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The annual "Hundred" [11] is the LDWA's flagship event and has been recognised as the longest-running 100-mile ultramarathon in the world, [12] although it is not a race. It is held every year in a different part of the country, on the late May bank holiday, when up to 500 people gather to walk or run 100 miles in a maximum 48 hours.
The Western States Endurance Run is the oldest 100-mile trail run in North America. The race began in 1977, founded by Wendell Robie, of Auburn California. [161] [159] The largest ultramarathon in North America is the Marine Corp 50km. The largest 100-mile trail run is the Javelina Jundred. [162]
Grand Union Canal 145 mile Race United States: 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
That same year saw her enter her first 'ultra' (a race of a distance beyond the marathon's 26 miles 385 yards) with the 100 km Surrey Summits in April and a Long Distance Walkers Association (LDWA) crosscountry 100 mile event alongs than 24 hours) in the annual English Centurions 24 Hour race - 33 "hundreds" walked between 1982 and 2019.
The IAU 100 km European Championships is an annual, ultrarunning competition over 100 kilometres (60 miles) for European athletes. It is organised by the International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) and was first held in 1992 – five years after the launched of the World Championships for the distance. The competition features both an ...
There's one more big 100-mile ultramarathon race Peharda would like to run some day, the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc, which starts in Chamonix, France, and crosses through Italy and Switzerland.
The backyard ultra or last one standing is a form of ultramarathon race where competitors must consecutively run the distance of 6.706 kilometres (4.167 mi) in less than one hour, which is a pace of 100 miles per 24 hours. The race is over when only one runner remains to complete a lap.
9th Centurion South Downs Way 100 mi (160 km), UK [16] 2014 5th North Downs Way 100 Mile Race 100 mi (160 km), UK [17] 2nd 10 Peaks Brecon Beacons 58 km (36 mi), UK [18] 9th Grand Union Canal Race 45 mi (72 km), UK [19] 2015 1st Go Beyond Ultra Country to Capital 45 mi (72 km), UK (new course record) [20]