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Monday 18th March 2008

La Petite Trotte à Léon - A new event for 2008
The first “full” circuit of Mont Blanc : 27-31 August 2008

After the main race, the UTMB®(Tour du Mont-Blanc), then the CCC® (Courmayeur-Champex-Chamonix), born 2 years ago, a new event is appearing on the paths of the Tour du Mont Blanc: the Petite Trotte to Léon. (more…)

Some information about the race from the organisers:

There is a 6 day race in Hamm (Germany). The competition will start at 29th June and finish at 5th July.

Here are some information about the race: (more…)

The 2007 event produced a new 48 hour record from the eventual winner Wolfgang Schwerk who had been aiming at Yiannis Kouros’s 6 day record. A firm believer in Self-Transcendence, Schwerk was back for another crack at the goal in this years 7 day event and managed to top last years total of 1,011 km by one km on his way to his second victory in Athens. In second place was fellow German Hans-Juergen Schlotter, who covered 900 km. Third spot was taken by Italian Lucio Bazzana with 854 km.
First lady was Germany’s Martina Hausmann with 804 km and second was Lu Chiu Shu-Jung, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) with 785 km and third place was Maria Tahkavuori from Finland with 732 km. (more…)

Yiannis Kouros won this years 48 hour race in Brno, Czech Republic with 408 km. Great performance for second place went to 35 year old Czech lady, Michaela Dimitriadu with 364 km. Third place went to Jiri Hofman with 351 km.

Checkout the website and find the results at:

48 hour results
24 hour results

Wolfgang Schwerk is back in Athens with an eye on Yiannis Kouros’s 6 day record. Last year Schwerk totaled 936 km for the 6 days and at the end of Day One this year has 219 km (136) miles.

In second place is Hungary’s leading lady Edit Berces with 200 km and in second place is Elke Streiker with 186 km.

Checkout the details at: Loutraki 7 Day Race

Jari Tomppo writes:

There will be no 24 hour race this year, instead II Endurance 24h race will be organized January 31st - February 1st, 2009 in order to fit the race better with international ultra-calendar (Spartathlon, 24 hour World Cup, Bislet 24 hour race etc..).

Inforamation about the race is available on website:
http://www.endurance.fi/24/eng.html

IAU International 24 Hour Ultramarathon Palic 2008

Elvira Janosi and her daughter, Bibor, organized the first international 24 hour ultramaraton in Palic 2007. The race got from the IAU the BRONZE LABEL. The event was very successful. 57 runners took part in the race from 5 different countries and will be held again in 2008.

Date: 21-22.06.2008.Palic- Serbia

IAU 24 Hours Run Palic

Contact : biborka85@freemail.hu

Visit the website: www.palicmaraton.org

Just noticed an old post on Yanoo.net about a proposd 100km race in France. Dont know if it is still being planned. Here is the translated info and the link to the source.

“Be realistic, try the impossible one!… ” “the 1000 Kilometers of France” is a new pedestrian test of course/marche suggested by Association Headlight-West Organization (1) on a route of a distance close to thousand kilometers, crossing France of the English Channel in the Mediterranean. It acts of the individual race, longest ever suggested in France, whose starting point is located at the foot of the Mount-St-Michel (Handle) and the finishing line at the balance of the headlight of the port of Sète (Herault). (more…)

The No Finish Line event begins today at 14:00 hours Monaco time.
There is a webcam that refreshes itself every 20 seconds on the site.

There are 6 runners in the 6 day event:
Sichel William, Roy Bernard, Gayter Sharon, Bourgueil Pascal, Gallou Philippe, Ria Buiten

The 8 day has 34 runners and 42 runners are signed up for the 24 hour event.

All the information is available at the No finish Line Race

Kaj Jensen sends news of Ultraweek in Sweden 2008:

Ultraveek with 4 time races

6 Day – 20 July

24 Hour – 25 July

12 Hour – 24 July

6 Hour – 26 July

www.lekeberg.eu/uv/UV.htm