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Categories :
 Global Ultramarathon Races & Events Calendar (379)
2010 / 2009 ultramarathons by continent / country :
 Africa (23) : South Africa (12)
Asia (20)
Europe (148) : UK (103) - England (78), Scotland (18), Wales (5) & Ireland (6)
North America (163) : Canada (21), USA (142)
Oceania (16) : Australia (12), New Zealand (3)
Polar (2)
South America (7)
Global Ultra Running Race Organisers (23)
Ultramarathon Training ( How to Train for an Ultramarathon )
Recently added 2009 / 2010 ultramarathon races :
 Virgil Crest Ultras
USA ( New York - NY ) | 100/50 miles | September
100 Miles Around the isle of Mors
Denmark | 100 miles | September
Dead Sea Ultra Marathon
Jordan | 50 km | April
100km Great Glen Death March
UK ( Scotland ) | 100 km | April
Labor of Love 100 Miler
USA ( Nevada - NV ) | 100 miles | April
Recently added ultra race organiser :
Pacific Coast Trail Runs ( PCTR )
Recently added training advice for ultra runners :
Comrades Training Programs : www.comrades.com
The Science of Badwater : www.badwater.com
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The Classic Ultramarathons :
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The Badwater Ultramarathon 2010
135 miles | Road Ultra | July
Approx runners: 90
Category : North America > USA
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The Western States Endurance
Run (WS 100) 2010
100 miles | Mountain Ultra | June
Approx runners: 370
Category : North America > USA
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The Marathon Des Sables
(MDS) 2010
240 km (151 miles) | Desert Ultra | Multiday | March/April
Approx runners: 900
Category : Africa > Sahara Desert
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The Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc
(UTMB) 2010
166 km | Mountain Ultra | August
Approx runners: 2,300
Category : Europe > France / Italy / Switzerland
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Spartathlon 2010
245.3 km (152 miles) | Road Ultra | September
Approx runners: 300
Category : Europe > Greece
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The Comrades Marathon 2010
90 km (56 miles) | Road Ultra | June
Approx runners: 13,000
Category : Africa > South Africa
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References :
1. Wikipedia: Ultra Running / Ultramarathon category; Ultramarathons category. "An ultramarathon (also called ultra distance)
is any sporting event involving running longer than the traditional marathon length of 42.195 kilometres (26.2188 mi)."
2. Wikipedia: Multiday race category. "Multiday races are ultramarathon running events which are typically either
segmented into daily events of a specified distance or time, or staged so that runners can run as far as they want,
at their own discretion, over a set course or over a set number of days. Multiday races can range from continuous
48 hour track events to staged transcontinental treks."
3. dmoz Open Directory Project (ODP): Ultramarathon category; Ultramarathon Events category. "An ultramarathon
is a footrace longer than a marathon (26.2 miles)."
4. Alexa - Top Sites by Category: Ultramarathon
5. iaaf.org: Ultrarunning. "Ultrarunning is a unique sport that gives the athlete the loneliness of a runner but also provides
the camaraderie and companionship that is not seen in many disciplines of other sports."
6. IAU: International Association of Ultra Runners. "The governing body for the sport of ultra running around the world"
according to the iaaf.
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