Runfire Cappadocia Ultramarathon, shortly RFC, (Turkish: Runfire Kapadokya Ultramaratonu) is an international multiday ultramarathon event of desert concept that takes place mostly across the historic Cappadocia region in central Turkey.
[1][6][7] The longest daily stage is on salt flats around Lake Tuz with 93 km (58 mi).
[8] The route features elevations between 900–1,700 m (3,000–5,600 ft), valleys, salt lake flats, spectacular rock formations and UNESCO World Heritage sites as well as cave churches and galleries, historic underground cities that made Cappadocia a world-famous tourism destination.
[3] The International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) included the RFC in its competition calendar, and titled it a bronze-label event in 2013.
[4][5][9] At the first race in 2012, some 60 local and foreign athletes of both gender took part, among them ultra runners from Denmark, France, Italy, Russia and South Africa.