MARATHON DES SABLES 2021: A FRENCH RUNNER DIES OF A HEART ATTACK. Yesterday, a French runner has passed in the Marathon des Sables victim of a cardiac arrest. It is the third fatality in the 35 editions of this race. The organization issued a statement, which you can read later, where it also confirmed that […]
Category Archives: Ultra Trail
September
28
ULTRA PIRINEU 2021: FOUR MOUNTAIN RACES (100K-42K-21K-KV). KILIAN & EMILIE RETURNING TO RACING
posted by Héctor Rubio
ULTRA PIRINEU 2021: FOUR MOUNTAIN RACES (100K-42K-21K-KV). KILIAN & EMILIE RETURNING TO RACING. Our section TRAIL RUNNING CALENDAR celebrates the return of this classic, which will be held from on 1st-3rd October. Bagà and the Natural Park of Cadí Moixeró will hold this weekend the Ultra Pirineu 100k; The Marató Pirineu 42K, Mitja Pirineu 21K […]
September
21
UTMB DETECTED THREE “ABNORMAL” CASES 2021. TIGHTEN HEALTH CONTROLS AT UTMB 2022.
posted by Héctor Rubio
UTMB DETECTED THREE “ABNORMAL” CASES 2021. Our HEALTH AND SPORT section shares today the results of the UTMB 2021 health policy. UTMB DETECTS THREE “ABNORMAL” CASES 2021. TIGHTEN HEALTH CONTROL UTMB 2022. According to the official statement issued yesterday by the organization, during the last UTMB 2021, the controls were distributed as follows: D-30: 59 […]
September
02
ULTRA TOUR MONTE ROSA 2021 LIVE : WINNERS Oli JOHNSON AND JASMIN PARIS
posted by Corinne Crabé
Ultra Tour Monte Rosa 2021 LIVE At 4AM yesterday the fierce hundred alpine miles started through Switzerland, created by Lizzy Hawker over 171k / D + 11,600m. Champion Oli Jhonson 28h25 and Jasmin Paris in 32h27. This 2021 edition is very special given that the limitations of COVID have advised avoiding the traditional passage to […]
August
31
ULTRA TOUR MONTE ROSA 2021 KICKS OFF AT GRACHEN.
posted by Corinne Crabé
ULTRA TOUR MONTE ROSA 2021 KICKS OFF AT GRACHEN. Our TRAIL RUNNING ALPS section is now live from Grachen, deep in the swiss Alps. Tomorrow 1SEP we shall bring you the kick off to the sixth edition of this event. Ultra legend Lizzy Hawker as race director offers us five mountain races: 170km in four […]
August
28
UTMB 2021: François D’Haene & Courtney Dauwalter, kings of Mont Blanc.
posted by Corinne Crabé
UTMB 2021: François D’Haene & Courtney Dauwalter, kings of Mont Blanc. After a crazy race, François D’Haene prevails and becomes the runner with the most UTMB titles, four. Courtney is the third american to win twice, after Krissy Moehl and Rory Bosio. François jumps ahead of Thevenard and Jornet as top male winner with three […]
July
26
SKYRACE COMAPEDROSA 2021: CHRISTIAN MATHYS AND DENISA DRAGOMIR GOLD SKYRACE. PERE AURELL AND ROSER ESPANYOL ULTRA.
posted by Héctor Rubio
SKYRACE COMAPEDROSA 2021: CHRISTIAN MATHYS AND DENISA DRAGOMIR GOLD SKYRACE. PERE AURELL AND ROSER ESPANYOL ULTRA. Our SECTION TRAIL RUNNING ANDORRA celebrates the return of this modern classic. Last Sunday returned the Skyrace Comapedrosa, which climbs the highest summit of the country: Pic Compaedrosa 2943m. The 2021 edition has returned with 1,600 bibs numbers, usual […]
July
22
BADWATER ULTRAMARATHON 2021 |217KM | 4,450M+: ULTRARUNNING AT 50ºC IN THE DEATH VALLEY
posted by Héctor Rubio
BADWATER ULTRAMARATHON 2021 |217KM | 4,450M+: ULTRARUNNING AT 50ºC IN THE DEATH VALLEY. Our ULTRA TRAIL USA section travels today to an asphalt test with its own legend, due to the fierce temperatures, above 50ºC in which it is run. Born in 1987, fewer than 100 runners are admitted each year. Each bib has an […]
July
19
ADAMELLO ULTRA TRAIL (SEPT. 24-26): THREE MOUNTAIN RACES (AUT 170KM-AT 90KM-AST 35KM) READY FOR ITS 7TH EDITION.
