All-Women Ultra Marathon

The All-Women Ultra Marathon (AWUM) is an endurance race which is held each year in Cebu, a city in The Philippines.[1] As of 2013, it is the only ultra marathon which is designed especially for women.[2][3]

The All-Women Ultra Marathon is planned to coincide with the annual International Women's Day[4] in March, and usually starts at 10 p.m. on the Saturday nearest to that day.[5]

The race is organized by the Thinktank ultra marathoners group.[6] The aid stations at the race are sponsored and operated by volunteers from several running clubs in the area.[7]

The first All-Women Ultra Marathon was held on March 10, 2012,[8][9] and was organized by the Ungo Runners and the Cebu Ultramarathoners Club.[10] The distance of the race is 50 Kilometers.[11]

In 2014, 188 women participated in the race, up from 150 in 2013.[12][13]

References
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  5. "Dumagueteña tops All-Women Ultra Marathon". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
  6. "All Women Ultra Marathon 2013". aktib.ph.
  7. "150 join All Women Ultramarathon night race". SunStar.com.ph. 6 March 2013.
  8. "181 runners mangapil sa First All-Women Ultra Marathon". Super Balita Cebu. 7 March 2012.
  9. "Beating the sunrise at the All-Women Ultramarathon". dumaguetemetropost.com. Metro Post. 18 March 2012.
  10. So: All-Women Ultra Marathon, first and unique | Sun.Star
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  12. "All-Women Marathon Held in Cebu". ABS-CBN News.
  13. "Abellana wrests away top plum in All-Women's Ultra Marathon". Cebu Daily News.
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