Salt Pans Ultra Trail Marathon

Running on the pans has been described by previous runners as the closest to experiencing running on the Moon as you can get on Earth. It has also been described as a race unlike any other. You will leave moved, inspired and with memories that will last a lifetime. We provide a truly African experience with amazing sunsets and sunrises, clear star filled night skies. There is fully supported wilderness camping, great food, craft beer and gin, amazing volunteers and a small intimate field of 75 athletes. The course is flat, hot and for many hours you will feel as though you are alone in the World. No cell signal, no route markers and no noise except the endless crunch of your shoes on the pans. Expect wind and towering dust devils, high temperatures and the constant glare of the bright white sand. You will need to be on top of your mental game to finish as that is the harder half of the challenge. The well stocked water stations will be visible from miles away promising a brief respite. Kukonje Island is a highlight as it towers in the middle of the Pans with its ancient baobab trees highlighted against the horizon.