The new GARMIN FENIX 6 SERIES was launched AUG29th at Chamonix. And trailrunningspain.com was there to get all information about the new series of one of the best gps watches in the market. Will it be the king of the gps? Do they have many new features? If you wanna know more keep reading […]
Author Archives: adefrutos
September
04
GARMIN FENIX 6 SERIES REVIEW: GARMIN FENIX 6S, 6 AND 6X. SOLAR CHARGER, PACE PRO, TOPO EUROPE AND MORE….
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August
26
GOLDEN TRAIL WORLD SERIES 2019: KILIAN JORNET AND MAUDE MATHYS WINS PIKES PEAK
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Pikes Peak Marathon has crowned Kilian Jornet and Maude Mathys. At 3PM from here (7AM local time), the 64th Pikes Peak Marathon, a mythical Colorado Alpine marathon that rises up to 4,302m altitude. Kilian Jornet and Maude Mathys led the first half of the climb at record pace, 2m30 below him and up to […]
August
23
GOLDEN TRAIL WORLD SERIES 2019: KILIAN JORNET LEADS THE STARTING LINE AT PIKES PEAK MARATHON
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The fifth race of the 2019 Golden Trail World Series is perhaps the most famed trail race on American soil, and this year the Pikes Peak Mountain Marathon will play host to the elite athletes of the sport. Spain’s Kilian Jornet (Team Salomon) leads an all-star cast from around the globe that will take […]
August
21
MAXI-RACE SOUTH AFRICA: A NEW MAXI-RACE WORLD ADVENTURE 5/6 OCTOBER 2019
posted by adefrutos
. We have bring to you the first Maxi-Races around the world (Annecy, Sicily), now it is the turn of the first South African race in the tradition of MaXi-Race races, an incentive to travel and explore and discover incredible landscapes while immersing yourself in local culture! An unforgettable adventure between vineyards and mountains […]
August
01
SKYRUNNER WORLD SERIES 2019: SERIES ARRIVE TO NORWAY WITH THE TROMSØ SKYRACE
posted by adefrutos
. Known as the toughest race in the calendar and being the brainchild of the king and queen of skyrunning, Kilian Jornet and Emelie Forsberg, it’s no wonder why. The race follows the soul of skyrunning: a 57 km course, with 4,700m of vertical gain, that links the summits of Tromsdalstind (1238m) and Hamperokken (1404m). […]
July
28
SKYRUNNER WORLD SERIES 2019: SHEILA AVILÉS AND JAN MARGARIT WINS AT SKYRACE COMAPEDROSA
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. The tenth race of the 2019 Migu Run Skyrunner World Series saw two mighty locals dominate the field from start to finish on the shortest and steepest race of the season. Sheila Avilés got the hat-trick this season after dominating the race from start, on the men side Jan Margarit won the race with […]
July
28
TRAIL RUNNING ITALY: OROBIE ULTRA TRAIL IN BERGAMO, RACE REPORT BY ABEL DE FRUTOS
posted by adefrutos
This weekend Trailrunningspain.com and carrerasdemontana.com have been flying to Italy, we have enjoyed two very different races, the MaxiRace Sicily – Etna Trail and the Orobie Ultra Trail in Bergamo, two very different races for different people. The Orobie Ultra Trail had three races, GTO (70km and 4200D+), MTO (42k and 4300D+) and BUT (20k […]
July
25
SKYRUNNER WORLD SERIES 2019: COMAPEDROSA COMING IN THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN OF ANDORRA
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. This Sunday, July 28, 661 runners of 28 nationalities will climb the highest mountain in the principality of Andorra for Skyrace Comapedrosa. With race veterans going head to head with new skyrunning stars, the tenth race of the 2019 Migu Run Skyrunner World Series season promises an exciting clash of generations on a short, […]
July
24
SKYRUNNER WORLD SERIES 2019: DEBATS AND MINOGGIO WIN AT ROYAL ULTRA SKYMARATHON
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. After the BUFF Epic Trail 42 km (BET), Ragna Debats established a new course record at the Royal Ultra SkyMarathon, on the men side, Minoggio got a victory at home. Faced extreme conditions and fierce head-to-heads at Royal Ultra SkyMarathon, the ninth race of the Migu Run Skyrunner® World Series crowned Debats and Minoggio. […]
July
22
WMRA: MOUNTAIN RUNNING WORLD CUP: DOUGLAS AND MCCORMACK WINNERS SNOWDOWN
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Douglas and McCormack winners in the welsh classic and continue as solid leaders in the World Cup after the first four stages. Next stage will be Sierre Zinal, in the French speaking Valais region of Switzerland. It will be a showdown where we will understand clearly if Sarah McCormack and Andrew Douglas will carve their […]
