Four Canyon Marathon in Capitol Reef National Park

This four canyon link-up run is meant to serve as a front country "grand tour" of Capitol Reef and boy does it deliver. The running is varied from smooth-fast to mondo-techy-wet-slow.  Taking the intrepid adventure runner through: 

This is a point to point route that starts in Crossens, Southport and finishes  in Crosby, Merseyside, it can however be started from either end. The route passes through the marshes of the Ainsdale National Nature Reserve and the sand dunes of Formby National Trust Reserve.

Sefton's Natural Coast, as it is now known, is the largest undeveloped dune system in England, extending from Southport and the Ribble Estuary to Seaforth at the mouth of the River Mersey. The south of Southport section of the route coincides with the Trans Pennine Trail.

This route starts on a hill at the front of "El Santuario" Church. Within a mile you cross through the center of town on main street of Jiquilpan Michoacan and head to the forest. At the forest you pick up a trail that get's steep and rocky quickly and takes you towards the summit of "El Cerro de San Francisco." You cross four small gates, two of which you have to open and close, and two which you can just scoot by. Miles two to four and a half will be the steep climbing. Stay on the main jeep road always heading towards the visible red antenna you can see near the summit.