Kilimanjaro Trail Run 2024

Kilimanjaro Trail Run is a weekend of 6 trail running events on the highest mountain in Africa and the tallest freestanding mountain in the world. The terrain is as unforgiving as the scenery is spectacular! We have a race for every runner in your group! Event distances on offer are 10 kilometers, half marathon, full marathon, and 3 x ultra mara

KTR Half Marathon KTR Full Marathon KTR Ultra 50 KM KTR Ultra 65 KM

KTR Ultra 50 KM

ITRA Points

Mountain Level

Finisher Level

280

National League

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Course details

Race Date: 2024/08/31

Start Time: 05:30:00

Participation: Solo

Distance: 50.00

Elevation Gain: +2225

Elevation Loss: -2225

Time Limit: 13:30:0

Number of Aid Stations: 7

Number of Participants: 120

About the Race

Our 50 kilometer ultra is a shorter and more accessible version of the 65 and 75 kilometer versions. KTR Ultra 50 is a loop race from Simba Farm (1760m / 5770ft) to a high elevation of 3510m (11520ft) at Shira 1 on Kilimanjaro’s Shira Plateau and return. Runners climb the Lemosho trekking route and descend via Shira rescue road, passing farmland, rain forest, and heather / moorland zones. Total climbing is 2225m (7300 ft). The cutoff for the KTR Ultra 50 is the same 13.5 hours allotted for the other two ultras, which makes it an extremely accessible high elevation ultra marathon (to the extent that high elevation ultras can be accessible). Still, the combination of climbing, high altitude and unpredictable weather can make this a tough day.

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