July
19
WMRA: MOUNTAIN RUNNING WORLD CUP: IT IS TIME FOR SNOWDOWN INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN RACE
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After the third round of the World Cup in Austria it is time to move attention to the “Snowdown International Mountain Race.“ It will be almost certainly a pivotal point of this years Mountain Running World Cup as runners from USA, Kenya, Japan, France, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and Italy travel to […]
July
17
GOLDEN TRAIL WORLD SERIES 2019: THE THIRD STAGE ARRIVES TO DOLOMITES
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Golden Trail World Serires 2019 makes first stop in Italy. Dolomyths Run hosts top trail runners in 3rd stop of the Series. The series has provided plenty of highlights in the first two races of the 2019 season. This coming Sunday, with another strong field in both the men’s and women’s races convening in […]
July
16
100KM OF SAHARA 2019 (8-13 OCT): AN ADVENTURE OF 3 STAGES ON THE SAHARA DESERT
posted by adefrutos
In October 2019 the 19th edition of the 100km Del Sahara will take place in the Tunisian Sahara desert. An ultramarathon in 3 stages in which you have three ways for participating, three different modalities like Running, Nordic Walking Sportivo and Walkers. Last edition in 2018 the victory was for Gianluca Giuttari and Enrica Carrara. […]
July
15
SKYRUNNER WORLD SERIES 2019: SHEILA AVILÉS AND ORIOL CARDONA, CROWNED AT BUFF EPIC TRAIL SUPERSKY RACE
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. BUFF Epic Trail 42 km (BET), the third SuperSky Race of the Migu Run Skyrunner World Series is gone and gave double points for the winners Sheila Avilés and Oriol Cardona that won at their homeland. With an unpredictable weather, Vall de Boí hosted an unpredictable race too that turn as epic as its […]
July
12
WMRA: MOUNTAIN RUNNING WORLD CUP: THIRD ROUND OF WORLD CUP ARRIVES GLOSSGLOCKNER IN AUSTRIA
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After the first two races in Annecy and Broken Arrow, the third round of the world cup arrives this weekend to Austria. The Austrian village of Heilingeblut will held the “Grossglockner Berglauf” where Douglas continues as the men’s favourite to chase the 2019 title and Gatonga will starts as women’s favourite. Many of the Worlds […]
July
10
SKYRUNNER WORLD SERIES 2019: BUFF EPIC TRAIL, SUPERSKY RACE BECOMES CRUCIAL
posted by adefrutos
. BUFF Epic Trail 42 km (BET), the eighth race of the official skyrunning circuit takes place on Sunday, July 14th at 08:00 am. The 42 km course with 3,300m of vertical gain starts and finishes in the village of Barruera, crossing through Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park in the heart of […]
July
09
MOUNTAIN RUNNING EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019 AT ZERMATT: MAUDE MATHYS AND JACOB ADKIN WIN GOLD
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The 18th European Mountain Championships by IAAF is over! Switzerland’s Maude Mathys won the women title again for a third year in a row on the European Mountain Running Championships. On the men side, Jakob Adkin produced a tremendous display to become the first Brit to win a senior men’s title in event history. […]
June
28
LA SPORTIVA LAVAREDO ULTRA TRAIL (120k/5800D+) AND WESTERN STATES 100 MILES ENDURANCE RUN (100m/6000D+) : Two pioneer races of the Ultra Trail World Tour 2019 circuit this weekend
posted by adefrutos
. This will be a breathtaking week-end where it will take place two pioneer races of the Ultra-Trail World Tour: in Europe we will have La Sportiva Lavaredo Ultra Trail and Western States 100 mile Endurance run in America! Two races in two different countries which are part of the Ultra-Trail World Tour since the […]
June
27
GOLDEN TRAIL WORLD SERIES 2019: SECOND STAGE THIS WEEKEND AT MARATHON DU MONT BLANC
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Kilian Jornet and Ruth Croft won Marathon du Mont Blanc in 2018 in a hot weather event. This weekend, the 2019 Golden Trail World Series arrives in the legendary mountain town of Chamonix in the French Alps for the Marathon du Mont Blanc, the second stop on the series. If last year the weather […]
June
26
SKYRUNNER WORLD SERIES 2019: AN ASCENT TO THE HOME OF GODS, IT IS TIME FOR OLYMPUS MARATHON
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. On the weekend, athletes from all over the world will run in the footsteps of the ancient Olympians for the seventh race of the 2019 Migu Run Skyrunner World Series. The Olympus Marathon, 44km and 3,200m vertical gain which revives the pilgrimage of the ancient Greeks to Mount Olympus, where they ascended every year […]
