Challenge yourself on the beautiful ultra-trail (BRAND NEW!!) H30, UTH50 or UTH100 trail run through the mountain passes, along jeep tracks, through boulder ravines and over spectacular sand dunes of Ras Al Khaimah. It is a tough challenge and requires training, but generous cut-off times (24hrs for 100k, 12hrs for 50k, 5.5hrs 30k) allow most physically fit, determined and well-prepared runners to get to the finish.
The course will take you on a multi-terrain adventure and take in approx 3300m of elevation over the 100km distance. Checkpoint 5 will be located at approximately 52km.
Make sure you are part of the only single-stage 50km and 100km trail run in the UAE!
Location/Directions
Start Hotel: Khatt spring , Ras Al Khaimah Take Emirates Road (E311) towards Ras Al Khaimah. Take right exit direction Fujairah / Khalifa
Hospital and keep going for 20km and follow signs towards Khatt spring . Distance from Dubai Airport to Hotel: 65 miles/114km. Drive Time: 75 min.
Course
A 30 km / 50 km or 100 km one stage trail run of mountains and wadi beds.
The trail run route is on jeep tracks and undulating hills trails with a steep sections of climbing. 24 hour is the cut of time for the full 100 km and UTM points are collected on this race.
Race Check-In
Race check-in will be from 3.00am to 4.00am, at 4.30am a bus will transport all participants from the hotel to the start line, the trip should take approx 1hr. The race will start promptly at 06:00am. You are advised to use a headtorch for the first 5km.
Runner
Over the last 5 years, we have seen a steady increase in runners and in the distance run. Runners expected for 2019 race : 175 runners