Lean Horse Ultramarathon
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The Lean Horse Ultramarathon
is run in August every year in the Black Hills
of South Dakota
. It was first run in 2005. It features a 100-mile race, a 50-mile race, and a 50-kilometer race. Most of the course is on the George S. Mickelson Trail
. It was the 33rd sanctioned 100-mile race in the United States and is known as one of the easiest hundred mile races in the country.
The course record of 15 hours and 24 minutes for the 100-mile race was set in 2007 by Akos Konya
. Howard Nippert holds the course record for the 50 mile race in 6 hours, 6 minutes and 10 seconds.
Ultramarathon
An ultramarathon is any sporting event involving running longer than the traditional marathon length of .There are two types of ultramarathon events: those that cover a specified distance, and events that take place during specified time...
is run in August every year in the Black Hills
Black Hills
The Black Hills are a small, isolated mountain range rising from the Great Plains of North America in western South Dakota and extending into Wyoming, USA. Set off from the main body of the Rocky Mountains, the region is something of a geological anomaly—accurately described as an "island of...
of South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
. It was first run in 2005. It features a 100-mile race, a 50-mile race, and a 50-kilometer race. Most of the course is on the George S. Mickelson Trail
George S. Mickelson Trail
The George S. Mickelson Trail is a rail trail in the Black Hills region of South Dakota.The main trail route extends , from Edgemont to Deadwood, with approximately nine miles of additional branch trails, including a three mile paved link from Custer to the Custer State Park completed in 2007...
. It was the 33rd sanctioned 100-mile race in the United States and is known as one of the easiest hundred mile races in the country.
The course record of 15 hours and 24 minutes for the 100-mile race was set in 2007 by Akos Konya
Ákos Kónya
Ákos Kónya is a Hungarian American ultramarathon runner from Oceanside, California.-Early life:While growing up in Kecskemét, Hungary, Kónya began running at age 12. He ran track in high school and ran his first marathon at age 15...
. Howard Nippert holds the course record for the 50 mile race in 6 hours, 6 minutes and 10 seconds.
External links
- Official Website
- Dakota Digest, Lean Horse Ultra Marathon South Dakota Public BroadcastingSouth Dakota Public BroadcastingSouth Dakota Public Broadcasting, or SDPB for short, is a state network of Public Broadcasting Service Non-commercial educational Public television and NPR radio stations serving the state of South Dakota. The stations are operated by the South Dakota Bureau of Information and Telecommunication, a...