The Gobi March ultra-marathon, one of the four races in the Deserts Race Series, will be held from 29 July  to 4 August  for the first time in Mongolia.

According to B. Barsbold, director of Discover Mongolia Travel LLC, a total of 230 ‘ultra-marathoners’ from more than 40 countries will be participating in the race.

Established in 2002, the 4 Deserts Race Series is an annual series of four 250-kilometer races across deserts around the globe, including the Gobi March in China, the Sahara Race in Namibia, the Atacama Crossing in Chile and The Last Desert in Antarctica.

The Gobi March’s challenges include changes in temperature from the hot highlands to the oppressive heat of the sand dunes, the open sun, potential sandstorms and variety of terrain – soft sand-dunes, rocky tracks, steep hills, ridges and riverbeds.

The international ultra-marathon has consistently been named by Time Magazine as one of the Top 10 endurance events in the world.