Running and Stuff

Races I want to do

• Badwater
  135 miles through hell. The hardest there is. I found out about this 4 years ago and it has consumed me ever since. Now I'm ready to have a go, if you are reading this as part of the selection committee then please let me in :)
• Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc
  100 miles in the Alps, one of the toughest 100's there is
• Leadville 100
• Barkley 100
  Fucking Insane
• Western States 100
  Oldest and most prestigious 100 miler in the US
• Hardrock 100
  Clue is in the name really
• Wasatch Front 100 Mile Race
  Another hilly 100 miler (26000 feet) and one to complete the Grand Slam
• 6633 Ultra
  350 miles, in the snow
• Trans-Europe Footrace
  64 days of running at least a marathon. From Southern Italy to Northern Norway.
• Ancient Nemea-Olympia Race 180k
• Brasil 135
  BR 135 Ultra is extremely difficult because it takes place in the Serra da Mantiqueira mountains, with only 20 km of the 217 km being run without any inclination. Elevation more than Everest
• Arrowhead 135
  135 miles across the Arrowhead Region of Northern Minnesota from International Falls near the Canadian border to Tower, an aread nicknames "The Icebox of the Nation"
• Namibia Skeleton Coast 124k race
  The Skeleton coast is famed for its hostility. The challenge is to complete in 24 hours.
• Inca Run 100
  Stunning looking run through an Inca trail, at high altitude.
• The gax trans scania
  256k run across Sweden. Minimal support.
• Trans 333
  Non-stop 200 mile race in a different desert each year
• Melbourne to Brisbane Ultra
  44 day 3000k ultra for "elites" only
• Copper Canyon Ultra
• La Petite Trotte à Léon
  Not quite what the name suggests...
• Trans America
  Race across the breadth of the USA, from LA to NY
• Addo 100
  A race worth a flight to South Africa for. Possibility of running with Lions...
• Vermont 100
  Another stateside 100 miler and part of the Grand Slam of 100's
• HURT 100
  Clue is in the name too, very hot and hard terrain in Hawaii
• Bob Graham Round
  The Bob Graham Round of 42 peaks is one of the most demanding challenges in England. With a ascent of app' 28,500ft and a app' distance of 74 miles.
• The "High"
  135 mile race in the Himalayas with a pass of around 5000m
• Coast to Kosciuszko
  246k Run from the Coast of Australia to some mountain. Sounds familiar..
• La Trans Aq'
  230 km along the coastline of Aquitaine, 6 stages between 25km and 60 km long
• Le Grand Raid
  Not too sure what this is cos the website is in Frenchish but looks cool
• Grand Raid International du Cro-Magnon
  115 km distance, and 5700 m D+ and 6700 m
• Verdon Canyon Challenge
  100k along a rift with high temperatures and gradients.