Amazing Running Tours is a division of Absolutely Amazing Travel which has been in business since 1994. works with runners, cyclists and hikers who love to experience the most amazing active adventures around the world. We create itineraries in stunning locations where you can run, cycle or hike and also connect with the destination by meeting the locals, getting up close to nature and wildlife and learning about the culture. We handle all the details to give you a stress-free vacation.
We are Experienced runners, cyclists, and hikers who are passionate about what we do. We offer both customized individual packages and group tours.
SUE RUDOLPH - OWNER
Sue first laced up her shoes and began running in 1978. It wasn’t until 1982 that running a few miles per day had become habit, and that same year, she tried her hand at her first 5k and full marathon…after a long run of five miles.
Over the next few years, she ran numerous marathons in just over three hours. After a major foot injury took her out for some time, her road to recovery included trail running, which sparked a passion that would guide her running career from then on. This ignited a streak of trail and ultra runs, ranging anywhere from 26.2 miles to 50 miles. One hundred of these 50-mile races later, finishing around 8:48, she had finished among the top three women in nearly all of them.
She has run nearly all major-city marathons in the U.S., however priority races were still out on the trails, and she completed her favorite race, the Grand Canyon Rim to Rim to Rim run four times. Then, in 1992, she finally got to run her “dream race”: the Western States 100. She finished in 29 hours.
She ran the Squaw Valley 50k for the fifth time, Baldy Peaks 50k 2.5 times, and another Grand Canyon run, finishing top five and grabbing personal bests in each of them. 1995 brought another foot injury, and racing would take a back seat until 2003, when she decided to go global. She conquered Trail marathons, 50k’s, and 50 milers in Spain, South Africa, Sydney, Jordan, New Zealand, and on Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. She is now the leading travel expert for running tours to many of these countries.
She has since joined a cycling team and tried a few triathlons, and plans on completing a half IRONMAN and numerous endurance bike rides to supplement her running. In 2015 she has added “Race Director” to her name as she launches the Kenya Wildlife Marathon, where all proceeds go to the Kenya Wildlife Trust. Sue is a force to be reckoned with out on the trails and hopes to inspire and help others run their dream races all over the world.