Salt Pans Ultra Marathon

Visit Beautiful Botswana and run the toughest flat route race in the World. The SPU is the World's only ultra trail race run entirely on salt flats. The Salt Pans Ultra is already being described by runners as a bucket list event. With both 50kms and 100kms races you can choose how much pain you want to take on. The 100kms has been described as a gorilla in chimps clothing and with only 20% of runners finishing it lives up to this reputation. The routes are entirely on and around the epic, awe inspiring and humbling Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, some of the largest salt pans in the World. The pans are the bed of an ancient mega lake from which scientists believe early mankind started the first human migrations North. While you gain very little in elevation you will certainly be pushed to your mental and physical limits. There are few points of reference, no route markings, extreme temperatures and plenty of time on your own to chat to your spiritual ancestors.