24-hour run

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A 24-hour run is a form of ultramarathon, in which a competitor runs as far as he can in 24 hours. They are typically held on 1- to 2-mile loops or occasionally 400-meter tracks. Top runners will often run 200 kilometers or more, depending on conditions, and the best can go beyond 270 kilometers. Some participants will have a crew to help them, but others just set up a camp with all the gear and supplies they need near the starting area to access each loop. Often 24-hour events are combined with 6-, 12-, and 48-hour events.

Current races

The German website DUV lists 160 24-hour races that were scheduled for 2012 a figure that has doubled over the last 10 years. The longest running 24-hour race is the Self-Transcendence 24 Hour Race Ottawa, Canada which began in 1981.[1]

A 24-hour race exclusively for youth was started in Hong Kong in 2010, and has continued annually (Running to Stop the Traffik).

Records

  • The world record is held by Yiannis Kouros (GRE) who ran 303.506 km/188.590 miles on a track during the Sri Chinmoy Ultra Festival in Adelaide, Australia in 1997.
  • The Women's world record on Track is held by Mami Kudo (JPN) who ran 255.303 km/161.126 miles in Taipei,TAIWAN Dec. 2011.

World challenges

The first international championship was held February 3–4, 1990 in Milton Keynes, England.[2] Also in 1990 founded the European Cup (offset by the two best(IAU) annually organizes a world championship called 24h World Challenge.

Year Date Location Champion (m) Champion (f)
2003 11/12.10 Netherlands Uden Belgium Paul Beckers 270.087 km Russia Irina Reutovich (ru) 237.052 km
2004 23/24.10 Czech Republic Brno Japan Ryoichi Sekiya (zh) 269.085km Japan Sumie Inagaki 237.154 km
2005 16/17.07 Austria Wörschach Russia Anatoliy Kruglikov 268.065 km Russia Lyudmila Kalinina 242.228 km
2006 25/26.02 Taiwan Taipei
(commonly known as Taiwan)		Japan Ryoichi Sekiya -2- 272.936 kmJapan Sumie Inagaki -2- 237.144 km
2007 28/29.07 Canada DrummondvilleJapan Ryoichi Sekiya -3- 263.562 km Russia Lyudmila Kalinina -2- 236.848 km
2008 18/19.10 South Korea SeoulJapan Ryoichi Sekiya -4- 273.366 km France Anne-Marie Vernet (fr) 239.685 km
2009 02/03.05 Italy BergamoSweden Henrik Olsson 257.042 km France Anne-Cécile Fontaine 243.644 km
2010 14/15.05 France Brive-la-GaillardeJapan Shingo Inoue 273.708 km France Anne-Cécile Fontaine -2- 239.797 km
2011 canceled[3] Brugg Switzerland, then
Taipei Taiwan
(commonly known as Taiwan)
2012 08/09.09 Poland Katowice [3] United States Mike Morton 277.543 km Czech Republic Michaela Dimitriadu 244.232 km
2013 May Netherlands SteenbergenUnited States Jon Olsen 269.675 km Japan Mami Kudo 252.205 km

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See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.arrs.net/HP_Ott24H.htm
  2. ↑ 'Running' April 1990,Volume 108, p.6
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Final Update on the 24 Hour World Championships 2011

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