days) is being organised in Birdsville, Queensland Australia. The week-long event will also feature a marathon from Birdsville to Big Red, the famous 40 m sand dune and the Born to Run 100km desert race. The events take [...]
The International Tour de Taiwan Ultra-marathon takes place March 30- April 12, 2013 and covers 1100 km in 14 stages, averaging 75 kilometers a day. Organized by the Chinese Taipei Association of Ultrarunners (CTAU), the route starts from Taipei, clockwise, on roads, passing by almost every county on the island, back to the starting point [...]
News from TransRockies Run 2012: “Day 3 marks the final day of racing for the RUN3 competitors and, staying true to the theme of the previous two days, Max King and Alicia Shay would stage victories and take the overall crowns in the Open Men and Open Women divisions. Shay was all but unstoppable over [...]
The TransRockies 2012 6 day stage race started August 14th at Buena Vista in Colorado at 9:am with over 360 trail riders taking part. This three and six day stage race through the Colorado Rockies has brought runners from 16 different countries “together to experience a race like no other”. RUN3 – 58.4 miles, 8,600 [...]
Please be advised about a stage race I’m organizing December 1-7, 2012 – the Napoleon Ultra – a 7-day stage run with 230 miles (368 km). This is the bicentennial of Napoleon’s retreat from Moscow to Paris. We will be running from Moscow, Texas to Paris, Texas as a commemoration, stopping along the way at [...]
After a couple of years of organising, the day has arrived when Mike Samuelson’s plans are set in motion for this years longest stage race, the Run Across America on Trails. Taking rail and canal trails and 2000 miles of road, the RAAoT will begin tomorrow, May 30, 2012. Unlike previous Tran-Am’s, the 1992-1995 Trans-Am’s [...]
A reminder that a new stage race across France will be organised this summer (July 11-27) called La Loire Intégrale. The route is along La Loire which is the longest river in France, 1025 K / 17 stages. The race organisor is an experienced stage runner – a Transe Gaule Veteran and the race is [...]
Aiming at the wealthier end of the ultrarunning market, the Grand to Grand is a new stage race and is billed as the only unsupported 6 day stage race in America. Starting the 160 mile event at the Rim of the Grand Canyon the event covers about a marathon a day with a long day [...]
The Himalayan 100 Mile stage race is possibly the most spectacular ultrarunning course in the world. The event affords views of 4 out of 5 of the world’s highest peaks – Mt. Everest, Lhotse, Makalu, and Kanchenjunga. The event caters for different levels of ability from 10k runner to ultrarunner and runners set their own [...]
LA TRANSTICA is a free pace Trail race, with a prologue and 5 stages with points of supply, assistance and rest. Two categories are available: Adventure 120 km and Extreme 196 km. Races take place on the island of Costa Rica. In Brief Type: Ultra Trail in 5 stages. Date: From November 21st evening to [...]