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SUMMARY:Bir Running Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:Share the event with your friendsHimalayan Running Celebration!\nThe Bir Running Festival 2026 is an annual running event in Bir–Billing\, Kangra District\, Himachal Pradesh\, India\, organised under the The Hell Race series — a respected endurance and trail running event brand active across India. This festival merges scenic road running with iconic mountain trail challenge formats\, set amidst one of the most scenic running destinations in the Indian Himalayas. \n\nEvent Details\n\nEvent: Bir Running Festival 2026\nDate: 23rd – 24th May 2026\nLocation: Bir–Billing\, Himachal Pradesh\, India\nOrganiser: The Hell Race — known for creating destination races like the Great Himalayan Running Festival and other Himalayan ultra challenges.\n\n**Disclaimer: While we aim to provide accurate\, timely event information\, all details\, including date\, venue\, category\, and race logistics\, are subject to change by the official organizers. Please verify the latest information through the official event channels before registering or participating. \n\nRace Categories\nThe Bir Running Festival brings together two primary running experiences: \n– Dhauladhar Ultra – 24 MAY 2026\nThis year\, we are introducing a new chapter: Dhauladhar Ultra (60K Road Run)\, inspired by our original mountain biking route. \nThe same terrain. The same brutal climbs. Only now\, it’s earned on foot. \nDistance: 60 KM \nElevation Gain: 1981m\nMax Altitude: 2759m\nCutoff Time: 10 hrs \nIntermediate Cut Off: 27.5 km in 5 Hours 30 minutes \nRoute:\nParagliding Landing Site –Sansal – Mander – Bir –Billing – Chaina Pass – Rajgunda –Bara Gran – Barot \n– BIR BILLING HALF MARATHON – 24 MAY 2026\nTwisting through oak-lined roads\, ancient monasteries\, and the undulating curves of the Himalayas\, this isn’t just a run—it’s a statement. A road race that’ll test your endurance\, your willpower\, and whether your legs can keep up with your ego. \nDistance: 21.1 KM | 11 KM\nElevation Gain: 670m | 210m\nMax Altitude: 1575m | 1475m\nCutoff Time: 3 hrs | 1.5 hrs \nRoute:\nParagliding Landing Site – Sherabling Monastery – Bhattu Monastery – Sahel – Sansal – Mander – Ghornala – Paragliding Landing Site \n– HANUMANGARH EPIC – 23 MAY 2026\nThe name says it all. A 9KM vertical climb to the Hanumangarh Peak\, followed by a knee-smashing descent back to the finish line. With 2180 meters of elevation gain\, this is The Hell Race in its purest\, rawest\, most unhinged form. This is your chance to run up to the sky—if your lungs and quads don’t betray you first. \nTrail? More like an uphill warzone. \nDistance: 19 KM\nElevation Gain: 2180m\nMax Altitude: 3080m\nCutoff Time: 6 hrs\nIntermediate Cut Off: 7 km in 3 Hours \nRoute: Paragliding Landing Site – Hanumangarh Peak – Paragliding Landing Site \n\nTerrain & Course Experience\nBir–Billing Region: \n\nPositioned in the Dhauladhar range of the Himalayas\nKnown for paragliding terrain\, lush oak/deodar forests and scenic hill lines\nRoad portions offer gentle climbs and descents ideal for road racing\nTrail portions include steep single tracks\, technical ascents\, and panoramic ridge runs\n\nHalf Marathon: Mostly road and jeep-track segments with gentle hills.Hanumangarh Epic: Classic mountain trail with significant vertical gain and descent. \n\nWho Should Participate\n\nRoad runners seeking a picturesque half-marathon destination experience\nTrail runners looking for a challenging hill-run with serious vertical gain\nAdventure athletes who enjoy running in mountain environments\nFitness & endurance enthusiasts who want a festival atmosphere\nRunners building mountain or ultra experience for future events\n\n \nShare the event with your friends
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LOCATION:Himachal Pradesh
CATEGORIES:Competition,Endurance,Running,Trail Running
