Four Cases of Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Dialysis in Ultramarathoners.

Transient acute kidney injury (AKI) following ultraendurance footraces is a common biochemical diagnosis. However, severe AKI requiring renal replacement therapy is uncommon in ultramarathoners. We report 4 runners (3 men; mean age, 44 ± 3 y) who required prolonged (10-42 d) dialysis following the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run over a 3-y span (0.