Discover your Definition of Endurance

Endurance comes in all distances.

Find yours.

In 2007, The North Face Endurance Challenge inspired over 1,300 athletes to seek their own definition of endurance. For some, endurance was defined as they skipped over rocky bluffs looking down on the Potomac River. For others, it came while digging deep for inner strength on another steep, fern-lined uphill above Seattle. One woman found it in Des Moines, as she dedicated her run to her husband in Iraq. At The North Face Endurance Challenge Championship in San Francisco, eventual champions Uli Steidl and Lizzy Hawker pushed themselves to new levels of endurance while running against some of the most talented ultra-athletes in the world.

In 2008, The North Face Endurance Challenge offers many more opportunities for runners to explore endurance and we hope you will join us.

Begin your journey here and let The North Face be your guide.

The North FaceŽ Endurance Team Athletes

At the finish line of a marathon, few can fathom running another step. But some do, covering 50 kilometers or even 50 miles in one push. The North FaceŽ Endurance Team athletes blanket these distances with astonishing regularity—and speed. The team—which includes past and present U.S. national 50-kilometer and 50-mile champions as well as winners of some of the planet's toughest 100-mile mountain events —epitomizes the essence of exploring the body's limits, and has tackled countless ultra marathons.

Look for members of The North FaceŽ Endurance Team at 2008 The North Face Endurance Challenge events.

Training Information

So you're prepared to tackle The North Face Endurance Challenge and explore the outermost limits of how far you can run.

Take a deep breath, because now it's time to train.

The North FaceŽ has drawn from the cumulative experience of tens of thousands of tough racing miles run by The North FaceŽ Endurance Team to bring you an exhaustive list of training tips.

Check back here throughout 2008 for more tips and pointers.