The Moab 240 is an annual ultramarathon in Utah.

Moab 240
LocationUtah
Event typeUltramarathon
Distance239.66 miles (385.70 km)
Established2017
Official sitehttps://www.destinationtrailrun.com/moab

Course

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The 239.66 miles (385.70 km) race begins and ends in Moab, Utah, after which it is named,[1] following the trail of the Colorado River.[2] The course has 31,564 feet (9,621 m) of ascent, and covers desert basins as well parts of the Abajo and La Sal mountains.[3] The course time limit is 117 hours.[4]

History

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Founded in 2017, the Moab 240 was created in honor of distance runner Stephen Jones.[5] Prior to 2020 the course was 238 miles (383 km) with 28,893 feet (8,807 m) of ascent.

Results

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Year Finishers Men Time Women Time
2017 98   Sean Nakamura 67:50:10   Courtney Dauwalter 57:55:13
2018 111   Piotr Hercog 60:14:47   Jessica Pekari 77:26:01
2019 86   Michael McKnight 59:30:12   Sarah Emoto 81:18:41
2020 127   Michele Graglia 61:43:15   Jessi Morton-Langehaug 80:09:42
2021 168   Michael McKnight* 55:49:58   Annie Hughes 68:50:02
2022 167   Jeff Browning 57:27:57   Alyssa Clark 73:12:29
2023 112   Jesse Haynes 70:47:49   Sally McRae 86:18:33
2024 129   Max Jolliffe 69:22:17   Sarah Ostaszewski 76:57:52

* Overall winner

References

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  1. ^ "Moab 200 Endurance Run". stageraces.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-16. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  2. ^ "About the Race". Destination Trail. Archived from the original on 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  3. ^ "240 miles through the Moab desert". The Times-Independent. 13 October 2022. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  4. ^ ntriolo (2022-10-04). "From Walking One Mile to Running 200 Miles". Trail Runner Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-03-05. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  5. ^ Mitka, Nate (16 October 2017). "238 Miles On Foot: Courtney Dauwalter Wins Moab Ultra". gearjunkie.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
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