THE 20-YEAR RACE
LIVE COVERAGE

RACINGTHEPLANET: THE 20-YEAR RACE
250km / 155 mile, 6-Stage Ultramarathon

22 - 28 September 2024

LIVE RACE COVERAGE

LIVE Coverage of RacingThePlanet: The 20-Year Race

Post Race Breaking News

RacingThePlanet: The 20-Year Race (Jordan) concluded last evening at the Awards Banquet held at the Old Village Resort Hotel. The Overall Champions, Official and Group Te...

Sun, 29 September 2024 at 20:14

Stage 6 Breaking News

RacingThePlanet: The 20-Year Race has concluded! Congratulations to the winners: Filippo Rossi, Switzerland, Overall and Men’s Division Maigua Ojeda, Spain, Women...

Sat, 28 September 2024 at 10:45

Stage 5 Breaking News

Tomorrow is the Final Footsteps to Ancient Petra! After a brutal Long March, it’s a well-deserved reward for our intrepid competitors. Competitors will depart Camp 6, j...

Fri, 27 September 2024 at 18:03

Stage 5 Breaking News

The final two competitors and the sweepers have made it to the end of Stage 5: The Long March! Eugene Khoo of Malaysia and TsungYuan Hsu of Taiwan finished together with...

Fri, 27 September 2024 at 15:48

Stage 5 Breaking News

The morning after: sixty nine (69) competitors have made it through The Long March and into camp. The sun has long risen on a new day. For those left in the field, its no...

Fri, 27 September 2024 at 10:29

Stage 5 Breaking News

The first runners have completed The Long March! It was already well into the night when Valentin Mayr of Austria crossed the finish on the outskirts of Wadi Musa, follow...

Thu, 26 September 2024 at 23:48

Stage 5 Breaking News

Competitors have begun to reach Checkpoint 5, the halfway point, led by Ronan Minvielle of France who checked in there at 2:49, followed shortly after by Filippo Rossi...

Thu, 26 September 2024 at 16:35

Stage 5 Breaking News

Nearly six hours after the start of Stage 5, the first runners have made it to Checkpoint 4! Ronan Minvielle of France was the first to arrive. Twenty (20) have made i...

Thu, 26 September 2024 at 13:48

Stage 5 Breaking News

The day has finally arrived: The Long March. This one is longer than usual, almost 90 kilometres, across sands and through canyons, some of which are only accessible on f...

Thu, 26 September 2024 at 09:27

Stage 4 Breaking News

All the competitors are at Camp, asleep and dreaming of the Long March tomorrow. Stage 4 wrapped up around 6PM local time, when Chen Sheng of China crossed the finish wit...

Wed, 25 September 2024 at 22:26

Stage 4 Breaking News

Forty (40) competitors are now through to Camp! Even the middle of the pack seems to be in excellent form today, with several finishing Stage 4 much more quickly than Sta...

Wed, 25 September 2024 at 15:23

Stage 4 Breaking News

The first competitors are in at Camp 5, including Maigua Ojeda of Spain with an incredible third overall finish. She finished Stage 4 in 4:56:07, and just minutes after t...

Wed, 25 September 2024 at 13:20

Stage 4 Breaking News

The competitors are off, and Stage 4 has begun! The race continues to be filled with dramatic performances and athletic feats, and Stage 4 promises to deliver again today...

Wed, 25 September 2024 at 09:18

Stage 3 Breaking News

All competitors have made it through the Kharazah Desert! As of 6:45 local time, all competitors have made it to the Stage 3 finish at Camp 4. It’s been a very hot day...

Tue, 24 September 2024 at 18:51

Stage 3 Breaking News

We’re off to a rip-roaring start again for Stage 3 here in Wadi Rum! The competitors got off at 8am local time, shaded by the mountain sheltering the Camp. Sporting th...

Tue, 24 September 2024 at 08:34

Stage 2 Breaking News

Another day, another Stage done and dusted. The final competitor into Camp this evening was #62, Lilian Li of China at 7:05PM Jordan time. Though the final competitor was...

Mon, 23 September 2024 at 22:26

Stage 2 Breaking News

The race is heating up! It’s anyone’s race here in Jordan. Fillippo Rossi of Italy has won Stage 2, with a time of 4:33:44. Second across was Valentin Mayr with a ti...

Mon, 23 September 2024 at 15:03

Stage 2 Breaking News

Stage 2 got underway as of 8am this morning Jordan time. 101 starters today, with only one withdrawal yesterday. Our one withdrawal is well. The landscape around Camp 2 s...

Mon, 23 September 2024 at 08:25

Stage 1 Breaking News

Day one is in the books! The final competitor into camp this evening was #52, Raymond Kan of Hong Kong at 7:52PM Jordan time, He was illuminated by headlamps and the glow...

Sun, 22 September 2024 at 23:05

Stage 1 Breaking News

Further back in the field everyone is doing well, though they’re reportedly quite hot! Checkpoints 1 and 2 have closed. Checkpoint 3 has 5 people still to go through. T...

Sun, 22 September 2024 at 16:00

Stage 1 Breaking News

We now have our first female competitors across the line. Maigua Ojeda Perez of Spain finished with a time of 5:39:27. Already the women’s field is looking very tight a...

Sun, 22 September 2024 at 14:57

Stage 1 Breaking News

And we’re off! It’s a beautiful morning for a race. The sunlight started peeking over the rocks just a bit before 6am this morning. A few clouds in the sky, but mostl...

