Run Larapinta desert marathon event will be held twice in 2021

THE four-day Run Larapinta desert marathon event will be held twice in 2021 to make up for its cancellation in 2020

A participant in the 2019 race with the West MacDonnell Ranges in the background

• Finish line just the start for Indigenous marathon runners

AFTER the 2020 event was cancelled due to COVID-19, the Run Larapinta Stage Race will be held twice in 2021.

The four-day, four-stage trail running race will be held on 21-24 April and 26-29 August next year.

“We are very excited to host two events in 2021,” said General Manager of Rapid Ascent Sam Maffett.

“It’s definitely become a bucket list event on the ultra running calendar, and it’s easy to see why!”

Karen, a race participant in 2019, described the run as “an amazing way to see a beautiful part of Outback Australia.”

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Multiple courses are offered to suit both the elite and the recreational runner. Entries are now open.