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Run100s ("Run Hundreds") - A Not-For-Profit UltraRunning Corporation. New York Ultra Running. Santa Clarita Runners: Ultramarathon Training Schedule. ULTRAmarathon Training - How to Train for an Ultramarathon | ULTRAmarathonRunning.com. UltraLadies Running Club - Trail Run Events. Online - About UltraRunning. New York Trail & Ultra Running (New York, NY. Training for 50K and more. A marathon is 26 miles 385 yards long. Any race that’s longer than this distance is called an ultra marathon. There are also timed events: 12 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours, and even multi day-races.

Some are run on roads, some on trails, and some (mainly timed events) on a track. The most generally accepted Standard events are 50 Kilometers, 50 Miles, 100 Kilometers, 150 Kilometers, 100 Miles, 24 Hours, 200 Kilometers, 48 Hours, 200 Miles, Six Days, 1000 Kilometers and 1,000 Miles. The Bangalore ultra marathon consists of 25k, 50K and 100K runs or any distance you can run in 12 hours. The 2 key differences in training programs for an ultra as compared to training for a full marathon are: ‘longer’ long runs - say a 30 miles/48Km long run multiple ‘back-to-back’ long runs – say a 30Km on a Saturday followed by a 20Km the next day Here are links to a few tips and training programs: