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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 ]
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
At a moderate walking pace, the horses clip-clopped up the hill past Arlington House, the 19 th-century home built as a memorial to George Washington and later inherited by Robert E. Lee. Tourists ...
It conducts over 50 races each year, including the Washington Birthday Marathon and the National Capital 20 Miler. Members accumulate points in a summer Bunion Derby Series and a winter Snowball Series. Among the more noteworthy races created by the group are: Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run (now conducted by a separate committee) DCRRC Track ...
The race began in 1977, founded by Wendell Robie, of Auburn California. [60] [58] The first mountain trail ultramarathon held in the United States was the 1911 Mount Baker Race (50K), in Bellingham, Washington. Runners raced by car or train to the trailheads, ran up to the summit of Mount Baker, and then back down to the city. [61]
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 ...
The Washington Jockey Club was an American association in Washington, D.C. devoted to horse racing, founded in 1797.The club established its first racecourse four blocks from the Executive Mansion where it extended from 17th and 20th Streets and extending across Pennsylvania Avenue into Lafayette Park, [1] what is now the site of Decatur House at H Street and Jackson Place, crossing ...
The Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run is an annual 10-mile (16 km) road race in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1973 originally as a precursor training run for elite runners planning to compete in the Boston Marathon, the race has evolved over the years into a local race for runners of all abilities.