the montane yukon arctic ultra is held each year at minto landing, yukon.
the montane yukon arctic ultra is held each year at minto landing, yukon.
where is the montane yukon arctic ultra held each year?
minto landing, yukon
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the yukon arctic ultra is a series of non-stop multiday races that take place concurrently beginning in whitehorse, yukon at the beginning of february each year. the marathon, 100/300/430 mile races follow the course of the yukon quest. the longer races have three disciplines: mountain bike, xc-skis or foot.









































the race is billed as the toughest ultramarathon in the world where the temperatures can drop to -50 degrees plus wind chill. the race was founded in 2003 and has run every year since except 2010.
yukon arctic ultra
in early 2015, bernadette won the australia day ultra 100 km road race, finishing in a canadian national w45 record-breaking time of 8hr 32min. later that year she finished 7th at ultra-trail du mont-blanc (utmb). in early 2016, bernadette became the fifth woman ever to finish the 300 mile montane yukon arctic ultra, taking over 24 hours off the female course record with her first-place finish.









































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bullet::::- 04.-12.02.2016 yukon arctic ultra 300 mile 130:55:00 h (1st female, course record)









































bullet::::- 28.-30.08.2015 ultra-trail du mont-blanc 29:40:11 (7th female)









































bullet::::- 31.05.2015 kep ultra 75 km 6:31:26 h (1st female, course record)
bernadette benson