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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 ]
Rep. Spencer Frye, D-Athens Incumbent Democrat Spencer Frye, 56, is running for re-election to represent District 122 in the Georgia House of Representatives.First elected in 2012, he represented ...
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
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 ...
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
The most popular off-road race in Australia is the Finke Desert Race near Alice Springs, Northern Territory. It involves a 460km-long race to the small community of Aptula (Finke) and back again, racing alongside what was the Old Ghan railway for a large portion. Many years after its inception in 1976, it now boasts media coverage and a large ...
In 2010, Time magazine included the 4 Deserts Challenge on a list of the ten most demanding endurance races in the world. [4] Sandes won the 2011 Leadville Trail 100 in a time of 16:46:54, more than half an hour ahead of runner-up Dylan Bowman. He won the 2012 North Face 100 in Australia in a time of 9:22:45.