posted by Héctor Rubio
ADAMELLO ULTRA TRAIL (SEPT. 24-26): ready for its 7th Edition. Our TRAIL RUNNING ITALY section bring us today the presentation of the 7th Edition of the Adamello Ultra Trail and its 3 different mountain races: AUT 170 Km | 1500M+, AT 90 Km | 6050M+, AST 35 Km | 1700M+. 650 starters for the 7th […]
July
14
HARDROCK 100 MILES 160KM/10.000M+: RACE PREVIEW, FINALLY BACK AFTER 2 YEARS OF CANCELLATIONS ON 16TH JULY
posted by Héctor Rubio
HARDROCK 100 MILES (160KM/10.000M+): back after 2 years – 2019 heavy snow and 2020 Covid-19. Our TRAIL RUNNING USA section bring us today the preview of the 2021 Hardrock 100 miles that will take place on 16th July in Silverston, Colorado. FOLLOW THE RACE UPDATES LIVE HERE 146 runners will departure from Silverton Colorado this […]
July
11
VAL D’ARAN BY UTMB VDA 162K/10.700D+: VICTORIES FOR IONEL MANOLE & ANNA CARLSSON
posted by Héctor Rubio
VAL D’ARAN BY UTMB VDA 162K/10.700D+: VICTORIES FOR IONEL MANOLE & ANNA CARLSSON. Our TRAIL RUNNING CALENDAR section, brings us today the results of the second of four mountain races that are being cellebrated this weekend at Val d’Aran in the Spanish Pyrenees. The race left Vielha on Friday, July 9 at 18:00h to complete the […]
July
11
VAL D’ARAN BY UTMB PDA 55 KM (3.100M D+ | 4.000M D-): VICTORY FOR DAVID PAREDES & ANDREA-AINA
posted by Héctor Rubio
VAL D’ARAN BY UTMB: CDH 105K VICTORIES FOR ARITZ EGEA & FELICIANA ORQUIOLA. Our TRAIL RUNNING CALENDAR section, brings us today the results of the thrid of four mountain races that are being cellebrated this weekend at Val d’Aran in the Spanish Pyrenees. The race left Pla de Beret with 980 rrunners who faced the fast but […]
July
10
VAL D’ARAN BY UTMB: CDH 105KM/6500M+ VICTORIES FOR ARITZ EGEA & FELICIANA ORQUIOLA
posted by Héctor Rubio
VAL D’ARAN BY UTMB: CDH 105K VICTORIES FOR ARITZ EGEA & FELICIANA ORQUIOLA. Our TRAIL RUNNING CALENDAR section, brings us today the results of the first of four mountain races that are being cellebrated this weekedn at Val d’Aran in the Spanish Pyrenees. Aritz Egea 13h03 and Feliciana Orquiola 17h30 got the vistories in this […]
June
28
GR20 CORSICA RECORD LAMERT SANTELLI 30H25M. HE SUCCEEDS RUNNERS LIKE KILIAN JORNET (2009 -32H54 ) OR FRANÇOIS D’HAENE (2016-31H25)
posted by Héctor Rubio
GR20 CORSICA RECORD LAMERT SANTELLI 30H25M. He succeeds runners like Kilian Jornet (2009 -32h54 ) or François d’Haene (2016-31h25). Our section TRAIL RUNNING FRANCE celebrates today a new plusmark in a route of great bellleza, hardness and accumulated prestige. The GR20 is a mythical long-distance hiking trail that runs 180k/D+13,000 to cross the island of […]
June
26
WESTERN STATES 2021 100 MILES (162KM +5370M): JIM WAMSLEY AND BETH PASCALL CLAIM THE VICTORIES
posted by Héctor Rubio
WESTERN STATES 2021 100 MILES (162KM +5370M): START, FAVORITES AND TRACK INFO LIVE. Our TRAIL RUNNING USA bring us today the LIVE info of the iconic American race: the Western States 100, that has started at 2PM (CET) 5AM (GTM-7). The the world’s oldest 100 mile American trail race comes back this year, after the pandemic, […]
June
24
LAVAREDO ULTRA TRAIL (120K/5800D+) 2021: THE TRAILRUNNING COMES BACK TO CORTINA D’AMPEZZO (24-26 JUNE)
posted by Héctor Rubio
LAVAREDO ULTRA TRAIL(120K/5800D+) 2021: the trailrunning comes back to Cortina d’Ampezzo. Our TRAIL RUNNING CALENDAR 2021 bring us today the preview of the Lavaredo Ultra Trail that will be hosted this weekend in the Italian Dolomites and its mythical Tre Cimme. Remenber that this year, as we presented you here, the race will be part […]
May
27
WAINWRIGHT’S COAST TO COAST 185 MILES: DAMIAN HALL BECOMES THE FASTEST PERSON TO RUN ACROSS NORTHERN ENGLAND.
