Hejaz Ultra is iTRA member. Our races are iTRA accredited.
iTRA accreditation
The International Trail Running Association (iTRA) is the governing body for trail running. It was formed in 2013. Trail running was first recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in 2015 as a discipline of athletics.
Hejaz Ultra was the first Running Club accredited in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
As such Hejaz50 remains a unique race in the Kingdom!
The Hejaz50#2 2016 course had been certified by the iTRA. Hejaz50 Finishers have been granted 3 iTRA points which will allow them to partake in other races, such as UTMB. The 3 points allocated by the iTRA are based on the difficulty of the course which takes into account distance/incline/self-sufficiency (number of water points).
https://itra.run/race/6423&2016
The Hejaz100#1 2017 course had been certified bythe iTRA. Hejaz100 Finishers were granted 4 iTRA points which will allow them to partake in other races, such as UTMB. The 4 points allocated by the iTRA are based on the difficulty of the course which takes into account distance/incline/self-sufficiency (number of water points). Trekkers got 1 iTRA point.
https://itra.run/race/8003-hejaz100-2017-100-km-rr100-2&2017