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The 4 Deserts Ultramarathon Series is an annual series of four 250-kilometer (155-mile) races across deserts around the globe. [1] The races were recognized as the world's leading endurance footrace series by TIME magazine in 2009 and 2010, [ 2 ] as the "Ultimate test of human endurance". [ 3 ]
SCORE International (Southern California Off Road Enthusiasts) is an off-road racing sanctioning body in the sport of desert racing. Founded by Mickey Thompson in 1973, SCORE International was purchased from Sal Fish [1] in late 2012. [2] and is run by its current president and race director Jose A. Grijalva and General Manager Juan Tintos.
The Badwater Ultramarathon is a 135-mile (217 km) ultramarathon race starting at −282 feet (−86 m) [1] below sea level in the Badwater Basin, in California's Death Valley, and ending at an elevation of 8,360 feet (2,550 m) at Whitney Portal, the trailhead to Mount Whitney. It takes place annually in mid-July when the weather is the most ...
A new phenomenon was started by competitors in 2008 now called the 4 Deserts Grand Slam. This refers to competitors attempting to complete all four of the races in a calendar year. Seventy-eight competitors have so far managed to complete the 4 Deserts Grand Slam. [45] In addition, beginning in 2010, the 4 Deserts Grand Slam Plus was
King of the Hammers is an off-road race that combines desert racing and rock crawling. This race is held in February on Means Dry Lake at Johnson Valley, California, United States. [1] The race is broadcast live on Ultra 4 Racing's website. [2] King of The Hammers race week has expanded from one race.
A trophy truck in a desert race (2006). Desert racing is the act of racing through the desert in a two- or four-wheeled off-road vehicle. Races, which generally consist of two or more loops around a course covering up to 4,660 miles (7,500 km), can take the form of Hare and Hound or Hare scramble style events, and are often laid out over a long and harsh track through relatively barren terrain.
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
Desert Runners is a 2013 documentary film directed by Jennifer Steinman that follows a group of non-professional runners that attempt to complete 4 Deserts, a series of ultramarathon races often considered the most difficult in the world. Their journeys take them through some of the world’s most beautiful places while pushing the limits of ...