Rogaining is the sport of long distance cross-country navigation. It is closely related to orienteering and many people enjoy both sports. For all participants, compared to an orienteering meet, a rogaine:

is a much longer event, usually 6, 8, 12 or 24 hours
is a team sport (important for safety, given [...]

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Running that covers a distance farther than the traditional marathon length of 42.195 kilometers (26.21875 miles) is called ultrarunning. The event is called an ultramarathon.
There are two general types of ultramarathon events: those that cover a specified distance, and events that take place during specified time (with the winner covering the most distance [...]

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