Ultra X Jordan | 220km

Kit list

A mandatory kit check list is readily available.

If you don't finish

In the scenario that you cannot finish a stage, you will be offered entry into the following edition of the race at half price. You will not receive a finishers' medal or official result.

Itinerary

• Saturday

  Runners arrive on or before this day.
  Option to stay at the race hotel in Amman or elsewhere - your choice.

• Sunday

  09:00 | Runner welcome and briefing in Regency Palace Hotel, Amman.
  Full kit checks.
  Transfer to desert base camp in Wadi Rum.

• Monday - Stage 1

  Stage 1 | 38km - start of race.

• Tuesday - Stage 2

  Stage 2 | 40km.

• Wednesday - Stage 3

  Stage 3 | 60km.

• Thursday - Stage 4

  Stage 4 | 48km.

• Friday - Stage 5

  Stage 5 | 34km.
  Award ceremony.
  BBQ.

• Saturday

  Option to:
  A) Visit the Lost City of Petra before travelling back to Petra, or
  B) Depart straight for Amman.

Event HQ

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Experience Jordan

Competitors may wish to travel with family or friends. Should they wish to enjoy the local region while you race, the following sights are recommended. Alternatively, you can visit them together after the event.

Included

• Race entry
• Accommodation during the race (Sun–Sat)
• Transfers between Amman and Wadi Rum Desert
• Fully marked course
• Medical support throughout the event
• Therapists (physios, osteos and sports masseuses) throughout the event
• Drinking water at checkpoints on course and hot water for preparing food at all campsites
• Ground assistance and full safety support
• UTMB Index Race (100K category)
• Finisher’s medal

Optional extra

• Opportunity to purchase event images

Not Included

• Flights
• Accommodation before or after the race (accommodation at the race hotel can be purchased as an add-on)
• Personal food, kit and equipment
• Comprehensive insurance (to cover cancellations, loss of items, injury etc)
• Training costs
• Spending money
• Transport home for runners who are disqualified or withdraw early

Medal ribbons

• Black ribbon

  Under 21 hours.

• White ribbon

  Under 24 hours.

• Blue ribbon

  Over 24 hours.

• Green ribbon

  Environmental Award.

This was the best week of my life. Rahil Sachak-Patwa

Take 70+ participants across 20+ nationalities, diverse generations and backgrounds. Have them supported by an amazing crew of 30+ super fab individuals (volunteers, medics, osteopaths, media team). Have them run 250 KM in 5 days across the Wadi Rum, one of the most fascinating desert on earth. Make them sweat, cry, laugh … make them feel ALIVE! Jamie & Sam, thank you for creating something MAGIC! Giulia Ranzuglia

I haven’t yet found a way to succinctly describe such an epic week. Kevin Webber

I’ve done a few ultras around the world but the beauty of Wadi Rum really sets it apart from the rest. The rock formations look like they have been carefully sculpted by man, it’s impossible to believe they’re just the product of millions of years of erosion. At night the stars are incredible. It’s nice and cool in the early morning but at midday, depending on where you are on the course, it feels like you’re on Mars. I loved this event. Tim Gardner

I can honestly say this was a totally life changing experience. From the incredible crew of medics and osteopaths to the cracking camaraderie experienced every night at camp. No shame was spared, and all limits were broken (in every single sense). Incredible friendships formed and many, many memories made. For someone with so many words, I’m not sure I’ll ever find enough to explain this adventure. Team Ultra X, you’re bloody epic, and I cannot thank you enough (even with the extra kms added to the 12 hour running day). Wadi Rum, over and out. Hannah Tyldesley

I went to Jordan to run 250km in 5 days. But what I got in return was so much more. The Wadi Rum desert makes a spectacular backdrop for a multi-day ultra race. It has a unique beauty that sometimes borders on being hostile. The race is infused with local flavour and it is impossible to forget you are blessed with a unique opportunity not available to all. Running was done on clearly marked routes, although it boggles my mind how the course team could translate the hand drawn map to real life. When you sign up for a desert race you expect to do sand running. Don’t be fooled by the absence of huge sand dunes. You will run in sand for miles and miles. Full moon and starlit skies will rejuvenate you between stages. The support and medical crews do a wonderful job of keeping you safe, hydrated and in high spirits on route and at camp. If you ever consider signing up for this event be prepared to do a tough ultra, but also expect to walk away with your soul filled with wonder and new perspective. Estelle Geerkens

Entry fees