Desafio Urbion Race Report It is no secret that Spain hosts many iconic trail races, from the volcanic landscapes of Transvulcania or Trans Grancanaria, to the technical mountains of the Pyrenees or the madness of Zegama in the Basque country. But with so many mountain ranges and landscapes as you can guess there are many […]
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Last updated: 11-Dec-18 By Alice Morrison There are new races and old favourites as Skyrunning UK announces its 2019 calendar for the UK and Ireland Series. The Races The season will start with the Scafell Sky Race on June 8th. This is a circular route that has been newly designed and takes in plenty of
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Last updated: 30-Aug-18 By Alice Morrison With UTMB on the horizon, Kilian has shown the form he is in by winning the Kima Trophy and setting a new record with 6:09:19. The Kima Trophy is considered a highly technical race and takes place every two years in Val Masino in Italy. It consists of 52km
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By Alice Morrison Married couple Henriette and Jonathan Albon took the women’s and men’s titles today at the Scafell Sky Race (SSR). SSR is a 42km skyrunning race with 3,000m of ascent on the challenging, often nightmarish, terrain of the Lake District National Park in the UK. The race goes over England’s highest peak, Scafell Pike (978m). SSR has been
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Last updated: 25-Sep-17 By Alice Morrison The Salomon Glen Coe Skyline is a 55km combination of running and scrambling with £4000 as a first prize. This year it attracted Kilian Jornet as well as over 1500 other participants from 30+countries for the weekend of racing in Scotland. There were four races over the weekend: Salomon
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By Alice Morrison Kilian Jornet is one of the greatest, if not the greatest, ultra runner on the planet. This year his calendar looks as exciting as ever. He has announced that he will be running in the Salomon Glen Coe Skyline™ 2017 and that he has ambitions to complete the Bob Graham round. He
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By Elsa Trujillo Skyrunning UK has confirmed the races and dates that will make up this year’s calendar and has introduced a series of changes to the points system. Races and dates 2017 Date KM Vertical gain Wales V3K June 24th 55 4000m England Lakes Sky Ultra 15th July
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Last updated: 19-Jul-18 By Elsa Trujillo In the 2016 three-day edition, 831 runners from 50 countries set out from the Ultra Pirineu start line in the medieval town of Bagà (Barcelona). The ultra has a total ascent of 6,800m and was the final race in the 2016 Skyrunner ® World Series. The event also includes
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Last updated: 19-Jul-18 By Alice Morrison The final of the Skyrunner® World Series starts at 7.00 am on Friday from the Parc Natural del Cadí Moixeró in Baga, Spain. More than 2,700 athletes from 50 different countries will take part. The main event is the Salomon Ultra Pirineu with over 110km to cover and 6,800m ascent. There is
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By Alice Morrison After a great weekend of Skyrunning in the Scottish Highlands, Jasmin Paris and Jonathan Albon have won the 2016 Salomon Glen Coe Skyline™. The race is the final one in the three-race Skyrunner® World Extreme Series which Paris and Albon also won overall. The 55km course with 4750m of vertical height gain
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