Runners must complete a qualifying event before they can register for the race to prove their fitness.Just reaching the halfway point takes most longer than finishing a whole marathon on level ground.Total elevation gain of 7,815 feet over a distance of just 13.3 miles, in a single uphill push until the turnaround point at the summit.Possibly the hardest marathon in the US reaching a top elevation of 14,115 ft.Registration costs are $2965 for a complete race package.
The Inca Trail Marathon has approximately 10,400 ft of elevation gain and 11,000 ft of elevation loss. The course record was set in 2015 by Mick Clifford (GB) at 6:33:05 and every year there are runners who take upward and beyond 16 hours to finish the marathon. To complete the race in one day the cutoff time is 13:15 hours. There’s a staffed camp for those that cannot finish the race in one day and you are allowed to finish the race on day two. There will be hikers and other pedestrians to navigate around as the trail is not closed for the marathon race. The race starts at 4 am at nearly 8,700 ft. The trail is known for slippery descents out of the Peruvian cloud forests. There are steep drop-offs and four high points to conquer, two mountain passes at 13,000 ft and 13,800 ft, and two other peaks at 11,950 ft and 12,000 ft. The course traverses over a hand-laid, 500-year-old, cobbled path that’s just 4-6 feet wide and incredibly uneven, steep, and rocky. We’ve dug around and found the hardest marathons on the planet for those of you that enjoy the suffer more than the rest of us. There are different levels of toughness when it comes to the penultimate race distance in the world. Tackling 26.2 miles takes a lot of training and grit to accomplish, but all marathons are not created equal.
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