Meet the Heroes of Cte dIvoires Backyard Ultra Scene

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News Source : Irunfar.com

News Summary

  • Côte d’Ivoire runners Marius Kouakou and Adele Al Khalil are making a mark on the backyard ultra scene.
  • The backyard ultra format involves repeating a 4.167-mile (6.70 kilometers) lap every hour.
  • The first Backyard Ultra Abidjan was held in 2023 in Banco National Park, a 34-square-kilometer area of dense tropical forests.
  • The urban tropical forest offers a chance to escape the busy city for a quiet run.
[Editors NoteThis months Community Voices article was written by iRunFar reader and runner,Seth Luxenberg, who worked for the U.S. Embassy in Abidjan, Cte dIvoire, and has run the Backyard Ultra [+11776 chars]

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