West Virginia - Experience miles of single track in one of the most unusual ecosystems east of the Mississippi River.
Welcome to my blog. I hope you get some inspiration to run somewhere new from my log of Ultra Running Destinations. These are all places I’ve visited, so can personally recommend them for an ultra adventure. Hope you have a nice stay!
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West Virginia - Experience miles of single track in one of the most unusual ecosystems east of the Mississippi River.
Ohio - Enjoy an ultramarathon made up of nearly 100% singletrack through dense wooded terrain just minutes from downtown Athens, Ohio.
Kentucky - Explore 50k (31 miles) of trails in the Red River Gorge at the well run Red River Gorge Ultramarathon.
Oklahoma - Experience undisturbed prairie land and rolling forest hills at the Flower Moon trail runs held in the Osage Hills State Park just west of Bartlesville, Oklahoma
Kansas - Wander the rolling dirt roads through the Flint Hills of Kansas at the Heartland 50 ultramarathon.
Arkansas - Right outside of Little Rock, Arkansas you can run a race, such as the Ouachita Trail 50, the oldest Arkansas Ultra Running Association event, or just run part of the 192 mile (308km) Ouachita National Recreation Trail that crosses the Pinnacle Mountain State Park
North Dakota - Run the most unique Ironman distance triathlon in the world in the Pembina Gorge State Recreation Area near Walhalla, North Dakota.
Utah - Running a 50k ultramarathon, the Dead Horse Ultra, in Moab, Utah
Norway - Low key marathon just outside of Bergen, Norway, known as the City of Marathons.
Spain - Ultrarun in the Pyrenees Mountains, starting and ending in the town of Molló.
Washington - Experience 50k of forested and coastal single track in the pacific northwest
Greece - The Athens Authentic Marathon, following the route run by Pheidippides
New Mexico - Marathon with a back pack at the Bataan Memorial Death March. This race is an annual commemoration of the Bataan Death March attended by many of the survivors of the march, along with thousands of supporters from around the world, held at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
Arizona - 100k of running along the Black Canyon Recreation Trail north of Phoenix
Alabama - Over 100+ miles (160k) of trails are available in the Talladega National Forest along the Pinhoti Trail.