Memorial Partigiani Stellina press release written by: Alex Scolari. Photos by: Damiano Benedetto / Alexis Courthoud. A huge plateau of international elite mountain runners leaded more than 200 athletes this morning on the tracks of Memorial Partigiani Stellina Susa, which celebrated its 30th birthday. To celebrate the thirtieth anniversary, the Stellina returned to the original… Read more »
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Americans Kremer, Gray, Kimmel, Wacker among stacked field for Sierre-Zinal
Written and translated to English by Alex Scolari for corsainmontagna.it. Three American World Mountain Running Champions in a first class elite field with multiple U.S. national team members. Joe Gray (2016 World Mountain Running Champion), Stevie Kremer (2012 Long Distance Mountain Running Champion) and Max King (2011 World Mountain Running Champion) joined by Americans Jodee… Read more »
Stage 3 of the WMRA Mountain Running World Cup comes to Sierre-Zinal
Written by Alex Scolari for corsainmontagna.it, World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) media partner for the 2018 Mountain Running World Cup. Photo Credit: Alexis Courthoud. 2016 World Mountain Running Champion and Colorado Springs resident Joe Gray is also scheduled to race Sierre-Zinal where he finished 2nd at the 2014 event. The mini tour of the mountain running… Read more »
2018 Junior US Mountain Running Team Announced
Written by Paul Kirsch, Manager, Junior US Mountain Running Team. Paul is also Race Director for the Loon Mountain Race, host of the 2018 USATF Mountain Running Championships in Lincoln, NH. The 2018 Junior US Mountain Running Team will compete in Canillo, Andorra on Sunday, September 16, at the 34th World Mountain Running Championships. This… Read more »
Francesco Puppi and Andrea Mayr win at Italy’s PIZTRIVertical mountain race
Press release from corsainmontagna.it for the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA). PIZTRIVertical was the second race of the WMRA Mountain Running World Cup. Andrea Mayr (AUT) was the announced top name in Malonno for second round of the WMRA Mountain Running World Cup in Malonno along the tough hills of PIZTRIVertical and Mayr gave an… Read more »
Nejc KUHAR and Mojca KOLIGAR win Slovenia’s Grintovec Mountain Race
Press release written by WMRA General Secretary Tomo Sarf. Kamnik/Slovenia – The 19th edition of the Grintovec Mountain Race was held today in Kamnik/SLO. Nejc KUHAR and Mojca KOLIGAR, both Slovenian Mountain Running Team members, won the race. Hot weather with high humidity in the Kamniska valley at 600m and runners more friendly conditions in… Read more »
Mayr and Ndungu win the first mountain running world cup race
This mountain running story & translation by Corsa in Montagna. Photos by Damiano Benedetto and Jonathan Wyatt. Republished with permission. The 7th times world champion and the Kenyan sensation deserve an important win as the mountain running world cup takes off in Grossglockner. Great organizational frame and a truly deserved IAAF PERMIT label were the… Read more »
Embracing other Cultures at World Championship Mountain Running Competitions
This past weekend, as you may know from some of our other Trail News articles this week, I raced at the Long Distance Mountain Running Championships in Poland. For this article, I’d like to tell a story not about the race itself, but instead about the unique cultural aspects of a World Championship event that… Read more »
American Runners Compete at World Masters Mountain Running Championships
Zelezniki, Slovenia, played host to the 18th WMRA/WMA World Masters Mountain Running Championships on June 2. This year marked the 18th installment of a world championship mountain running event for to masters athletes ages 35-79. What makes this competition unique is that the athletes race with, and score in their five-year age division. Because the… Read more »
U.S. men’s team takes silver; Joseph Gray wins bronze at the 15th Long Distance Mountain Running Championships
On a range of mountains along the Polish / Czech Republic border, Śnieżka peak rises 5259 feet above sea level and would be twice climbed by America’s top off-road runners at the 15th Long Distance Mountain Running Championships. Race morning saw the mountain shrouded in gray clouds, wind and rain with temperatures in the 30s… Read more »
2018/19 World Championships & Opportunities for Elite U.S. Mountain, Trail & Sky Runners
