Commonwealth Mountain and Ultra Distance Running Championships

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The Commonwealth Mountain and Ultradistance Running Championships, founded in 2009, was a biennial fell running tournament operated by the Commonwealth Games Federation. It had its last edition in 2011. [1]

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YearHost
2009 Cumbria, England
2011 North Wales, Wales

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References

  1. Ward, Matt (2011-09-28). Commonwealth Mountain and Ultradistance Championships - REPORT . IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-09.