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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 Shenandoah 100 is an ultra-endurance 100 mile (162 km) mountain bike race held in central Western Virginia near Stokesville. The race is normally held on the Sunday during Labor Day weekend. The race has been run continuously since 1998. Field of wild flowers along the course near Little Bald Knob. The organizer, Shenandoah Mountain Touring ...
Lake went on to invent a new format of race in 2011, the backyard ultra. Participants run a 4.167-mile (6.706 km) loop every hour, on the hour and are eliminated if they fail to complete the loop in time. The distance of each loop is equal to 100 divided by 24, so that a competitor runs 100 miles for a full day of competition.
Most of the popular 100-mile routes in the U.S. center around races, particularly gravel grinders and gran fondos. But there are plenty of popular trails and even a certain 3.5-mile loop in a ...
The Grand Slam of Ultrarunning is a set of four of the five most prestigious and oldest 100-mile races contested in the United States, comprising the Old Dominion 100 Mile Endurance Run in Virginia, the Western States 100 in California, the Vermont 100 Mile Endurance Run in Vermont, the Leadville Trail 100 in Colorado, and the Wasatch Front 100 Mile Endurance Run in Utah.
Big's Backyard Ultra is the original backyard ultra, invented by Gary "Lazarus Lake" Cantrell of Bell Buckle, Tennessee. Participants run a 4.167-mile loop every hour, and are eliminated if they fail to complete a loop in an hour. The path of the loop is on trails during the day and along a road after dark.
Name City Country Month* *Last race was held Inception Ref Link Adirondack Marathon: Schroon, New York United States September: 1997: Akron Marathon: Akron, Ohio United States ...
If this route is new to you—for example, if your first century is a Fondo-style ride or a gravel grinder—then you’ll want to check the course profile. Look at the terrain (gravel, road, or a ...