Press release from the World Mountain Running Association sharing news of the 2023 World Masters Mountain Running Championships. Madeira, Portugal – The World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) announces that the highly anticipated 22nd World Masters Mountain Running Championship will be hosted on the beautiful island of Madeira, Portugal. This prestigious event is scheduled to take… Read more »
Press release from the World Mountain Running Association written by Kirsty Reade featuring the Valsir Mountain Running World Cup’s second stop in the series. Photos by Marco Gulberti. After a successful first inclusion in the Valsir Mountain Running World Cup in 2022, it was back to Montemuro Vertical Run for another taste of Castro Daire… Read more »
“The downhill is by far my favorite part of Mount Marathon. This is when I’m most in my element. When I’m cruising down a mountain, I feel so powerful, and I’m just smiling just thinking about how fun it will be to run this race again one day.” —Allie Ostrander, 2017 Mount Marathon Champion and… Read more »
This press release from the World Mountain Running Association was written by Kirsty Reade with photos by Marco Gulberti and is a preview of the Montemuro Vertical Run, the second Gold Label race of this year’s Valsir Mountain Running World Cup. On July 2, the third annual Montemuro Vertical Run in the municipality of Castro… Read more »
Press release from the World Mountain Running Association written by Kirsty Reade, recapping the Broken Arrow Skyrace 23K in Palisades Tahoe, CA, on Sunday, June 18. Feature photo by Jonathan Wyatt. The vertical uphill race at Broken Arrow on Friday, June 16, was made even more challenging this year by the record snowfall in Lake… Read more »
Press release from the World Mountain Running Association written by Kirsty Reade, recapping the action at today’s (June 16) Broken Arrow Vertical Uphill Race in Palisades Tahoe, CA. It was already a historic edition of Broken Arrow due to the record breaking snowfall in Lake Tahoe, but it didn’t disappoint on the racing front either…. Read more »
Press release from World Mountain Running Association written by Kirsty Reade, previewing the first race in the 2023 Valsir World Cup – Broken Arrow Skyrace. The 2023 Valsir Mountain Running World Cup gets underway this week, with the first Gold Label Race – the Broken Arrow vertical uphill race, followed by Gold Label Race –… Read more »
Press release from the World Mountain Running Association written by Kirsty Reade. The 2023 Valsir Mountain Running World Cup has an exciting mix of races new to the series, as well as established favorites which attract the best athletes year after year. Look forward to incredible racing and discover up-and-coming runners, all under the backdrop… Read more »
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,… Read more »
Announcement from the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA). Written by Kirsty Reade. Victories for Uganda and Great Britain in exciting Junior Classic Mountain races. Junior Runners Deliver Exciting Start to Final Day of 2023 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, Innsbruck, 10th June 2023, the Junior Classic Mountain Race kicks off the final day of… Read more »
Press release from the World Mountain Running Association from Wednesday, June 7, the first day of a four-day competition at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships. The competition on day one set the bar high, with an uphill event that it will be hard to top. Today, at 1pm CET the World Mountain and… Read more »
Release from World Mountain Running Association. Annecy, France, 27th May 2023 – The 16th edition of the International U18 Mountain Running Cup hosted by the MaXi-Race in stunning Annecy showcased the best young mountain runners from around the world. Team USA had a terrific showing with a four-medal haul, two individual silver, a team gold… Read more »
Press release from the World Mountain Running Association. Monaco, 26th May 2023 – The third edition of the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships (WMTRC) will take place in Canfranc-Pirineos, Spain, between 25-28 September 2025. The event includes five races, as well as a leisure and cultural festival, which will last all summer, to promote… Read more »
Eight athletes have been named to the 2023 USATF U18 Mountain Running Team slated to compete in the 16th edition of the International U18 Mountain Running Cup in Annecy, France on Saturday, May 27.The race will be held at Semnoz Ski Resort, approximately 30 minutes from Annecy. The 4.6-km route includes a short amount of… Read more »
The 34th edition of Challenge Stellina, a 14.3K uphill race with 1500 meters of climb, will take place Sunday, August 27, 2023, in Susa, Italy. For 2023, the race will host for the second consecutive year, an international competition for athletics federations from countries that fought on the side of the allies in World War… Read more »
Written by Andrew Simmons for the winter 2022 edition of our Trail Times newsletter. Coach Andrew Simmons has followed the U.S. athletes who participated in the 2022 International U18 Mountain Running Cup this past June and catches up with them 6 months later. The U.S. Under 18 Mountain Running Team arrived in Saluzzo, Italy for… Read more »
In 2023, the 16th edition of the World Mountain Running Association’s (WMRA) International U18 Mountain Running Cup will be held in Annecy, France, May 26-27. This invitation-only event provides a unique opportunity for youth mountain runners from around the world to test themselves against the world’s best. Much more rugged than the typical U.S. high… Read more »
Announcement from the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA). Above photo: Ruben Fueyo. Spain will host the World Mountain Running Masters Championship for the first time in 2024. This championship is organized jointly by the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) and World Masters Athletics (WMA). It will be the 23rd edition of an event born back… Read more »
Announcement from the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) written by Alexander Beaven. ATRA founder Nancy Hobbs is also the WMRA General Secretary. Above photo: Marco Gulberti. After the great experience of the 2022 Mountain Running World Cup, Valsir and the WMRA are happy to announce that their partnership will be renewed for the next two… Read more »
Kenyan runner and 2022 Sierre-Zinal mountain race winner Mark Kangogo has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for 2 banned substances at August’s Sierre-Zinal. Sierre-Zinal was part of the WMRA Mountain Running World Cup and the Golden Trail World Series. Above photo by Marco Gulberti. The banned substances in question are norandrosterone & triamcinolone acetonide…. Read more »
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