Press release from the World Mountain Running Association on site in Innsbruck, Austria at the 2023 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships.
Canfranc Pirineos in the Spanish Pyrenees will succeed the Alps as the next venue to host the WMTRC in September 2025. The World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, which just finished at Innsbruck-Stubai, staged a flag-passing celebration following the final awards ceremony for the classic mountain race and overall team honors on June 10. The Mayor of Canfranc, Fernando Sánchez, received the official flag that accredits the next venue organizing the WMTRC2025.
Celebrating success in Innsbruck and preparing to pass the flag. Photo: ©WMRA – @hekruca
Expectations Met at World Championships
The recently concluded World Mountain and Trail Running Championship in Innsbruck-Stubai has fulfilled the expectations regarding quantity and quality of athletes. Bringing together in the Tirolean Alps more than 1,600 athletes from 70 countries, among which stood out real some mountain and trail running legends which added new titles to their already stunning careers, such as the Norwegian Stian Angermund, Kenyan Patrick Kipngeno, the Austrian Andrea Mayr and Grayson Murphy from the USA.
During the closing ceremony acts at Innsbruck-Stubai, the representatives of World Athletics (Alessio Punzi, Head of Running), in conjunction with the International Association Ultrarunners (IAU) President Nadeem Khan, the International Trail Running Association (ITRA) President Janet Ng, the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) President Tomo Sarf and the Mayor of Canfranc, Fernando Sánchez, signed the contract to officialize the next CanfrancPirineos 2025 World Championships, to be held in September 2025.
Signing the contract for the 2025 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships. Photo: ©WMRA – @hekruca
Canfranc Pyrenees 2025: Five Proposed Races
The organization of CanfrancPirineos 2025 is fully aware that technical excellence is an essential requirement to organize an international competition such as the Mountain and Trail Running World Championship. The routes have been carefully planned, taking international requirements into account, while offering the experience of running in a unique and privileged environment. Sustainable development recommendations will also be rigorously applied. The proposals for the different modalities are:
• Junior 6k Mountain Race (6,2k/D+303m) A fast immersion upon the Canfranc alpine forests
• Uphill 4k Mountain Race (4,4k/D+927m) Rioseta circus and its 1.001 limestone colors.
• Classic 12k Mountain Race (11,9K/D+757m) Race upon Benito Ayerbe´s legacy.
• 45k Short Trail Race (45k/D+3910m) The course of world champions, that started it all.
• 75k Long Trail Race (75k/D+5780m). Across the Pyrenees into France and back.
