. The second trail running world championships supported by the ITRA (International Trail Running Association) within the IAAF umbrella, have been held at Portugal over an 86k/D+3.500m course. The team titles went once again to France, that took the two golds for men and women, beating Spain in both cases. After the two superpowers, the […]
Category Archives: trail running spain 2016
October
31
TRAIL RUNNING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IAAF LIVE FROM PORTUGAL: LUIS ALBERTO HERNANDO & CAROLINE CHAVEROT WIN AGAIN.
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August
06
GEDIMINAS GRINIUS, Vibram ultrarunner: Self-portrait and video interview by Mayayo at Sierra Nevada.
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. Gediminas Grinius is an ultrarunner from Lithuania who has recently risen to lead several global big races, such as the spanish Transgrancanaria 125km he won in 2015 or the italian Orobie Gran Trail 70km he took just a week ago. He is now a member of the Vibram International team, together with runners like […]
July
18
ULTRA SIERRA NEVADA 103KM BY CASEY MORGAN (3rd overall): Personal race report & Videointerview with Mayayo
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. The third edition of the Ultra Trail Sierra Nevada´s demanding 103km climb to Veleta Peak over 3.000 meters high enjoyed over 1.300 runners from 14 countries, including the likes of Esther Alves (Salomon from Portugal); Gediminas Grinius (Vibram, from Latvia) and Casey Morgan (Compressport – Scotland) Right after crossing the finish line, we take […]
July
12
Basque trail running: Ehunmilak 2016 hundred miles for Javi Domínguez & Silvia Trigueros
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. Ehunmilak means hundred miles in Basque. And this years´s Ehunmilak 2016 marked the seventh edition of the Basque Hundred Miles which covers a course of 168k/D+11.000m all over Goierri, the Basque highlands. Two mains summits dominate the race, those of Txindoki and Aizkorri, while the ultrarunners enjoying the 42km, 88km or 168km races move on […]
April
14
Kilian Jornet to take on the Everest speed record, that defeated Bruno Brunod in 2005.
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. Kilian Jornet has just released its 2016 trail running calendar, which includes just two mountain races: Zegama Aizkorri en Spain and Hardock in Colorado. Jornet will then travel to the Himalayas in order to start preparing his Everest challenge, the final chapter within his Summits of My Life project. The Summit of My life […]
December
27
PICOS DE EUROPA: OCHO LUNAS MULTISTAGE ULTRA TRAIL AT NATIONAL PARK. (300K/D+40.000m/June11-18)
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. The Picos de Europa massif in northern Spain always provide a framework of great beauty for trail running and mountain lovers: Rugged terrain, charming villages and most usually high technical demands per kilometer. Names of races like Travesera de Picos, Desafío El Cainejo or Transvaldeónica are well known and highly regarded by aficionados. This […]
