Frosty Looper 8-hour

Frosty Looper 8-hour is held in Pennsauken Township, New Jersey, on December 13, 2026. It is a timed event rather than a fixed distance: the clock runs for eight hours from the 8:00 a.m. start, and your result is however far you cover in that window, lap after lap.

Timed loop racing suits a different mindset than a point-to-point course. Nobody has to finish a set distance, so you can walk a lap, eat properly and go again, which makes the format an approachable first step into ultra-length running. Practice race-day fueling on your long runs beforehand, because eight hours is long enough that what you eat decides how the last two hours go. Lay out spare shoes, socks and layers near the loop, and start slower than feels right.