![]() Competing in that format is now known as the original (OG) way to race. How do they get there? Well, that's a long story, shrouded in secrecy.Īrend first ran the route in 2013 as a relay with five friends - three other men and two women. Before he found marathon running after moving to Los Angeles in the mid-2000s, Arend organised a rave night in a borrowed brothel in Hamburg's red-light district.ĭespite the race's underground status, the start line is filled with some of the world's fastest athletes, and the biggest brands. It's a "Fight Club" of the running world created in the mould of its founder. ![]() It has no website, no "register here" button, no rules, no official route, no spectators and, until a week before, no official start date. ![]() And when they ask what you're doing just say, 'Oh, we're just a bunch of friends running to Vegas'.Īrend is sitting in a north London bar explaining the ground rules of one of the world's most sought-after ultra-running races.īeing friendly, but discreet, in the face of the law is part of the pre-race briefing he gives at The Speed Project (TSP), an unsanctioned, unsupported 350-mile race from Los Angeles to Las Vegas via Death Valley. ![]()
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