Sun, 22 September 2024 at 08:00

Pre Race Breaking News

Everyone is at Camp 1. After the bus ride, the group enjoyed a desert convoy ride to the campsite over the sands of Wadi Rum, sailing along as the winds whipped through h...

Sat, 21 September 2024 at 21:25

Pre Race Breaking News

Breaking News is posted when the race is LIVE. The first Pre-Race Breaking News for RacingThePlanet: The 20-Year Race will be added on Friday, 20 September 2024. Click ab...

Mon, 30 October 2023 at 12:00

Pre Race Breaking News

The check in for the race got underway this morning. At last the moment has arrived to check all the equipment and weigh all bags. Volunteers manned various stations for...

Sat, 21 September 2024 at 13:00

Pre Race Breaking News

Welcome to the first breaking news for RacingThePlanet: The 20-Year Race! As the countdown to the starting line dwindles down, excitement for RacingThePlanet’s 20th ann...

Fri, 20 September 2024 at 18:25

Stage 1 Breaking News

The first runners are through to Camp 2! The winner of Stage 1 was Mohammad Al Swaiti from Jordan, crossing the finish line at 4 hours and 19 minutes. Second in is Filip...

Sun, 22 September 2024 at 13:58

Stage 1 Breaking News

Breaking News is posted when the race is LIVE. The first Stage 1 Breaking News for RacingThePlanet: The 20-Year Race will be added on Sunday, 22 September 2024. Click ab...

Mon, 30 October 2023 at 12:00

Stage 2 Breaking News

Breaking News is posted when the race is LIVE. The first Stage 2 Breaking News for RacingThePlanet: The 20-Year Race will be added on Monday, 23 September 2024. Click ab...

Mon, 30 October 2023 at 12:00

Stage 3 Breaking News

Breaking News is posted when the race is LIVE. The first Stage 3 Breaking News for RacingThePlanet: The 20-Year Race will be added on Tuesday, 24 September 2024. Click a...

Mon, 30 October 2023 at 12:00

Stage 4 Breaking News

Breaking News is posted when the race is LIVE. The first Stage 4 Breaking News for RacingThePlanet: The 20-Year Race will be added on Wednesday, 25 September 2024. Click...

Mon, 30 October 2023 at 12:00

Stage 5 Breaking News

Breaking News is posted when the race is LIVE. The first Stage 5 Breaking News for RacingThePlanet: The 20-Year Race will be added on Thursday, 26 September 2024. Click...

Mon, 30 October 2023 at 12:00

Stage 6 Breaking News

Breaking News is posted when the race is LIVE. The first Stage 6 Breaking News for RacingThePlanet: The-20-Year Race will be added on Saturday, 28 September 2024. Click a...

Mon, 30 October 2023 at 12:00

Post Race Breaking News

Breaking News is posted when the race is LIVE. The first Post-Race Breaking News for RacingThePlanet: The-20-Year Race will be added on Sunday, 29 September 2024. Click a...

Mon, 30 October 2023 at 13:00

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LEADERS

Men's Leader

ROSSI, Filippo

34 Years old

Overall Rank

BIB

Switzerland

Nationality

Switzerland

Country

Status

33:52:50

Overall

Stage 1:
04:46:28
Stage 2:
04:33:44
Stage 3:
05:15:30
Stage 4:
04:58:53
Stage 5:
13:48:23
Stage 6:
00:29:52

Team

Charity

Women's Leader

OJEDA PEREZ, Maigualida

33 Years old

Overall Rank

BIB

Spain

Nationality

Spain

Country

Status

38:07:10

Overall

Stage 1:
05:39:27
Stage 2:
05:20:56
Stage 3:
05:37:33
Stage 4:
04:56:07
Stage 5:
15:55:10
Stage 6:
00:37:57

Team

Charity

Official Team Leader

Team 18 Years

Overall Rank

Team Members

Grant, Eric

Switzerland

Nationality

BIB

Himmer, Cyril

Switzerland

Nationality

BIB

Status

51:32:11

Overall

Stage 1:
07:22:40
Stage 2:
07:13:11
Stage 3:
07:27:30
Stage 4:
07:10:52
Stage 5:
21:38:40
Stage 6:
00:39:18

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PHOTOS - STAGE 6

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STAGE DETAILS

30 Sep 2024 Post Race

RacingThePlanet: The 20-Year Race (Jordan) concluded last evening at the Awards Banquet held at the Old Village Resort Hotel. The Overall Champions, Official and Group Team Winners, Age Group Awards and Spirit and Sportsmanship Awards are shown below:

Overall Champion: Filippo Ross (Switzerland), 33:52

Women's Champion: Maigualida Ojeda Perez (Spain), 38:07

Official Team Winner: 1st, Team 18 Years (Cyril Himmer (Switzerland), Eric Grant (Switzerland))

Group Team Winner: 1st, Team Pollo Amarillo (Christian Colque (Argentina), Jeison Duarte da Costa (Brazil))
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BLOGS

Sep 2024

Stage 5

Well it’s done !!! That was the toughest 1 day stage I have ever done..both mentally & physically. The heat was incredible ...

By: Paul Redbourn

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Sep 2024

Que lo pario que duro!!

Hola hola aca estamos ya gracias a dios en el campamento luego de no se como terminar esta etapa duriiisima!! Tenemos las piernas rotas de taanta pie ...

By: Christian Colque

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Sep 2024

99 Bottles of beer on the wall

Spending 8hrs in the desert can actually mess with your head and bring you to tears. Thankfully my tears were on day one as the pressure from having a ...

By: Sal Powell

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