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Service members and civilians stationed at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, start the 24-Hour Run for Charity, April 16, 2011. A 24-hour run is a form of ultramarathon, in which a competitor runs as far as they can in 24 hours. They are typically held on 1- to 2-mile loops or occasionally 400-meter tracks. Top runners will often run 200 ...
The International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) is the world governing body of ultra running, race events longer than the marathon distance of 42.2 km. It regulates and sanctions the World Championships for various ultramarathon distances, and tracks world records in ultra distance races approved by IAU.
The Ultracentric 24-Hour Run in Grapevine, Texas hosted the American Ultrarunning Association's 2006 National 24-Hour Run Championship on a certified, 2.4-mile road loop on November 18, 2006. This annual event offered a $12,000 prize purse in 2006, the largest in ultramarathon national championship history in the United States.
The road running event was later upgraded to World Championships status after 2006. It is one of the IAU's four main world championship events (alongside the 100 km World Championships , 50 km World Championships , and Trail World Championships ) and is the only one with a limited time format, rather than a distance-based one.
IAU 24 Hour World Championship: Albi, France [58] 24 hours: 270.116 km Camille Herron United States October 26–27, 2019 IAU 24 Hour World Championship: Albi, France [125] 48 hours: 435.336 km Camille Herron United States 25–27 March 2023 Sri Chinmoy 48 Hour Festival Bruce, Australia [126] 5 km walk: 21:51 Maria Michta-Coffey: May 31, 2015
Across The Years is a series of timed multi-day ultra-marathons held from December 28 to January 1 each year outside Phoenix, Arizona. It consists of a 24-hour race, a 48-hour race, a 72-hour race and a 6-day race. The 6-day race was reintroduced for the 2013–2014 edition.
Runners who complete the Western States Endurance Run in a time between 24 hours and 30 hours are awarded a hand-made bronze belt buckle. Milestone belt buckles are also awarded to individuals with 10, 20, and 25 finishes in under 24 hours (the "10 Day", "20 Day", and "25 Day" belt buckles). 1000 Mile and 2500 Mile belt buckles are awarded to ...
24-hour run; 2020 IAU 100 km World Championships ... All-Women Ultra Marathon; Antarctic Ice Marathon & 100k ultra race; Athens International Ultramarathon Festival ...