Myth 2: “Ultramarathons take place on flat streets.”

Christian Ritella
Jul 22, 2017 · 1 min read

That depends if you run it on a 400m track or other looped course (especially when you run time ultras). Even point a to b could be quite flat. 6 days on a 400m track is very flat, I promise you! :)

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