When introducing the concept of ‘ultra marathon’ to Turkey, our belief was not only to go to sports, but to live by doing sports and to spread this belief to more people. Our ultimate goal was to enjoy life more with the value that sports adds to our lives, thus having a better impact on everyone and every situation that touches our lives.
In 2010, by organizing Turkey’s first multiistage ultra marathon, the Lycian Way Ultra Marathon, we started to discover ourselves through sports, meet our limits and develop in this process. We had a dreamilike adventure at international standards with participants from diQerent geographies of Turkey and the world, and this organization grew as an ongoing sports organization. Then, international running organizations such as Runfire Salt Lake Ultra Marathon joined this journey.
The state of movement that makes life possible has always been our focus and ignited our creative spirit. This helped us to design movement for everyone and in every aspect of life. We discovered, had fun and grew with movementioriented sports and cultural events such as Moonlight Cappadocia, where we took breaks to listen to concerts in ancient churches under the light of the full moon; and the Night Runs series, inspired by the Longest Night Run or Ride, where we celebrated the longest night of the winter solstice by running and pedaling.
With all this knowledge and experience, we continue to grow every year with events we organize above world standards, with professional collaborations in health and safety issues...!
Uzunetap is a member of International Trail-Running Association