24-Hour Running Race Calendar

24 Hores d'Ultrafons en Pista Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain · Track

A charity-focused 24-hour track race at Barcelona's Estadi Municipal Joan Serrahima, accompanied by 12- and 6-hour events.

Desert Solstice Track Invitational

Phoenix, Arizona, USA · Track

An elite invitation-only 24-hour and 100-mile track race at Camelback High School. Entry is selective and based on qualifying standards. Organized by Aravaipa Running.

Edition note: At the November 5, 2026 check, the organizer confirmed December 19–20 at Camelback High School, with registration closing December 14 at 11:59 PM MT. Its field limits conflict: 25 runners in the overview and 30 in the entry standards. Confirm capacity when applying.

Across the Years

Peoria, Arizona, USA · Mixed

A New Year fixed-time festival on a 1.42-mile dirt and paved loop at Peoria Sports Complex, with a 6-day race, rolling-start 72- to 6-hour races and 100- and 200-mile options.

Edition note: Registration is open on UltraSignup at late-tier prices, for example $795 for the 6-day, $470 for 72 hours, $325 for 48 hours and $250 for 24 hours, before tax and fees. Online registration closes Sunday, December 20 at 11:59 PM PT; Aravaipa also offers a mail-in entry form, a payment plan and race-day registration at the venue. No field caps are published. On October 20 the 2026–27 live results button on the organizer page had no link yet. UltraSignup’s race-day text names “Saturday, December 27” (2:00–6:00 PM) and 7:00 AM to noon each morning, while the organizer page lists check-in on Sunday, December 27 and race-day registration from 7:00 to 10:00 AM; December 27, 2026 is a Sunday.

Festival de Ultrafondo — Gran Premio Ciudad de Burjassot

Burjassot, Valencia, Spain · Road

The seventh Burjassot ultradistance festival includes a 48-hour road race and a separate 24-hour race, both listed with IAU Bronze Labels, near Valencia.

Edition note: The 2027 Spanish regulations and IAU calendar agree on April 2–4. The promotional flyer instead prints March 2–4; confirm that discrepancy with the organizer before booking travel. The club’s linked registration page advertises open entries.

NZ Ultramarathon Festival — 6 Day

Hagley Park, Christchurch, New Zealand · Road

A fully catered six-day race on a flat 1.9464 km park loop, part of a ten-day Christchurch festival with 72-, 48-, and 24-hour options.

Taiping 24 Hour

Taiping, Perak, Malaysia · Road

A fixed-time festival at Taiping Lake Gardens with 24-, 12-, 6-, and 3-hour challenges. The organizer’s finisher rules describe a 3.3 km endurance loop and require 40 laps (132 km) for 24-hour finisher status.

Sommer 24+48 Stunden Lauf Freudenstadt-Grüntal

Freudenstadt-Grüntal, Germany · Road

A summer timed race in the Black Forest, adding a first 48-hour edition alongside the third Sommer24hLauf in 2027.

Edition note: The organizer confirms August 27–29, 2027, with the 24-hour race starting August 28.

Laufwochenende Brugg

Brugg, Aargau, Switzerland · Road

A 48-hour race with 24-, 12- and 6-hour options on a lit, fully paved 934.8 m loop on the Aare island at Geissenschachen in Brugg, doubling as the Swiss 48-, 24- and 6-hour championships.

Result: Julia Fatton covered 329.397 km in the 48-hour race; Christian Stolovitz led the men with 316.897 km.

Edition note: The 19th edition finished on October 25, 2026. RaceResult now publishes the 48-, 24-, 12- and 6-hour results; the 48-hour outcome is archived below. The organizer’s older results archive had not yet added 2026 when checked on October 26.

International Ultramarathon Festival — Loutraki

Loutraki, Greece · Track

The 21st International Ultramarathon Festival, an IAU Bronze Label track meeting at the Loutraki Municipal Stadium. Features 48-hour, 24-hour, and 12-hour races on a 400 m track, branded by the organizer as World Cup races.

Result: Vouzonis Thomas leads the published 48-hour classification with 305190 m. Eleven of fifteen starters are ranked.

Edition note: The October 22–24, 2026 edition is complete and its 48-hour results are archived below. Before the race, the homepage gave an October 3 application deadline while another information page described on-site registration with inconsistent times; those notices do not establish a future edition’s entry rules.

The Endless Mile

Alabaster, Alabama, USA · Road

A 72-hour, 48-hour, and 24-hour festival on a certified, paved, lighted 1.00203-mile loop at Veterans Park.

Result: Jeff Mikesell (146.078 miles) and Jill Hudson (140.284 miles) led the 48-hour race. Jennifer Cecil won the 72-hour outright with 211.832 miles.

