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Warning sign at Hundred-Mile Wilderness trailhead. The Hundred-Mile Wilderness is the section of the Appalachian Trail running between Abol Bridge just south of Baxter State Park and Monson in the state of Maine. It is generally considered the wildest section of the Appalachian Trail, [1] and one of the most challenging to navigate and traverse.
Individual. 2019 IAU 24 Hour World Championship. Team. Jacquelyn Camille Herron is an American ultramarathon runner and scientist [1] born on December 25, 1981 in Norman, Oklahoma. [2] She is widely regarded as one of the greatest Ultramarathon runners of all time.
The Grand Slam of Ultrarunning is a set of four of the five most prestigious and oldest 100-mile races contested in the United States, comprising the Old Dominion 100 Mile Endurance Run in Virginia, the Western States 100 in California, the Vermont 100 Mile Endurance Run in Vermont, the Leadville Trail 100 in Colorado, and the Wasatch Front 100 Mile Endurance Run in Utah.
Most of the popular 100-mile routes in the U.S. center around races, particularly gravel grinders and gran fondos. But there are plenty of popular trails and even a certain 3.5-mile loop in a ...
Former men's world record holder Kenenisa Bekele celebrating his 2009 world title in the 10,000 m. The official world records in the 10,000 metres are held by Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei with 26:11 minutes for men and Kenyan Beatrice Chebet with 28:54.14 for women.
At this event a men's five-mile race was held – the first time a long-distance event featured at an Olympic competition. A British runner, Henry Hawtrey, won the event. Two 1908 Olympic participants for Sweden, John Svanberg and Edward Dahl, were the minor medalists. [4]
10-second barrier. The 10-second barrier is the physical and psychological barrier of completing the 100 metres sprint in under ten seconds. The achievement is traditionally regarded as the hallmark of a world-class male sprinter. Its significance has become less important since the late 1990s, as an increasing number of runners have surpassed ...
Aleksandr “Sania” Sorokin (born 30 September 1981) is a Lithuanian long-distance runner who holds multiple world and European records. As of May 2023, he held seven world records on the track and road: 100 km (road), 100 miles (road), 100 miles (track), 6-hour run (track), 12-hour run (track), 12-hour run (road), 24-hour run (road).