N3PUC HARD NOW 90mile (three peaks, three round trips) 2026
Also known as: Nishikan 3 Peaks Ultra Challenge · N3PUC HN90mile · HARDnow90mile
Three out-and-back trips on the Nishikan Sanzan ridge trail linking Mt Kugami, Mt Yahiko and Mt Kakuda, starting from Kugami in Tsubame, Niigata. The ridge, with views of the Sea of Japan and the Kambara plain, is a constant series of steep climbs and descents. It is not a race: a self-reliant challenge with no marking, aid or rescue.
11,000 m of climbing over 144 km (76 m per km). In 2026, 78% of starters finished. The median finish was about 35 h, through one night.
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- Date
- Sat, 18 Apr 2026
- Start
- 06:00
- Location
- Niigata, Japan
- Distance
- 144 km
- Elevation gain
- 11,000 m
- Time limit
- 40h
- ITRA
- 100M
- Official website
- docs.google.com/document/d/17ZIr6XvxwVLq6QgOlmBLRsmuoFw_kz4zVieWZD0KD1s/edit
Elevation profile
No elevation data yet.
Aid stations and cutoffs
| # | Distance | Aid station | Segment | Cutoff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 km | Aid 11往復目 折り返し 角田山ほたるの里登山口（到着報告、補給なし） | 24 km | — |
| 2 | 48 km | Aid 21往復 終了（国上 道の駅SORAIRO付近・自分の車でデポ） | 24 km | — |
| 3 | 72 km | Aid 32往復目 折り返し 角田山ほたるの里登山口（到着報告、補給なし） | 24 km | — |
| 4 | 96 km | Aid 42往復 終了（国上）往復チャレンジ続行関門 | 24 km | Day 2 08:0026h |
| 5 | 120 km | Aid 53往復目 折り返し 角田山ほたるの里登山口（到着報告、補給なし） | 24 km | — |
| F | 144 km | FinishFINISH 3往復 終了（国上 道の駅SORAIRO付近） | 24 km | Day 2 22:0040h |
The small figure under each cutoff is the time from the start. Day 1 is the day of the start.
2026 results
9 starters, 7 finishers (77.8% finish rate). Finish times of those who finished:
- Fastest
- 29h 42m
- Top 10%
- 29h 42m
- Top 25%
- 32h 34m
- Median
- 35h 24m
- Top 75%
- 37h 10m
- Top 90%
- 37h 26m
- Last finisher
- 37h 26m
"Top 25%" means one in four finishers had crossed the line by this time.
Years with a different course or different cutoffs are not directly comparable.
Practice courses
See the course on the Runnable map ↗
Runnable has practice courses on this race's trails, split into sections to run and sections to walk (pages in Japanese).
- Runnable practice course (47 km)
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