Saromako 100K Ultra Marathon Kitami, Japan   Jun 24, 2018

The 100 km is held in Lake Saroma, starting at the Sports Center in the town of Yubetsu in the west of Lake Saroma, takes a course around the Lake Saroma with two main peaks of around 40 meters, and finishes at the Sports Center in the Town of Tokoro. Time limit to finish the 100 km race is 13 hours.

The 50 km race starts at the Town of Saroma, finishing at the same place as the 100 km race in the town of Tokoro. Time limit to finish the 50 km race is 8 hours.

The course’ scenic beauty was described as “one of the most beautiful Ultra courses” by Malcolm Campbell, the founder and then president of IAU who visited Saroma in 1994 to announce the start of the race.