All-Women Ultra Marathon Explained

The All-Women Ultra Marathon (AWUM) is an endurance race which is held each year in Cebu City, Philippines.[1] As of 2013, it is the only ultra marathon which is designed especially for women.[2] [3]

The All-Women Ultra Marathon is planned to coincide with the annual International Women's Day[4] in March, and usually starts at 10 p.m. on the Saturday nearest to that day.[5]

The race is organized by the Thinktank ultra marathoners group.[6] The aid stations at the race are sponsored and operated by volunteers from several running clubs in the area.[7]

The first All-Women Ultra Marathon was held on March 10, 2012,[8] [9] and was organized by the Ungo Runners and the Cebu Ultramarathoners Club.[10] The distance of the race is 50 Kilometers.[11]

In 2014, 188 women participated in the race, up from 150 in 2013.[12] [13]

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Notes and References

  1. News: All-Women Ultramarathon: We made it after sunrise!. Garde. Maria Armie Sheila B.. 2014-03-16. Sunstar. en-GB.
  2. Web site: Trick or Treat: 1st All-Women Ultra Marathon (50KM in Cebu). 20 March 2012. runroo.com.
  3. Web site: 3rd All Women Ultra Marathon (AWUM). aktib.ph.
  4. News: 1st all-women ultra marathon set. Rosal. Dale G.. newsinfo.inquirer.net. en.
  5. Web site: Dumagueteña tops All-Women Ultra Marathon . 2014-09-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235110/http://dumaguetemetropost.com/dumaguetea-tops-allwomen-ultra-marathon-p4741-437.htm . 2016-03-03 . dead .
  6. Web site: All Women Ultra Marathon 2013. aktib.ph.
  7. Web site: 150 join All Women Ultramarathon night race. SunStar.com.ph. 6 March 2013.
  8. Web site: 181 runners mangapil sa First All-Women Ultra Marathon. Super Balita Cebu. 7 March 2012.
  9. Web site: Beating the sunrise at the All-Women Ultramarathon. 18 March 2012. dumaguetemetropost.com. Metro Post.
  10. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/opinion/2012/01/18/so-all-women-ultra-marathon-first-and-unique-201310 So: All-Women Ultra Marathon, first and unique | Sun.Star
  11. http://www.philstar.com/cebu-sports/2014/03/08/1298475/all-women-ultra-race-kicks-tonight All-women ultra race kicks off tonight | Cebu Sports, The Freeman Sections, The Freeman | philstar.com
  12. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/03/11/12/all-woman-marathon-held-cebu "All-Women Marathon Held in Cebu"
  13. News: Abellana wrests away top plum in All-Women’s Ultra Marathon. Cebu Daily News. en.