An amazing Ultra trail running experience; a real outdoor adventure amid millenary cedar trees!
The first Ultra Trail des Cèdres (ultratraildescedres.com) took place on July 7th, 2019. In its maiden edition, about 200 trail runners from close to a dozen countries took part in one of three trail running races ranging from 25 to 75 kilometers and with elevation gains of 1,311m to 3,274m, all inside the amazing Shouf Cedar Reserve - Lebanon (shoufcedar.org).
Participants from Canada, Colombia, Egypt , France, Jordan, Lebanon, New Zealand, UK, USA, Switzerland and of course, Morocco from where the 10 times champion of Marathon Des Sables (marathondessables.com) came to take part as special guest of race organizer Maxime Chaya (maximechaya.com).
The Winners of this year's Ultra edition were:UTC75 Men overall: Mohamad Al Nawasirat (JORDAN) 7m 59m 54s (course record).
UTC75 Women overall: Nayla Cortas (LEBANON) 7m 59m 54s (course record).These are the current standing course records.
The addition of Lebanon as a new member of the World Ultra Trail Circuit is now confirmed with the high status of this first edition of Ultra Trail des Cedres. UTC organizer Maxime Chaya, its trail master Ali Kedami, the Red Cross and the Shouf Cedar Reserve all worked hand-in-hand the event enjoys the very highest standards, as experienced in older races worldwide.
The Main Sponsors of this year's edition are Al Mawarid Bank, Dar al Handasah, Midis Group & Alfa who are all strong believers in sports events and would never miss an opportunity to support Maxime and his activities that invariably reflect the true image of Lebanon.
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