Records
- The world record is held by Yiannis Kouros (GRE) who ran 303.506 km/188.590 miles on a track during the Sri Chinmoy Ultra Festival in Adelaide, Australia in 1997.
- The Women's world record on Track is held by Mami Kudo (JPN) who ran 255.303 km/161.126 miles in Taipei,TAIWAN Dec. 2011.
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