"Perhaps the genius of ultrarunning is its supreme lack of utility. It makes no sense in a world of space ships and supercomputers to run vast distances on foot. There is no money in it and no fame, frequently not even the approval of peers. But as poets, apostles and philosophers have insisted from the dawn of time, there is more to life than logic and common sense. The ultra runners know this instinctively. And they know something else that is lost on the sedentary. They understand, perhaps better than anyone, that the doors to the spirit will swing open with physical effort. In running such long and taxing distances they answer a call from the deepest realms of their being -- a call that asks who they are ..."
- David Blaikie
Schedule
| Dates | Location | Duration | Distance | Remarks |
| Jan 14-17 | Meghamalai | 4 days | 200 | Jan 14 Pongal |
| Jan 23-26 | Wayanad | 4 days | 200 | Jan 26 Republic Day |
| Feb 13-14 | Sirumalai | 2 days | 100 | |
| Mar 25-28 | Pachamalai | 3 days | 150 | Mar 25 Good Friday |
| Apr 14-17 | Kolli Hills | 3 days | 150 | Apr 14 Tamil New Year |
| May 7-9 | Palani Hills | 3 days | 150 | Summer, high altitude |
| June 4-6 | Munnar Estates | 3 days | 150 | Summer, high altitude |
| July 16-17 | Ayyur Hills | 2 days | 100 | |
| Aug 13-28 | Ladakh 700K (Nubra) | 16 days | 700 | Aug 15 Independence Day, Aug 25 Janmashtami |
| Sep 3-12 | Western Ghats 400K | 8 days | 400 | Sep 5 Ganesh Chaturthi, Sep 12 Bakrid |
| Oct 8-10 | BR Hills | 3 days | 150 | Oct 10 Dussehra |
| Nov 12-14 | Koundinya | 3 days | 150 | Nov 14 Guru Nanak |
| Total | 54 days | 2600 |
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