Ultrarunning

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• The Million Mile Ultra Run started Jan. 1, 1997, but you can still enter.
• A survey of 100 mile racers reveals some surprising results. A more detailed study of 1500 biographies is here.
• Summary of 100 Mile Races
• Stan Jenson's Ultrarunning Page
• Ultrarunning Magazine
• Ultramarathon Running
• Some ultras I have run. You learn more from failure than from success. And it's a lot less painful to learn from someone else's failures.

Some Runs You Don't Want To Try

• Could the Barkley be the toughest 100 mile race?
• The Badwater Quad, Scott Weber's 600 mile double round trip from Death Valley to Mt. Whitney.
• The Death Valley Crossing, Marshall Ulrich's 130 mile run through Death Valley in 120+ F heat.
• Run, bike, ski, or snowshoe 100 miles of Alaskan winter wilderness in the Iditasport. Too easy? Try running the 350 mile Iditasport Extreme.
• The Pikes Peak Quad. 7 runners with crampons and ice axes finished 4 round trips of the Pikes Peak marathon.
• The Marathon Monks take a 24,000 mile path to enlightenment.
• Run through the Sahara Desert for 6 days, carrying all your supplies, at the Marathon des Sables.
• The Eco Challenge, when just running isn't enough.
• Mt. Everest Marathon and 100
• Beware of the aid stations at the Alferd E. Packer 50 miler.
• If the Sri Chinmoy 1300 Mile Run is too long for you, try the 700 and 1000 mile fun runs.
• Yiannis Kouros holds world records from 24 hours to 1000 miles.

If you still have fantasies of doing an ultra, here's how to train as you progress through the Five Stages to Becoming an Ultrarunner.

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