RacingThePlanet: Jordan 2012

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Where is the race organized?

Country: Jordan
City: Amman

When is the race organized?

Edition: 1 New
Date: May 13, 2012 (Sunday)
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Description

Race type: Multiday race
Distance: 250 kilometers
Field size: 100-249 runners

Jordan is the fifth location for the RacingThePlanet roving race series which moves to a new location each year. Previous locations included Vietnam, Namibia, Australia and Nepal.

It is a seven-day, six-stage, 250-kilometer self-supported footrace across the deserts of Jordan, including Wadi Rum, made famous by Lawrence of Arabia and his Seven Pillars of Wisdom, and will travel through four different deserts to finish at the World Heritage Site of Petra.

RacingThePlanet was founded by American Mary K Gadams and commenced operations from its base in Hong Kong in 2002. The first race under its banner was the Gobi March held in September 2003 near Dunhuang, China – and introduced trail running races to China. The next race to be added to the series was the Atacama Crossing in Chile which took place in July 2004 followed by the first Sahara Race in Egypt in September 2005, while The Last Desert in Antarctica was inaugurated in January 2006. These races combine to create the annual 4 Deserts series, which is now widely recognized as the most prestigious outdoor series in the world.

Official website

Information available in: English
Contact: info@racingtheplanet.com
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Paolo Barghini Wins RacingThePlanet: Jordan 2012

May 28, 2012 Press Release

(19 May 2012, Petra, Jordan) – Paolo Barghini has made a triumphant win today in the ancient city of Petra, completing the 250-kilometer Roving Race with a time of 27:11:03. “My strategy was to win the first stage with a good lead, and then again in the second stage, and then to control the race from there” said...

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