IDF Reservist to Run 240-Mile Ultramarathon in Honor of Oct. 7 Hostages

The four-day, round-the-clock race course goes through Utah’s Canyonlands National Park and Arches National Park.

A sign for Canyonlands National Park in Moab, Utah, on May 6, 2003. Mickey Krakowski/AP Photo

Eli Wininger was scheduled to run the Moab 240 Endurance Run in Utah on Oct. 13, 2023.

But six days before, Hamas attacked Israel, killing at least 1,200 people and taking more than 250 hostages. Hezbollah launched rockets toward the Jewish state one day later.