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60 featured runs, researched by hand against official sources — what the ground is actually like and what it asks of you.
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The Rarámuri Canyon Run
27° 13' N107° 55' W
Photograph: Eli Duke · CC BY-SA 2.0
How this started
When I was five, my uncle introduced me to the painani runs he organized.
They were pre-marathon loops where anyone that showed up could enjoy a nice meal to celebrate the training. No clock, no finish times. PAINANI is the continuation of that run. It’s about real places found on foot, written down for whoever takes the path next.
01 — Discover a run
The featured runs,
from the ground up.
Massachusetts, USA
The Boston Marathon
42.2 km · Very hard · One wayLa Habana, Cuba
Havana's El Malecón
8 km · Moderate · One wayColorado, USA
Mesa Trail
10.6 km · Easy medium · One wayBritish Columbia, Canada
A Tour of Vancouver's World-Class Seawall
28 km · Easy · One wayTennessee, USA
The Barkley Marathons
Very hard · LoopPuntarenas, Costa Rica
A Rainforest Run in Costa Rica
7.6 km · Moderate · LoopWashington, DC, USA
A Patriotic Path Around the National Mall
13.3 km · Easy · LoopCalifornia, USA
The Dipsea Trail Race
11.9 km · Moderate · One wayIllinois, USA
The Chicago Shoreline
29.8 km · Easy · One wayCalifornia, USA
Badwater 135
217 km · Very hard · One wayCiudad de México, Mexico
The Forest Beyond the City
Harder · LoopCiudad de México, Mexico
The Ajusco Ridge
7.4 km · Hard · Out and backEstado de México, Mexico
Between the Two Lakes
Epic · Out and backMorelos, Mexico
The Tepozteco Ascent
Harder · Out and backEstado de México / Puebla, Mexico
The Volcano Saddle
7 km · Hard · Point to pointPuebla / Tlaxcala, Mexico
The Isolated Volcano
Epic · Out and backVeracruz, Mexico
The Rock Above the Cloud Forest
10 km · Hard · Point to pointHidalgo, Mexico
The Granite Forest
Harder · LoopChihuahua, Mexico
The Rarámuri Canyon Run
80 km · Epic · Race courseCiudad de México, Mexico
The Mexico City Marathon
42.2 km · Harder · Race courseNew Territories, Hong Kong
The MacLehose Trail
100 km · Harder · One wayHaute-Savoie, France
Mont Buet
17.7 km · Epic · Out and backArizona, USA
Grand Canyon Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim
70.8 km · Epic · Out and backComunitat Valenciana, Spain
The Valencia Marathon
42.2 km · Easy medium · LoopBogotá D.C., Colombia
Cerro de Monserrate
2.4 km · Hard · One wayNew York, USA
The New York City Marathon
42.2 km · Hard · Point to pointNuevo León, Mexico
Chipinque
13.9 km · Hard · Out and backMagallanes, Chile
Torres del Paine
18.8 km · Hard · Out and backSololá, Guatemala
Volcán San Pedro, Atitlán
8.9 km · Hard · Out and backArizona, USA
Javelina Jundred
31.3 km · Hard · LoopNuevo León, Mexico
Cerro de la Silla
5.2 km · Harder · Out and backBogotá D.C., Colombia
Quebrada La Vieja
6 km · Easy medium · Out and backÁncash, Peru
Laguna 69
13.8 km · Hard · Out and backPichincha, Ecuador
Rucu Pichincha
10.6 km · Harder · Out and backRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Pico da Tijuca
4.7 km · Easy medium · Out and backNuevo León, Mexico
La Huasteca
32 km · Easy medium · Out and backBogotá D.C., Colombia
Bogotá Half Marathon
21.1 km · Easy medium · LoopLima, Peru
Malecón de Miraflores
5.4 km · Easy medium · One wayCotopaxi, Ecuador
Quilotoa Crater Rim
10.5 km · Hard · LoopSão Paulo, Brazil
Parque Ibirapuera
6 km · Easy medium · LoopJalisco, Mexico
Bosque La Primavera
17 km · Easy medium · LoopValle del Cauca, Colombia
Cerro de las Tres Cruces
1.4 km · Hard · One wayArequipa, Peru
Colca Canyon
10.8 km · Harder · Out and backRegión Metropolitana, Chile
Cerro Provincia
18.3 km · Harder · Out and backRegión Metropolitana, Chile
Cerro San Cristóbal
5.5 km · Easy medium · One wayOaxaca, Mexico
Pueblos Mancomunados
16 km · Hard · Point to pointQuindío, Colombia
Valle de Cocora
12 km · Hard · LoopRegión Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile
Cerro Manquehue
5.0 km · Hard · Out and backRío Negro, Argentina
Refugio Frey
20.2 km · Hard · Out and backCiudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur
8.2 km · Easy medium · LoopChiapas, Mexico
Cerro Huitepec
5 km · Easy medium · Out and backNeuquén, Argentina
K42 Villa La Angostura
42 km · Hard · LoopMinas Gerais and Espírito Santo, Brazil
Pico da Bandeira
12.6 km · Hard · Out and backMontevideo, Uruguay
Rambla de Montevideo
20 km · Easy medium · Point to pointSan José and Cartago, Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica
Cerro Chirripó
34 km · Epic · Out and backCiudad de México, Mexico
Chapultepec Loop
2.5 km · Easy medium · LoopChiriquí, Panama
Volcán Barú
27 km · Epic · Out and backEscuintla, Guatemala
Volcán Pacaya
6.2 km · Easy medium · LoopSanta Ana, El Salvador
Volcán Santa Ana
12 km · Hard · Out and backPuerto Rico, United States
El Yunque
2.6 km · Easy medium · Out and back02 — Run with us
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