Edition note: The October 22–25 edition is complete. Official 72-, 48- and 24-hour results are archived below; the 2026 registration deadline and entry rules remain historical information.

Weekend at Burney

Cassel, near Burney, California, USA · Trail

A relaxed 48-hour and 24-hour trail race on a loop of about 4.6 to 4.8 miles past Baum Lake near Burney, California, with about 370 ft of climbing per lap, plus a 12-hour race and a burro race on Saturday.

Result: The published 48-hour classification lists Vincent Difrancesco first with 161.00 miles and Lennyann Bishop first woman with 105.80 miles; the leader’s elapsed time needs clarification.

Edition note: The October 22–24 edition is complete and its published 48-hour results are archived below, with an elapsed-time discrepancy flagged. The organizer's pages describe the loop as about 4.8 miles, while the runner's guide and the UltraSignup race names say 4.6 miles; the guide counts 21 loops as 100 miles.

Albi 24 Heures

Albi, France · Mixed

A 24-hour race at Stadium Municipal d'Albi on a flat circuit combining the athletics track and surrounding paved paths.

Result: Sigurdur Tomas Thorisson won the 2026 Albi 24 Heures with 240.255 km. Gita Muceniece was second overall and first woman with 232.421 km, ahead of Benoit Gourves (207.446 km). Aurelie Verrier (196.895 km) and Marie-Line Mantoux (190.895 km) were the next women.

Edition note: The completed 12th edition ran October 17–18, 2026. The organizer has published final results including partial laps. The 24-hour and 100 km races carried FFA labels; the 2026 race was not an IAU label event.

Skanderborg Ultra

Skanderborg, Denmark · Mixed

A 48-hour race with 24- and 12-hour options on a 1 km gravel and sidewalk loop at Dyrehaven in Skanderborg, where runners can camp beside the course. The same venue hosts the GOMU 48-Hour World Championship in September 2027.

Result: Emil Ingerslev won the 2026 Skanderborg Ultra 48-hour race with 384 km, and Katja Lykke was first woman and second overall with 352 km. Both totals are above the 48-hour course records the organizer lists (358 km and 286.652 km). Ronni Carlsen (255.059 km) and Sally Barbett (211 km) won the 24-hour race.

Edition note: Registration closed October 1 at 11:59 PM (Danish time). On October 12 the RaceResult entry list showed 81 runners in the 48-hour race, 64 in the 24-hour race and 49 in the 12-hour race. The organizer’s Live Tracking link points to the 2026 RaceResult participant page.

Hainesport Endurance Run

Hainesport, New Jersey, USA · Road

A flat paved-loop festival with 48-hour, two 24-hour starts, 12-hour, relay, and 100-mile options at Hainesport Township Park.

Result: Lisa Perry won the 48-hour race outright with 141.76 miles (143 laps), ahead of Thomas Crayton on 138.78 miles. Sean O’Connor won the 100-mile race in 16:05:12 and Thomas Pulaski the Saturday 24-hour with 100.12 miles.

48 Heures de Royan

Royan, France · Road

A French fixed-time festival on a traffic-free stadium circuit of about one kilometre, led by the 48-hour race.

Result: Rodrigo Freeman Lopez won the 2026 48 Heures de Royan with 301.4 km (264 laps), ahead of Said Bourjila with 272.8 km. Beatrice Bourlon was the first woman and third overall with 269.4 km. In the 24-hour race, Christophe Pubert led with 191.7 km and Sophie Boiron was the first woman with 167.8 km.

Edition note: The 2026 event is complete. The 48-hour race ran October 9–11, with the 24-hour race October 10–11 and the 12-hour race on October 10. The advertised cap was 130 across all three races; this is not a count of starters or finishers.

Self-Transcendence 24 Hour Track Race

Tooting Bec Athletics Track, London, UK · Track

Incorporates the British 24-Hour Championships 2026. An IAU Bronze Label event limited to 55 experienced ultra-runners, held on the Tooting Bec Athletics Track — the race's long-standing London home.

Result: George Rickwood won with 254.045 km and Laura Watts won the women's race with 217.386 km.

IAU 24H Asia & Oceania Championships

Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture, Japan · Road

The official IAU continental championship for 24-hour running in the Asia and Oceania region, held at Hirosaki City Sports Park.

Result: Amar Singh Devanda won the men's race with 282.881 km and Miho Nakata won the women's race with 261.170 km, from a field of 81 athletes representing nine federations.

Myrtle Beach 24 Hour Endurance Run

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA · Road

A USATF-certified 1.08-mile paved loop course in The Market Common area. First held in 2026 and organized by the City of Myrtle Beach’s Parks, Recreation and Sports Tourism Department.

Result: Pat Hasler won the inaugural race with 252.038 km and Emily Lyons won the women's race with 166.951 km, from 79 finishers.