The competition itself consists of a 10-mile looped course, which participants continuously run through for 24 hours.

The participants came close to reaching a trade pact, but ran into political obstacles.

The race is giant loop which participants may run as many times as they wish within the hour and a half available.

The participants run their money through these businesses to make it look like they're not violating a contribution cap.

Most participants do not run a marathon to win.

The participants run through the sports hall after each lap.

If a shorter distance is more appealing, participants can run or walk a 5 km course.

The race can only take place when the tide is low enough to allow participants to run across safely.

It is one of the only running events in the world where participants run the entire race on sand.

An annual marathon first held in 1986, where roughly 500 participants run along the Asemi river.