The skyrunning ultra Cavalls del Vent was won this year by Kilian Jornet and Nuria Picas, both excelling and setting new course records. Unfortunately, all 1.000 runners endured this year heavy weather conditions, resulting in only 223 finishers. Worst of all, veteran female ultrarunner Teresa farriol i rafel died of hypothermia. Our race correspondent, Ander […]
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Skyrunning: Ultra Cavalls del Vent 2012 Video, Photos and results. Winners: Kilian Jornet & Nuria Picas
posted by sergio mayayo
Skyrunning: Ultra Cavalls del Vent (85K/D+6.100m) live tomorrow with Kilian Jornet, Anton Krupicka, Dakota Jones, Miguel Heras, Anna Frost and many top sky runners.
posted by sergio mayayo
The Ultra Cavalls del Vent 2012 will start tomorrow at 9h from Baga, and the winner is expected back in town around 18h, taking around 9 hours to complete the circular mountain trip. Race favorites read like a who is who of the sport these day with Kilian Jornet, Anna Frost, Anton Kupricka, Tófol Castanyer, Joe Grant, Miguel Heras, Dakota Jones, Nuria Picas, Emma […]
Skyrunning World Series: Pikes Peak Marathon results & photos. Winners: Kilian Jornet – Emelie Forsberg. Mireia Miró takes 3rd.
posted by sergio mayayo
The Skyrunning 2012 season visited yesterday one of the great american classic trail runs: The Pike´s Peak Marathon. The race was won by Kilian Jornet in 3h40 with Alex Nichols coming in second and Max King in third. The women´s race got a full Salomon Running podium with Emelie Forsberg on top, Kasie Enman second […]
Kilian Jornet Videos: Kilian with Marco de Gasperi at Dolomites: Friends and rivals
posted by sergio mayayo
Kilian Jornet from Spain and Marco de Gasperi from Italy have lately been the two dominant players in the skyrunning field. Here we see them share runs and thoughts as Kilian visits the Dolomites playground where the italian was raised and learnt the mountain running art. MORE ON SPANISH SKY RUNNERS AND THEIR RACES Technical data, […]
Skyrunning World Series: Spaniards Kilian Jornet and Tofol Castanyer take Speedgoat 50k (USA) and Giir di Mont (ITA)
posted by sergio mayayo
The Skyrunning 2012 season had once again a double session this weekend, with the Atlantic Ocean in between: The Speedgoat 50k Skyrace was run Saturday 28Jul in the United States, whereas Giir di Mont was run 29Jul in Italy. Skyrunners from Spain once again dominated both races: Kilian Jornet (ESP) took Speedgoat and Tofol Castanyer (ESP) won […]
Skyrunning World Series: Dolomites skyrace (22k/D+1750m) Results & photos. Kilian Jornet, winner and new record. Mireia Miro 3rd.
posted by sergio mayayo
The Skyrunning 2012 season celebrated last Sunday the 15th Dolomites Skyrace (22k/D+1750m). The demanding Trentino Vertical Kilometer held on thursday did not have a spanish winner. But in the skyrace, Kilian Jornet pushed relentlessly to achieve not only victory, buy a new course record. Bravo!. In the women´s field, Mireia Miró held its first “long” race after […]
Skyrunning World Series: Vertical Kilometer Dolomites. Spaniards take 5 of 10 top spots. Kilian Jornet 3rd Mireia Miro 2nd
posted by sergio mayayo
The Skyrunning 2012 season had a double session this weekedn at the Dolomites, with the Trentino Vertical Kilometer (2,1k/D+1000m) on thursday and the Dolomites Skyrace (22k/D+1750m) on Sunday. The demanding VK did not have a spanish winner this time. Nevertheless, the skyrunners from below the Pyrenees took yet 5 of the top 10 spots, with […]
Skygames 2012 Final winners: Spain takes the team title. Luis Alberto Hernando and Nuria Picas the individuals.
