The Tortola Torture is open to individuals, 2-person, and 3-person relay teams. It’s a 33.74 mile (54km) ultramarathon that circumnavigates Tortola with only 22% on the flat and the rest on hot and humid hills with 12,000 feet of elevation change. The steepest gradient is 33.33%. It has 6,587 feet of climbing over 12.8 miles, and 13.1 miles of descent. There is only 7.5 miles of flat running for the entire course.
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2026 Ring Of Fire Wrapped
Jermaine JJ Ricketts won the 8-mile 2026 Ring Of Fire with a time of 01:09:13.2 shaving 5 seconds off his 2024 time when he had a downhill sprint finish with Sam Thompson. Peter May was second, 10 minutes and 50 seconds (01:21:59.6) behind – but only had the small hills of Virgin Gorda to train on! Vance De-Vaney (01:21:59.6) was hot on his tail, finishing 49 seconds behind. Rosmond Johnson topped the ladies with a time of 01:34:49.2, with Juliane Potgieter (01:35:32.0) nipping at her heels a scant 43 seconds behind her. Margy Church was third in 01:39:04.6.
12-week Training Plans with Gayle Lindsay
We have teamed up with Gayle Lindsay (sister of Kat Lindsay, for BVI residents) to provide 12-week training plans for the 2026 event. Gayle recently won the BVI Half Marathon with her sister in a time of 1:40:55. She is a certified UESCA and VDOT running coach who has been running most of her life.…
Say What?
Dropping out of the race a couple years ago has been burning a small hole in me since it happened. I put in the miles and felt like I was trained finally and was able to come back and compete. I had no real goal, I just planned to go out and walk the ups and run everything else, winning turned out to be a bonus. I really love coming out and making a little vacation out of the race. Richard and everyone does such a great job organizing and making everyone appreciate the achievement of finishing this thing. Huge props to everyone, I look forward to coming back.
TJ Hindes
2019 Winner
What a great day! From the breezes and sunrise in the early morning, to the friendly and helpful aid stations, to the fun finish line party. What a great event that I’ll definitely be back for! I mean, there were moments of pure torture, but the views made it all worth it!
Thanks for a great day! Really fun!
Allison Janusziewicz
2019 Ladies Winner
A screaming hot adventure through the winding roads of Tortola Island. The steep ascents and descents combined with the beautiful blue water views will leave you breathless. This is a bucket list race that will be one you will remember for the rest of your life!
Avery Collins
2018 Winner & New Record Holder
If you consider yourself a runner of any distance from 5k to ultra this race needs to be on your radar for next year. Vacation in Tortola, go on a once in a lifetime run around the island, then spend the rest of the day celebrating at the finish line. A destination race that can’t be topped.
Sabrina Stanley
2018 Ladies Winner
After that easy 10, the race begins a series of relentless, incredibly steep, and constant series of climbs and descents, that systemically squash your soul. And, this goes on until the very last mile.
Christian Griffith
Run2Heal
It was probably the best organised race that I have ever ran anywhere in the world.
Ishwar Persad
Say What?
Dropping out of the race a couple years ago has been burning a small hole in me since it happened. I put in the miles and felt like I was trained finally and was able to come back and compete. I had no real goal, I just planned to go out and walk the ups and run everything else, winning turned out to be a bonus. I really love coming out and making a little vacation out of the race. Richard and everyone does such a great job organizing and making everyone appreciate the achievement of finishing this thing. Huge props to everyone, I look forward to coming back.
TJ Hindes
2019 Winner
What a great day! From the breezes and sunrise in the early morning, to the friendly and helpful aid stations, to the fun finish line party. What a great event that I’ll definitely be back for! I mean, there were moments of pure torture, but the views made it all worth it!
Thanks for a great day! Really fun!
Allison Janusziewicz
2019 Ladies Winner
A screaming hot adventure through the winding roads of Tortola Island. The steep ascents and descents combined with the beautiful blue water views will leave you breathless. This is a bucket list race that will be one you will remember for the rest of your life!
Avery Collins
2018 Winner & New Record Holder
If you consider yourself a runner of any distance from 5k to ultra this race needs to be on your radar for next year. Vacation in Tortola, go on a once in a lifetime run around the island, then spend the rest of the day celebrating at the finish line. A destination race that can’t be topped.
Sabrina Stanley
2018 Ladies Winner
After that easy 10, the race begins a series of relentless, incredibly steep, and constant series of climbs and descents, that systemically squash your soul. And, this goes on until the very last mile.
Christian Griffith
Run2Heal
It was probably the best organised race that I have ever ran anywhere in the world.