Runfire Cappadocia Ultramarathon

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.

Map of Cappadocia