The sport of Ultra Running is gaining in popularity more each year in North America and often deemed as the ultimate challenge for those who just love to run!

Ultra Running is devoted to covering the sport of long-distance running any distance past the marathon of 42.16 km or 26.2 miles. The shortest standard distance that is considered an ultra-run is the 50-km distance, or 31.07 miles. Other standard distances are the 50-mile, 100-mile, 100 km, and a series of events that last for specified time periods such as 6-hour, 12-hour, 24-hour, 48 hour, and 6 days.

Shorter distances can be labeled an ultra-run if they merit as something unique from a typical run, such as a race that might involve considerable difficulty involving challenging terrain, or perhaps a route requiring some navigatio

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