Ultramarathon

The Ultramarathon, which is part of the Racing the Planet Series, was being staged over 100km of outback between Kununurra, the Gibb River Road and El Questro Wilderness Park, from September 2 to 4.

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Apparently even more impressive was her finish in the Leadville Trail 100 Ultramarathon, an annual Colorado race where the competitors run 100 miles, climb to over 12,000 feet, and half fail to finish.

A Rabbi in the Wilderness 2011

In July, she will run the Badwater Ultramarathon, a 135-miler in California from Death Valley to Mount Whitney — spanning three mountain ranges — in temperatures reaching 130 degrees.

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Apparently even more impressive was her finish in the Leadville Trail 100 Ultramarathon, an annual Colorado race where the competitors run 100 miles, climb to over 12,000 feet, and half fail to finish.

A Rabbi in the Wilderness 2011

Ultramarathon (working) Mom Meet Karen Meades, runner extraordinaire.

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She looks forward to running the Badwater 135-mile Ultramarathon and the 211-mile John Muir Trail.

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Scott has won the Western States 100 seven times, the notorious Badwater Ultramarathon twice, and recently set the American record in the 24-hour World Championships.

Long May You Run Chris Cooper 2010

The Badwater Ultramarathon starts at the lowest and driest elevation in the Western Hemisphere, where temperatures can reach a lung-searing 130°F, and finishes 135 miles later at the trail head of the highest mountain peak in the Lower Forty-eight.

Long May You Run Chris Cooper 2010

She looks forward to running the Badwater 135-mile Ultramarathon and the 211-mile John Muir Trail.

Runners Jack Canfield 2010