There are several international sport governing organizations which organize World Championship and similar competitions in mountain running, trail running and sky running. The following is a list of those competitions, who organizes them and how American athletes can qualify. There are competitions for athletes ranging in ages from 14 to 79 years old; many require… Read more »
Joslin Blair strikes gold at WMRA Mountain Running International Youth Cup (U18)
At today’s 13th WMRA Mountain Running International Youth Cup (U18), in Lanzada, Italy, Joslin Blair, 17, Eagle, Colorado, bested a field of 46 girls to win gold, the first-ever medal for Team USA at this championship event. Temperatures were in the 60s under sunny skies when the races got underway at 11:00 a.m. with the… Read more »
US Team Selection Criteria for 2019 World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships
Written by USA Track & Field’s Mountain Ultra Trail (MUT) Running Executive Committee members Richard Bolt, Nancy Hobbs, Jason Bryant, Max King and Melody Fairchild. Approved by the MUT Executive Committee for publication on May 25, 2018. The World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships is regulated by the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) under the… Read more »
Top U.S. Mountain Runners Announced for the 15th WMRA Long Distance Mountain Running Championships
The USATF Mountain, Ultra, Trail (MUT) Council is proud to announce members of Team USATF scheduled to compete at the 15th WMRA Long Distance Mountain Running Championships June 24, in Karpacz, Poland. The double loop course covers 36 kilometers (22.4 miles) with 6890 feet of ascending and descending. The route will challenge the 5 women… Read more »
The World Mountain Running Association launches new website and dedicated World Cup page
The World Mountain Running has launched their new website today with a new look and functionality. The new site contains more breathtaking mountain running images and enables easier navigation. Check it out at http://www.wmra.info In other big news, the mountain running WORLD CUP has launched with it’s own dedicated web page where users can see… Read more »
The World Mountain Running Association announces its 2018 World Cup Calendar
Written by World Mountain Running Association President and six time World Champion Jonathan Wyatt. The World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) is pleased to present the 2018 World Mountain Running Cup with five races. It represents a change of direction for us in some important respects. We started with the goal to try to bring more… Read more »
Team USATF announced for the WMRA Mountain Running International Youth Cup (U18)
This year marks the 13th edition of the World Mountain Running Association’s (WMRA) Mountain Running International Youth Cup (U18), and the second consecutive year that Team USA will have a full squad at the event. The mountain village of Lanzada in the Sondrio region of Italy near the Swiss border, is the host venue for the… Read more »
Under 18 athletes gear up for the 13th Mountain Running International Youth Cup
Press release from the World Mountain Running Association. Photos by WMRA President & Technical Delegate Jonathan Wyatt who took the pictures during a recent course preview visit. The worlds best under 18 year old mountain runners will be hosted by the Italian mountain village of Lanzada for the 2018 Youth Cup. The 13th WMRA Mountain… Read more »
Mountain Running Coaching Seminar Coming March 3 in Italy
On Saturday 3 March, at the end of the Mountain Running Italian Team training camp (25 Feb-4 March), a coaching seminar on off-road running will be held in Boario Terme, Italy. The athletes selected by FIDAL (Italian Athletics Federation) are: Men (club): Baldaccini Alex (Atletica Valle Brembana) Cagnati Luca (Atletica Valli Bergamasche) Cavagna Nadir (Atletica… Read more »
New initiatives on tap for the World Mountain Running Association in 2018
New initiatives on tap for the World Mountain Running Association in 2018: Wyatt leads Council with action-oriented style. Newly minted World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) president Jonathan Wyatt (New Zealand), led the seven-member council in its first meeting of the new year on January 13-14, in Monaco, home of the International Association of Athletics Federations… Read more »