Ultra-marathon

Asia

• In Israel, two major ultramarathon races are Mount to Valleyrelay race, over 215 km, from the hills of the Upper Galilee to the Jezreel Valley; and the Valley Circle race in the Jezreel valley, containing several distances, including 160 km and 200 km.
• India's first ultra-marathon, the Bangalore Ultra, was held in 2007. Since 2010, the Indian Himalayas have hosted La Ultra – The High, a 333 km course crossing Khardung La, touted to be the world's highest motorable mountain pass.
• Japan had its first 100 km event in 1987 as Lake Saroma Ultramarathon and hosted the IAU 100 km World Championship in 1994 (Lake Saroma), 1998 (River Shimanto) and 2005 (Lake Saroma). Japan hosts more than 50 ultramarathon events throughout the year, including the Trans Japan Alps Race (TJAR) (415 kilometres (258 miles) with more than 26,000 metres (16 miles) cumulative altitude gain crossing Japan Alps, crossing Japan's mainland from Japan Sea to Pacific Ocean in 7 days), Hasetsune cup (71.5 kilometres (44.4 miles) in steep foggy mountains) and the Ultra-Trail Mt. Fuji (161 kilometres (100 miles) loop around World Heritage Mount Fuji with a cumulative altitude gain of about 9,000 metres (5.6 miles)).
• The Gobi March in northwest China was China's first ultramarathon, first staged in 2003. The Gobi March is part of the 4 Deserts Race Series.
• Hong Kong Four Trails Ultra Challenge is a 298 km-long uninterrupted race, the first ultramarathon-class race in Hong Kong.