GlobalLimits São Tomé – The Hemisphere Crossing

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2024-08-09

Aug 09, 2024 at 6:00 PM

Sao Tome

Sao Tome and Principe

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Entry Fee $2450
(Lowest or Early Registration)

Prize Money: no

Distance(s):

200K
120k

Series: GlobalLimits Heritage Site Runner Series Award

Type: Adventure/Stage Race

Participant Limit: 50

Starting Elevation: 100m

High Point: 800m

Percent of the course on un-paved trails: 90%

First Year of the Event: 2020

Description:

5th GlobalLimits São Tomé – The Hemisphere Crossing –

Strictly limited entries only!!!

200 km – 6 stages +6.000m/-6.000m

120 km – 6 stages +3.000m/-3.1000m

The islands of São Tomé and Príncipe in the Gulf of Guinea offer a glimpse into forgotten plantations, elegantly built colonial houses, the spectacular tubular Pico Cão Grande, colorful natural beauty in the jungle, and unspoiled beaches.

The race is an unique challenge to run through the archipelago, crossing cocoa and coffee plantations, witnessing the island’s unusual histories, and camping on idyllic beaches where five species of marine turtles still lay their eggs when in season.

Of course, the race finishes at the Equator Line – São Tomé is the closest country on earth to the coordinates 0°N 0°E – where the equator crosses the 0° meridian.