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SUMMARY:Great Himalayan Running Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:Share the event with your friendsEpic Ultra Running Across the Himalayas\nThe Great Himalayan Running Festival (GHRF) 2026 is a flagship multi-stage ultra running event spanning the legendary Manali–Leh Highway in the Indian Himalayas. Hosted by The Hell Race\, this festival is less about a single race and more about an endurance pilgrimage into extreme high-altitude terrain\, combining multiple ultra distances\, challenging weather\, breathtaking passes and a community of like-minded endurance runners. \n\nEvent Details\n\nEvent: Great Himalayan Running Festival 2026\nDates: 21 June – 29 June 2026\nLocation: Manali – Leh Highway\, Himachal Pradesh to Ladakh\, India\nOrganiser: The Hell Race — known for producing iconic destination ultras in India.\n\n**Disclaimer: While we aim to provide accurate\, timely event information\, all details\, including date\, venue\, category\, and race logistics\, are subject to change by the official organizers. Please verify the latest information through the official event channels before registering or participating. \n\nRace Distances & Categories\nGHRF 2026 features a range of ultra challenges designed to test endurance\, altitude resilience\, and mental grit across some of the highest road running routes in the world: \nHell Ultra – 480 km\n\nThe flagship ultra challenge of the festival\nRoute: Entire stretch of the Manali–Leh Highway\nTerrain: High-altitude road and pass crossing\nElevation Gain: 10\,000 + m approx.\nTime Limit: 120 hours (5 days) — runners must manage altitude\, terrain and endurance.\n\nHell 00 – 135 Miles (≈217 km)\n\nOne of India’s longest continuous ultra events\nHigh-altitude performance test with significant elevation gain\nCut-off: ~45 hrs for completion.\n\nRohtang Epic – 80 km\n\nFocused mountain ultra from Manali over Rohtang Pass\nElevation Gain: ~2000 m+ from ~2000 m start\nA classic “uphill ultra” challenge.\n\nHigh 5s – 5 Marathons in 5 Days\n\nA stage ultra experience\nRun 5 full marathons on consecutive days crossing five high Himalayan passes\nA transformational experience into high-altitude endurance running.\n\n\nRoute & Terrain\nThe festival plays out across some of the highest and most scenic road terrain in the world: \n\nManali – Leh Highway: Known as one of the most challenging high-altitude routes globally\nPasses & Landmarks: Rohtang La (~3\,978 m)\, Baralacha La\, Nakee La\, Lachung La\, Tanglang La (~5\,300 m) — dramatic elevation changes and thinning oxygen add to the challenge\nLandscape: Mountain deserts\, high plains\, snow-capped peaks and stark Himalayan ridges\nTechnical Aspects: Long distances at altitude demand strategic pacing\, acclimatisation\, hydration and nutrition planning for success.\n\n\nRace Format & Experience\nThe GHRF is not a traditional loop or track event — it is a multi-stage\, long-distance\, high-altitude challenge where runners experience: \n\nExtreme montagne terrain with rapidly changing conditions\nTemperature shifts from warm days to freezing nights\nAltitude stress requiring acclimatisation and careful pacing\nScenic landscape that shifts from lush valleys to barren high deserts\nA festival atmosphere with camaraderie\, shared goals and mutual support among runners\n\n\nWho Should Participate\nThe Great Himalayan Running Festival is ideal for: \n\nUltra runners with strong high-altitude experience\nRunners aiming for long stage ultras or extreme distance performance\nAthletes seeking Himalayan destination races\nThose building toward 100 miles+ or multi-day ultra goals\nAdventure runners ready for self-paced\, unmanaged terrain challenges\n\n \nShare the event with your friends
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LOCATION:Himachal Pradesh
CATEGORIES:Endurance,Running
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