Description:

AdventureCORPS – producers of the Badwater series of ultramarathons in Death Valley and across the USA – will host a six-day, point-to-point, 160-mile (260km) trail running stage race in the Armenia and Artsakh in September, 2022.

To keep the focus on the running and an overall high-quality experience, the following is provided to all runners:
• Luggage transport each day (no wearing heavy backpacks with all your gear.)
• All breakfasts and most dinner meals will be provided – all of it fresh, local, and organic. (Runners will provide their own energy food while running, and will be on their own for restaurant dining on just two nights.)
• Runners will stay in large tents the first three nights, enjoy natural hot springs on nights two and three, and will stay in hotels on the fourth, fifth and sixth nights of the race, as well as the pre-race night.

The race will be organized in a “stage race” format, in which runners will run a certain section of the Janapar Trail each day. Each day’s “stage” will be timed separately, and overall results will be calculated by adding all six days’ times together. The first stage will be 22mi (36km); the next four stages will vary from 26 to 34 miles (42 to 55km), while the final stage will be 16mi / 26km. With a total distance of 160km (260km), there is a total of 26,000 feet (8000m) of elevation gain along the route. See the Route & Schedule tab on our webpage for all the info about each stage, and the Route Gallery for images of the entire race route.