June
24
WMRA: MOUNTAIN RUNNING WORLD CUP: LINDSAY WEBSTER AND ANDREW DOUGLAS WIN AT BROKEN ARROW SKYRACE
posted by adefrutos
The magnificent nature and landscapes of the mountains that dominate Lake Tahoe was perfect to celebrate the 2nd stage of the 2019 mountain running world cup. Over 500 runners left the startline at 7.00 am local time in Olympic Valley (USA) to face 26 km and more than 1500 meters of positive gain, with […]
June
21
WMRA: MOUNTAIN RUNNING WORLD CUP: BROKEN ARROW SKYRACE, THE WORLD CUP ARRIVES AMERICA
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The second round of the 2019 World Cup goes to America crossing the Atlantic for the first time, arriving in the snow covered Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. Just West of Lake Tahoe, the race will take place in historic Olympic Valley; home to the 1960 Winter Olympic Games and starting line of the […]
June
20
MAXI-RACE SICILY 2019: ETNATRAIL (JULY 26-28). ENJOY A RUN THROUGH THE HIGHEST ACTIVE VOLCANO IN EUROPE
posted by adefrutos
. MaXi Race World continues the trip, after the Salomon Gore-Tex MaXi-Race Annecy in May that was brought to us by Abel de Frutos y Ana Samuelsson . Now it is the turn of the Maxi Race Sicily, held in Sicily, one of the most charismatic island of the Mediterranean, a run over the […]
June
06
SKYRUNNER WORLD SERIES 2019: THE SERIES ARRIVE TO ITALY WITH LIVIGNO SKYMARATHON
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. The first Italian stage of the Migu Run Skyrunner World Series on Saturday 15th June promises to be memorable, with an even higher level of the legendary Basque Zegama marathon. Indeed, the 34km Skymarathon (with a 2700m uphill difference in height) held on the border between Italy and Switzerland has not only sold out, […]
June
03
SKYRUNNER WORLD SERIES 2019: Pere Aurell and Maria Koller crowned champions at Madeira SkyRace
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. Pere Aurell of Spain and German newcomer, Maria Koller, were the champions of the fifth race of the 2019 Migu Run Skyrunner World Series this weekend on the island of Madeira. Both athletes achieved their first victory at this pure skyrunning course after a tough and technical battle against some of the strongest names […]
June
03
ZEGAMA AIZKORRI ALPINE MARATHON 2019: Kilian Jornet and Elia Anne Dvergsdal wins the Zegama-Aizkorri
posted by adefrutos
A new victory for Kilian Jornet at Zegama, Kilian wins wins the Zegama-Aizkorri for the ninth time. The intense heat and strong sunlight didn’t stop Kilian Jornet to win again, in his tenth race in the event, secured a ninth victory in the Zegama-Aizkorri (42km and 2,736m of overall ascent) in a time of […]
May
31
SKYRUNNER WORLD SERIES 2019: IT IS THE TURN OF MADEIRA SKYRACE
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. This Saturday, June 1, the 2019 Migu Run Skyunner World Series lands on the volcanic island of Madeira for the spectacular Madeira Skyrace, the fifth race of the season. High mountains, volcanic terrain and mild climate, Madeira is the prefect place for a skyrunner. The island itself has become known as the ideal training […]
May
29
MAXI-RACE ANNECY 2019: A WEEKEND FULL OF RACES. Races report and personal experience by Abel de Frutos.
posted by adefrutos
. During the weekend of 24th to 26 of May we enjoying all the events of the Salomon GORE-TEX MaXi-Race 2019. A full weekend of events enclosed on the MaXi Race World, six events around the world that are the perfect opportunity to discover new destinations, following an unabated passion for trail running. We had the […]
May
28
ZEGAMA AIZKORRI ALPINE MARATHON 2019: RACE PREVIEW AND FAVORITES
posted by adefrutos
The Zegama-Aizkorri 2019 is here, this weekend. The 18th edition of Zegama-Aizkorri Mendi Maratoia will be held on the 2nd of June, 2019. Zegama Aizkorri will be the first stage of the second season of the Golden Trail World Series, the first of 7 races that will be disputed by the best trail runners. […]
May
25
WMRA: MOUNTAIN RUNNING WORLD CUP: LUCY WAMBUI AND ANDREW DOUGLAS WINS SHORT-RACE ANNECY
posted by adefrutos
World Mountain Running Association launch the 2019 World Cup calendar with 7 races, the opening race was the Short-Race from MaxiRace Annecy, this Friday at 7pm the circuit was launched. 16kms and 970 ascent to decide the first points of the World Cup 2019. The Kenian Lucy Wambui with a time of 1h30:27 and […]
