Ever wanted to run along The Great Wall of China, up the Empire State Building, across the Sahara Desert or join thousands of runners in a major city road race. These running races are included in the list of 500 of the most classic running races in the world.<\/p>\n
The global sport of running has captured people\u2019s imagination since the first competitive race several thousand years ago. Hundreds of running races are held ever day and the biggest of those are watched by millions of people. Races featured range from ten second sprints to several days worth of running over hundreds of miles. There are running races included from every continent and most are open to anyone in the world.<\/p>\n
Whether you are interested in a five km race around a city centre or a marathon across mountain ranges this book has a race for you.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Cross country \u2013 experience the mud and the drama of the English cross country championships
\n\u2022 Mountain \u2013 run to the top of Mount Olympus in Greece
\n\u2022 Multi-terrain \u2013 get sweaty in Brazil completing the Jungle marathon
\n\u2022 Road \u2013 join thousands of others running marathons through the world\u2019s greatest cities
\n\u2022 Snow \u2013 run a marathon to the North Pole
\n\u2022 Stage \u2013 compete as part of a team in the famous Ekiden relays in Japan
\n\u2022 Stair \u2013 catch the view from the top of the Empire State building
\n\u2022 Track \u2013 compete against Britain\u2019s best in the famous British Milers Club races
\n\u2022 Trail \u2013 explore the ancient world whilst running on the Great Wall of China
\n\u2022 Ultra \u2013 challenge yourself in the heat of the Death Valley<\/p>\n
The diversity of races is also matched by the number of countries featured with races from over 100 countries included in the list of ultimate running races.<\/p>\n
This list of ultimate running races is compiled by Angela Mudge (world champion mountain runner) along with contributions from some of the world\u2019s leading runners including K\u00edlian Jornet, Mara Yamauchi, Ryan Sandes and Jonathan Wyatt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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