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The 50 kilometre race walk [2] was an Olympic athletics event that first appeared in 1932 and made its final Olympic appearance in 2021. The racewalking event is competed as a road race. Athletes must always keep in contact with the ground and the supporting leg must remain straight until the raised leg passes it.
The Barkley Marathons is an ultramarathon trail race held each year in Frozen Head State Park in Morgan County, Tennessee, United States.Described as "The Race That Eats Its Young", it is known for its extreme difficulty, purposefully difficult application process, and many strange traditions, having been completed only 26 times by 20 runners since 1995.
Race walking first appeared in the modern Olympics in 1904 in the form of a half-mile (804.672m) walk in the all-round competition, the precursor to the 10-event decathlon. In 1908, stand-alone 1,500m and 3,000m race walks were added, and, excluding 1924, there has been at least one race walk (for men) in every Olympics since.
Race walking technique may look funny. But the competitors can walk 7-minute miles over the course of a 31-mile event. Yes, you can bet on that: The Olympic men's 20K and 50K race walk fields are ...
The following table shows the world record progression in the women's 50 kilometres walk, as recognised by the IAAF.. Unlike the men's 50K walk, the women's 50K walk is a new event, having been added to the IAAF World Athletics Championships for the first time in 2017.
The race began in 1977, founded by Wendell Robie, of Auburn California. [131] [129] The first mountain trail ultramarathon held in the United States was the 1911 Mount Baker Race (50K), in Bellingham, Washington. Runners raced by car or train to the trailheads, ran up and down Mount Baker 10,000 feet, and then returned to the city. [132]
Known as "The People's Marathon", the MCM is open to all runners ages 14 and above and is the largest marathon that does not offer prize money. The 50K Ultramarathon race is the largest in North America. [2] The event typically occurs on the final Sunday in October, a few weeks before the United States Marine Corps' birthday on November 10.
Ruth Anderson Memorial Run 50k San Francisco, United States [55] 50 miles (road) 4:48:21 Charlie Lawrence: 11 November 2023 Tunnel Hill 50 Mile Vienna, United States [56] 100 km (road) 6:09:26 Jim Walmsley: Hoka January 23, 2021 Project Carbon X 2 Chandler, United States [57] 100 miles (road) 11:19:13+ [e] Zach Bitter: Altra August 24–25, 2019