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Desert racing began in the early 20th century. [1] An early racing sanctioning body in North America was the National Off-Road Racing Association (NORRA) co-founded in 1967 by Ed Pearlman. [2] The first event was a race across the Mexican desert, south-eastwards through most of the length of Baja California, originally from Ensenada to La Paz. [3]
Team 12L- 1st TT Legend at the 2017 Baja 1000 finish line Mike Coleman, Gus Vildosola, Scott Bailey and Rodrigo Ampudia The Baja 1000 is an annual Mexican off-road motorsport race held on the Baja California Peninsula, with a course of up to about 850 or more miles.
Cactus became the first dog to compete the Marathon des Sables in 2019. Cactus, a stray dog, started joining in with the runners during the second stage of the race and then went on to complete the remaining stages of the race. Cactus was awarded the official race number 000 and received his finishers' medal. [23]
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Overall Winner, 4 Deserts Race Series, 2008 [14] American Ultrarunning Team, World Championships, 2005, 2008; 148 miles (238 km) in 24 hours on a treadmill, 2004 [15] Eleven-time 100-Mile/1 Day Silver Buckleholder at the Western States Endurance Run [16] (i.e., better than ten twenty-four-hour finishes), 1995–2006
The Al Marmoom desert ultra-race was first held in 2018 as the world's longest desert race. [4] The five-day race covered a distance of 270 kilometres (170 mi). Organized under the umbrella of Dubai Sports Council , AMUM was created to support Al Marmoom Desert Conservation Reserve's commitment to desert sports and tourism destinations and ...
Desert King (31 March 1994 – 11 August 2021) was a Thoroughbred racehorse. Desert King won the Irish Derby Stakes and Irish 2,000 Guineas and was the sire of 13 stakes winners with 34 stakes wins including Makybe Diva (GB).
Multiday races are the ultimate running events in terms of distance and are held throughout the year in diverse environmental conditions to offer athletes an opportunity to test themselves at the limits of human endurance.