DMG

DMG

The DMG is the longest race at Mogan: 114 km with 6,600 metres of climbing and a maximum race time of 32 hours. The organiser describes it as a closed loop on ancient trails and newer paths, starting and finishing in the Moganshan International Tourism Resort. The big climbs are Wangwei Mountain and Tianshan. Ziling, Shiying and Shangjiangwan show the range of the landscape, and the route passes the reservoirs at Laoling, Duhekou and Dongwu.

There are eleven aid stations: Luoxin Valley, Hebu Ling, Yinzishan Village, Wangwei Mountain, Qinlao Village, Xuantan Temple, Guangming Village, Fatou Village, Xiangshuiling Resort Hotel, Xiangyeshe and Biwu. With a 10:00 start and 32 hours, runners at the back go through a full night and into Saturday afternoon. It suits someone with a hundred-mile-class effort behind them who wants technical bamboo forest rather than open alpine terrain.

Thirty-two hours is a long time to refresh a results page. On Livebib the runner shares a link to their own broadcast: position on the course line, distance covered and a finish estimate that updates as the race goes, aid station by aid station. Under the canopy, where signal can drop, the position is carried forward along the course and marked as estimated instead of freezing. No account and no app needed.