Penyagolosa Trails 2016: registration dates

  • Elsa Trujillo

Last updated: 02-Jun-17

By Elsa Trujillo

Penyagolosa Trails Sport HG in Spain has just announced the registration dates for its 2016 ultra trail categories: Marató i Mitja (MiM) and Ultra Castelló Penyagolosa (CSP).

Both events take place on the weekend of 23-24 April for 2016.

Online registration for both events will open on 11 December 2015.

CSP (118km)

CSP has a 30 hour cut-off. It has an accumulated ascent of 5,439m and descent of 4,227m.

Direct registration opens on 11 December 2015 and closes as soon as 600 runners have registered.

MiM (63km)

MiM has a 15 hour cut-off with an accumulated ascent of 3,045m and descent of 1,833m.

Pre-registration through their website opens on 11 December 2015 and ends on 30 December 2015. The 1500 runners will be selected by a public notary on 8 January 2016.

Both are semi self-sufficient races held in the province of Castellón, on Spain’s Mediterranean coast and runners climb from sea level to an altitude of 1280m to the finish line at the Sanctuary of Sant Joan de Penyagolosa.

You can find more information at Penyagolosa Trails.

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