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In Germany, more than 100 ultra-running events are held every year. An ultra run is a running competition that has a course length longer than the marathon distance.
A marathon is 42.195 km. Therefore, ...
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More than 40ultra runs take place in Switzerland every year. Most of these events are trails, with a distance of 45 km or longer. But there are also one or two exciting ultra runs ...
... marathon, is also held in May. The 18.2-kilometer Schluchseelauf in Baden-Württemberg, which has been held since 1985, also has a long tradition.
Marathons can be run in Regensburg, Mainz or Gelsenkirchen, ...
... already attracted 5,000 female runners. The finish line is at the Bodensee Stadium in Bregenz. Things get really dirty at the Muddy Angel Run - a mud run just for women. On the 5 km long course, one or ...
... over 5 km, 10 km or 20 km. One lap is 5 km long. At the beginning and at the end of the round there are many, varied obstacles. In between, you have to run a few kilometers on a mostly challenging course ...
... thousand athletes participate. Not to forget the Bocholt City Run, which has been held since 2000. On the 2.5-kilometer circuit, you can run four laps through the beautiful inner city along with several ...
... require long and focused training. Almost anyone can run five kilometers at a stretch without training. Of course, the time then plays a subordinate role.
Ideal as a form test
But even for runners ...
... training. In addition, the ten kilometers offer an ideal form test for half marathon training or marathon training.
The good thing about a 10-kilometer run: Long-term and targeted training, such as for ...
... but also along the idyllic Grübsensee.
But also in Zurich you can run along the lake, such as the Greifenseelauf, where not only a half marathon is held, in which even international top athletes participate, ...
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A too fast start can even have positive effects
What also speaks for a 5er is the "forgiveness of mistakes". Beginners in particular tend to start the race too fast. The longer the race distance ...
... can include the competition in between in a season or a preparation for a longer competition to check their form. In addition, the organizational effort for such a race is very low compared to a marathon. ...
... world records were set not long ago. Kenyan Joyciline Jepkosgei, for example, ran to a half marathon world record of 1:04:52 hours in Prague in the spring of 2017, before she herself increased the world ...
... Want a few examples? The Bay to Bay Breakers has a tradition almost as long as the Boston Marathon. This 12-kilometer race in San Francisco has been held since 1912. And the run for the event continues ...
... Festival was even included in the list of the 25 most beautiful marathons in the world by our editorial team. It is run annually in May along the coast. The marathon is 44 kilometers long, and there is ...
... all over the world. The two big triathlon series IRONMAN and Challenge have long since discovered the country's potential and regularly hold races here. In Fortaleza, Maceió, Rio de Janeiro and Florianopolis, ...
... to 2016 with 29:31.78 minutes, albeit under highly dubious circumstances. Many of the female long-distance runners were associated with doping years later. However, it was to take several more years before ...
... choice of beautiful countryside runs, but also atmospheric city marathons.
The land of running legends
Along with ice hockey and cross-country skiing, track and field is one of the most important ...
... long history. There is, for example, the Alexander the Great Marathon in Thessaloniki or the Spartathlon. The latter is a legendary ultra-run with a distance of almost 250 kilometres. It is one of th ...
... others. The IRONMAN Wales - Pembrokeshire and the IRONMAN UK - Bolton are over the full longdistance.
All Running Races in United Kingdom (sorted by date) can be found in the following overview:
Running ...
... the half marathon distance in Ireland. You should travel to the Rock 'n' Roll Dublin Half Marathon in the summer. You will see many of Dublin's sights along the way. These include the Docklands, the River ...