posted by sergio mayayo
The Skygames 2012 have celebrated its final mountain races, with the Skymarathon as the main course for the whole event, then moving on to the final combined rankings and results. In those, Luis Alberto Hernando (ESP) and Nuria Picas (ESP) won the individual combined titles. Spain dominated the team rankings with 1.404 points; Italy second at 448 […]
Skygames 2012 First events: Vertical Kilometer & Skyspeed. Top3: Spain 678p, Italy 318p, France 212p
posted by sergio mayayo
The Skygames 2012 have celebrated its first two out of six events in the program, with the Vertical Kilometer and Skyspeed races. Vertical Kilometer winners were Agustí Roc (E) and Oihana Kortazar (E). Skyspeed titles went to Didier Zago (F) and Debora Carbone (I) Spain dominates the rankings with 678 points; Italy second at 318 pts […]
Skygames 2012 taking off in Spain at Central Pyrenees: Skyspeed, Vertical Km, Skybike, Skyraid, Skyrace, Skymarathon.
posted by sergio mayayo
Skygames 2012 are taking off this weekend at the spanish region of Ribargorza, in Spain´s Central Pyrenees. Mountain runners from across the world converge on the small towns dotted around this remote and relatively unknown area to share in six racing specialties from June 29 to July 8. ____________ SKYGAMES 2012: WHAT ARE THEY? The SkyGames, […]
Skyrunning rankings 2012: Spaniards leading 3/4 categories, with Jornet, Hernando & Picas.
posted by sergio mayayo
The 2012 Skyrunner World Series and Skyrace series have taken off to a well known rythm, as spaniards have once again raced each other to lead three out of four categories. Kilian Jornet, Luis Alberto Hernando y Nuria Picas lead, with ony Zhanna Vohkueva from Russia as counterweight in the fourth category. However, the season has […]
Kilian Jornet´s “Summits of my life Project”: Skyrunning from Mont Blanc 2012 to Everest 2015. And Bruno Brunod.
posted by sergio mayayo
Kilian Jornet has just unveiled his “Summits of My Life” project. A personal challenge that shall take him running from the summit of Mont-Blanc in 2012 to that of Mount Everest by 2015. In between, mystic mountains such as Matterhorn, Elbrus, Aconcagua and Mc Kinley. In doing so, he treads in the footsteps of ilustrous pioneers, […]
ISF Skyrunning Calendar 2012: 4 events to be held in Spain
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Aquí resultados Copa del Mundo skyrunning ISF 2011 Aquí crónica y resultados supercopa skyrunning ISF 2011 en Kinabalu. Llega una nueva edición de las Skyrunner ® World Series para 2012 con un formato que vuelve a crecer para abarcar más carreras y categorías. El objetivo, ser la referencia mundial de la especialidad de carreras por montaña […]
Ultraoxigeno en Circuito Alpino 09
posted by sergio mayayo
21jun09. Arranca el Circuito Alpino: Completan el MAM Pedro, Andreas y Sergio. Completar tres maratones alpinos en menos de 5 meses. Ese reto, único en Europa, es el planteado cada año por el Circuito Alpino Para ello, entre el 21jun y el 14nov ofrece 4 citas a elegir, de Andalucía a Galicia. Nuestro equipo […]
Kilian Jornet, tricampeón del mundo ISF
posted by sergio mayayo
Ayer 25oct culminaron en Malasia las Skyrunner World Series, el circuito anual de carreras de montaña de la International Skyrunning Federation (ISF) que designa al campeón del mundo. El circuito recorre el mundo entero, con una serie de carreras verdaderamente soberbias: 18abr COSTA RICA: Irazu SkyRace – Rancho Redondo. 24may ESPAÑA: Maratòn Alpina […]
Raúl García Castán, campeón de Europa.
posted by sergio mayayo
El pasado 19jul se disputó en los Dolomitas el III Campeonato de Europa de Carreras por Montaña, ganado por Italia tras dura pugna con España, y en un distante tercer puesto Gran Bretaña. El campeonato se disputaba a dos carreras, en las categorías individual, combinadas y por equipos en Canazei. Las dos carreras eran: Kilómetro […]
