Ultra X 50 Azores
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Event summary
Participants can choose between two exhilarating race options: the Ultra X 50, a single-stage race that promises an exhilarating challenge, and the Ultra X 110, a two-stage race held over the weekend. Both races will immerse you in the island's dramatic terrain, featuring mountain trails, lagoons, and volcanic craters. With mild temperatures averaging around 20°C, this event offers the perfect setting for runners of all levels to test their limits while enjoying the natural beauty of this remote archipelago. Don't miss your chance to be part of this extraordinary experience!
Ultra X 50 Azores
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Event information
The race organisers create the route to take in the most beautiful and challenging aspects of the “Green Island” of São Miguel.
The course takes runners over mountain trails, alongside volcanic craters and dramatic cliffsides, through wooded forests, past waterfalls and rushing rivers, and up and over deep mountain canyons.
The route may change slightly each year depending on the weather and other varying factors. The GPX file will be provided to runners before the race.
COURSE MARKINGS
The course route will be marked at approximately 50m intervals using coloured flags, ribbons, laminated arrows and reflective tape, depending on terrain.
Areas where competitors are likely to be running in darkness will be marked by flags with reflective tape.
GPX files of the route will be provided to competitors ahead of the event. All competitors must have the route downloaded onto a device (watch or phone) from which they can navigate if need be
There are checkpoints approximately every 10km. If temperatures are unusually high, checkpoints may be stationed more frequently.
Fully marked course
Medical support throughout the event
Therapist staff (osteopaths, physios, sports masseuses) on course
Drinking water at checkpoints on course
Ground assistance and full safety support
Digital copies of all images from event photographer
UTMB World Series Indexed race (50k category)
Finisher’s medal
Event video
Organiser's description
Governed by Portugal, this wild and remote archipelago is characterised by dramatic landscapes, fishing villages, mountain trails, lagoons, volcanic craters and luscious green pastures. Due to the marine influence, the climate of the Azores is very mild for such a northern location and temperatures remain around 20°C all year round.
Location
São Miguel, Azores
Ultra X 50 Azores
Ultra X
Taking on a multi-day ultra in a far flung corner of the earth is one of the greatest experiences in the world. The sense of achievement you feel after grinding through each day, and the camaraderie you build with your fellow competitors in a remote desert, jungle or mountain camp is what makes competing in the global Ultra X series truly unique. Our goal is to enable more people to have these experiences every year, to champion the sport of multi-stage racing, and to make the world of ultra more accessible to all. We are now the biggest series of multi-stage ultramarathons on the planet and we are just getting started. Every day from our HQ, we strive to do three things; ~ Launch more races ~ Increase the accessibility and diversity of multi-stage ultra running ~ Build a global community of people that love adventure and love racing We aim to do all these things while doing as much good for the planet as possible. That’s why, in May 2020, we took the decision to become a carbon neutral company. We thank you for your interest and look forward to welcoming you to an Ultra X race soon. Any questions and feel free to drop us a line
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