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Toutle avalanche
22.5 km
How far the largest landslide ever recorded ran.
Run about 22.5 km. As far as the mountainside slid.
- It stands on
- Wildebeest's day, Half Marathon
What it takes
Before you go.
- Recommended first
- The Half Marathon
- Weekly distance
- About 23 km of running a week on average over 6 weeks
- Long run
- 17 km, at least once in the last 6 weeks. Finishing the Half Marathon counts
- Taper
- An easier week before the event week
The story
In 1980 Mount St. Helens erupted and its north side collapsed. It was the largest landslide in recorded history, and it ran about 22.5 km down the North Fork Toutle River. Source: US Geological Survey.
The ladder
- 5 km/
- Forager's day/
- First flight/
- Mawson's last miles/
- 10 km/
- Gold march/
- Hunter's day/
- Nut grove/
- Twelve-miler/
- Wallace's Line/
- Wildebeest's day/
- Half Marathon/
- Toutle avalanche