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The JFK 50 Mile or the JFK 50 Mile Memorial is an ultramarathon that takes place annually in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The first race was held on 30 March 1963, one of numerous 50-mile (80 km) races that year. After the Kennedy assassination, many of these events were never held again. [1]
The idea of a 50-mile, twenty hour march developed from Kennedy's discovery in late 1962 of an executive order from Theodore Roosevelt, which challenged U.S. Marine officers to finish 50 miles (80 km) in twenty hours, spread out over a maximum of three days.
JFK 50 Mile Japan: Lake Saroma Ultramarathon 100 km / 50 km [1] United Kingdom: London to Brighton United Kingdom: Marlborough Downs Challenge Japan: River Shimanto Ultramarathon 100 km / 60 km [2] Canada: Self-Transcendence 24 Hour Race Ottawa United States: Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race Greece: Spartathlon South Africa: Two Oceans Marathon
Zee Lindecamp (left), Will Wright (middle) and Mason Jenkins stand in downtown Boonsboro before the start of the 62nd annual JFK 50 Mile on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024.
Rachel Drake won the JFK 50 Mile women's race in 5:57:32, lowering the women's record by more than eight minutes. Drake and Mary Denholm, 37, of Erie, Colorado, went out together early and were ...
The 61st annual JFK 50 Mile — the oldest ultramarathon in the U.S. — will be held Saturday in Washington County, starting at 6:30 a.m. in downtown Boonsboro and finishing at Springfield Middle ...
Jim Walmsley (born January 17, 1990) [1] is an American long-distance runner. An ultra-trail specialist, his wins include the JFK 50 Mile in 2014, 2015 and 2016, the Lake Sonoma 50 in 2016 and 2018, the Tarawera Ultramarathon in 2017, and the Western States 100 in 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2024.
The 59th annual JFK 50 Mile ultramarathon was held Nov. 20, 2021, in Washington County, Md.