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Categories :
 Global Ultramarathon Races & Events Calendar (291)
2010 / 2009 ultramarathons by country :
UK (92), USA (98), Canada (19), South Africa (10), Australia (10), New Zealand (3)
Global Ultra Running Race Organisers (21)
Ultramarathon Training ( How to Train for an Ultramarathon )
Recently added 2009 / 2010 ultramarathon races :
 Cradle Mountain Run
Tasmania | 82 km | February
South Downs Way Race 2010
UK ( England / South East ) | 102 miles | September
Damn Wakely Dam Ultra ( Wakely Peace Ultra )
USA ( New York - NY ) | 32.6 miles | July
Loskop Ultra Marathon
South Africa | 50 km | April
George Archer Six Day Circuit Race
South Africa | 6 Day Race | March
Recently added ultra race organiser :
 Endurance Ultrarunning Team Finland
Recently added training advice for ultra runners :
Medical Mechanics of Ultrarunning : www.lehigh.edu
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The Classic Ultramarathons :
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The Badwater Ultramarathon 2009
135 miles | Road Ultra | July
Approx runners: 90
Category : North America > USA
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The Western States Endurance
Run (WS 100) 2009
100 miles | Mountain Ultra | June
Approx runners: 370
Category : North America > USA
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The Marathon Des Sables
(MDS) 2009
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) 2009
166 km | Mountain Ultra | August
Approx runners: 2,300
Category : Europe > France / Italy / Switzerland
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Spartathlon 2009
245.3 km (152 miles) | Road Ultra | September
Approx runners: 300
Category : Europe > Greece
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The Comrades Marathon 2009
90 km (56 miles) | Road Ultra | June
Approx runners: 13,000
Category : Africa > South Africa
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References :
1. Wikipedia: 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
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