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3 unusual facts about Obudu Ranch International Mountain Race


Obudu Ranch International Mountain Race

The Obudu Ranch International Mountain Race is an annual 11.25 km mountain running competition that takes place in late November in Obudu, Cross River State, Nigeria.

For the 2009 race, WMRA president Danny Hughes and Liyel Imoke (the new Cross River State governor) decided to inaugurate the first men's African Mountain Running Championships as part of the Obudu Mountain race.

The race was created under the patronage of Donald Duke, the former Governor of Cross River State, who devised it as a means of raising awareness of Obudu Cattle Ranch – a tourist resort.


Andrea Mayr

Mayr set a course record and beat more-established road runners, including Mestawet Tufa, at the 2008 Obudu Ranch International Mountain Race in Nigeria.


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