The Ultra X World Cham­pi­on­ships is the pin­nacle of multi-stage ultramara­thon racing.

For one week of the year, the world’s best pro­fes­sion­al ultra run­ners and age group ath­letes who have qual­i­fied for the Ultra X World Cham­pi­on­ships 2021 will race it out over 250km and 5 days in a loc­a­tion to be announced on 6th June.

We will be releas­ing more inform­a­tion about the inaug­ur­al World Cham­pi­on­ships over the com­ing weeks. The lim­ited inform­a­tion we are able to share now can be found below.

Cov­id-19 change to qual­i­fic­a­tion policy

Due to Cov­id-19, Ultra X have had to post­pone or can­cel a num­ber of races this year. These races would have been used as qual­i­fi­ers for the Ultra X World Cham­pi­on­ships. We have there­fore taken the decision to alter our qual­i­fy­ing require­ments for the 2021 World Cham­pi­on­ships only.

Instead of only accept­ing run­ners who have qual­i­fied through Ultra X races, we will be defin­ing the elite level entry for the inaug­ur­al World Cham­pi­on­ships using the inter­na­tion­ally recog­nised ITRA Per­form­ance Index. Any­one with a min­im­um ITRA Per­form­ance Index of 600 for Women and 725 for Men (as of 30th March 2020) will be per­mit­ted to enter.

To reit­er­ate, there are six ways you can get to the start line;

Elite Entry: There are 100 places avail­able for elite ath­letes with a min­im­um ITRA Per­form­ance Index of 600 for Women and 725 for Men (as of 30th March 2020).

Qual­i­fy­ing at Ultra X Races: Any­one that has qual­i­fied for the World Cham­pi­on­ships through excep­tion­al per­form­ance at oth­er Ultra X races is eli­gible for entry.

Ultra X Alle­gi­ant Scheme: Any­one that has com­pleted two or more Ultra X events in the two years pre­ced­ing the World Cham­pi­on­ships is eli­gible for entry.

Char­ity Places: There are 20 char­ity places avail­able to those who com­mit to raise funds for a registered char­ity. Places will be alloc­ated on a first come first serve basis. There is no min­im­um fig­ure to be raised.

Invit­a­tion: There are 20 invit­a­tion places avail­able to those who have not qual­i­fied by oth­er means. These will be drawn at ran­dom from those that com­plete the applic­a­tion form. Each Sat­urday from 27th June we will hold a bal­lot to draw the win­ners.

Luck: Win­ning one of two free places in our launch com­pet­i­tion (entries closed 26th June).

Age groups

18–29
30–39
40–49
50+

The age group prize pot will be announced with the over­all prize pot on 20th June.

How to apply

There are 150 places avail­able for non-pro­fes­sion­al (age group) ath­letes. Those who have already qual­i­fied for the Ultra X World Cham­pi­on­ships 2021 will be offi­cially noti­fied on 23rd May. Any places not claimed two weeks after applic­a­tions open (11th July) will be made avail­able to gen­er­al entrants. All oth­er places will be alloc­ated on a first come first served basis.

Good luck!

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