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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 course record for the Sacramento to Auburn run for men was set in 1994 by Tom Johnson at 5 hours, 33 minutes, and 21 seconds. The women's record, achieved by Ann Trason in 1993, is 6 hours, 9 minutes, and 8 seconds. Gloria Takagishi is the only person to have completed the race every year in its 30-year history.
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.
The oldest existing ultramarathon in North America is the JFK 50 Mile, [129] which began in 1963 as a push by President John F. Kennedy to bring the country back to physical fitness. [130] There are several 100-mile ultramarathons held annually in North America. The Western States Endurance Run is the oldest 100-mile trail run in North America ...
Silver Rush 50 MTB: This race is a USAC-sanctioned 50-mile (80 km) mountain bike race through the mining districts east of Leadville in late July. Silver Rush 50 Run: This is a 50-mile trail run introduced in 2008 that follows the same route as the MTB course. The event occurs the day after the MTB event.
.50 miles (0.80 km) Flat cross Seekonk Speedway: Seekonk: Massachusetts: 1946 Asphalt 0.30 miles Anderson Speedway: Anderson: Indiana: Asphalt National Crown is the nation's oldest continuously run stock car race, and this event even pre-dates the legendary Daytona 500. High bank Slinger Speedway: Slinger: Wisconsin: 1974 Asphalt .30 miles (0. ...
The Western States Endurance Run, known commonly as the Western States 100 or Western States, is a 100.2-mile (161 km) ultramarathon that takes place on California's Sierra Nevada Mountains trails each year on the last full weekend of June. Western States is one of the most competitive ultramarathons in the United States, and is administered by ...
Unbound Gravel XL is a 350-mile (560 km) race. It was introduced in 2018. [13] Unbound Gravel 200 is a 200-mile (320 km) race. The original Dirty Kanza ultra endurance gravel bicycling challenge was started in 2006. [14] Unbound Gravel 100 is a 100-mile (160 km) race. It was introduced in 2013. [9] Unbound Gravel 50 is a 50-mile (80 km) race.