The All-Women Ultra Marathon (AWUM) is an endurance race which is held each year in Cebu City, Philippines. [1] As of 2013, it is the only ultra marathon which is designed especially for women. [2] [3]
The All-Women Ultra Marathon is planned to coincide with the annual International Women's Day [4] in March, and usually starts at 10 p.m. on the Saturday nearest to that day. [5]
The race is organized by the Thinktank ultra marathoners group. [6] The aid stations at the race are sponsored and operated by volunteers from several running clubs in the area. [7]
The first All-Women Ultra Marathon was held on March 10, 2012, [8] [9] and was organized by the Ungo Runners and the Cebu Ultramarathoners Club. [10] The distance of the race is 50 Kilometers. [11]
In 2014, 188 women participated in the race, up from 150 in 2013. [12] [13]