trail race
Wilderness running event
A trail race is a running competition held on unpaved paths through natural terrain—forests, mountains, deserts, or coastlines.
Unlike road races on pavement, trail races involve elevation changes, uneven footing, and varying surfaces.
Distances range from short runs to ultramarathons spanning a hundred miles or more: She's training for a fifty-mile trail race in the Rockies.
- ultramarathonRace longer than 26.2 miles
- starting lineRace's initial position
- single-trackHaving one path only
- switchbackReversing mountain path
- steep climbSharply angled upward path
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- running eventsmarathon, half marathon, fun run, mile run, cross country
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surface type
trail raceroad race
Competition on public thoroughfares
street race · track race · marathon · track meet · 5K
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