posted by Héctor Rubio
WAINWRIGHT’S COAST TO COAST 185 MILES: Ultramarathon runner Damian Hall has set a new record time for the 185-mile Wainwright’s Coast to Coast route. Today our ULTRA RUNNING section bring us the great news from England. Running west to east, from St Bees on the Irish Sea coastline to Robin Hood’s Bay on the shores of […]
May
22
UTMB MONT BLANC 2021 CONFIRMED. IT IS OFFICIAL! ALL MOUNTAIN RACES ARE BACKAT CHAMONIX.
posted by Héctor Rubio
UTMB MONT BLANC 2021 CONFIRMED: it is official!. All mountain races come back at Chamonix. Our CALENDAR SECTION MOUNTAIN RACES 2021 celebrates today the return of the most media test of this sport. This afternoon the news was made official on the race’s own website, along with a laconic communiqué. We start with a new […]
May
16
ULTRA TRAIL AUSTRALIA CROWNS RUTH CROFT AND TIM BRIMELOW IN UTA50
posted by Héctor Rubio
ULTRA TRAIL AUSTRALIA CROWNS RUTH CROFT AND TIM BRIMELOW IN UTA50. Our ULTRA TRAIL section celebrates the return of this race to the Australian Blue Mountains, a race that hosted no less than 1700 runners. It will be the second date of this last edition of the Ultra-Trail World Tour. From 2022 Ultra Trail Australia […]
April
03
THAILAND BY UTMB 2021 (29-31OCT): REGISTRATIONS OPEN. FIVE MOUNTAIN RACES. 10K-23K-54K-100K-170K
posted by Héctor Rubio
THAILAND BY UTMB 2021 (29-31OCT): REGISTRATIONS OPEN. Our TRAIL RUNNING ASIA section today celebrates the opening of registrations for the inaugural edition of the UTMB franchise in Thailand, while the country is preparing to welcome international tourists, after covid19. Registrations for Thailand by UTMB are now open. Thailand’s stunning highest mountain terrain, Doi Inthanon, will […]
February
23
PENYAGOLOSA TRAILS 2021 POSTPONED TO OCTOBER.
posted by Héctor Rubio
The organization of Penyagolosa Trails decides to move the event to October to celebrate this edition with the greatest guarantees. Penyagolosa Trails has been forced to postpone the event to be held in April due to the health situation caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Thus, the MiM and the CSP will take place from the […]
February
15
TARAWERA ULTRAMARATHON: RUTH CROFT MAKES HISTORY AND WINS THE OVERALL 102 KM RACE!
posted by Héctor Rubio
Ruth Croft has claimed a history making victory in the 102km race at the 2021 Tarawera Ultramarathon. Croft became the first female runner to claim the outright 102km title, and in doing so set a new women’s course record on the trails around Rotorua of 9:21:03. Photo: Graeme Murray The 32-year-old was at the pointy […]
January
04
ULTRA TRAIL MONTE ROSA 2021: OPEN REGISTRATIONS.
posted by Héctor Rubio
Registration is open for the 2021 edition of the bold, beautiful and brutal Ultra Tour Monte Rosa.The 2021 edition of this 170 km mountain ultra marathon will take place at the beginning of September (1-4 September 2021),presented by endurance athlete Lizzy Hawker. The Ultra Tour Monte Rosa encircles Europe’s largest mountain massif on the Swiss-Italian […]
December
18
CANFRANC CANFRANC 2021 OPENS REGISTRATIONS: ARAGONESE PYRENEES MOUNTAIN RACES RETURN 11-12SEP
posted by Héctor Rubio
CANFRANC CANFRANC 2021 WILL ARRIVE ON 11-12SEP. Its 2020 edition was the highest sporting event in the Pyrenees. For many, perhaps the best mountain race of the year in Spain. Rain of records with golds for Thibaut Baronian and Oihana Kortazar in Marathon; Jordi Gamito and Silvia Trigueros in 75km; Antonio Martínez and Servant Nadege […]
November
27
PANDA TRAIL BY UTMB CELEBRATES SUCCESSFUL FIRST EDITION AND INDUCTION INTO THE ULTRA-TRAIL WORLD TOUR
posted by Héctor Rubio
Panda Trail by UTMB® provided an epic and unforgettable challenge for trail runners last weekend in China’s Sichuan province, earning its place alongside the most prestigious races from across the globe as part of the 2021 Ultra-Trail® World Tour. © Panda Trail by UTMB® In this cursed year where this virus has dynamited all races around the world, […]
November
21
PANDA TRAIL BY UTMB PREPARES TO WELCOME 2,700 RUNNERS TO THE START LINE
posted by Héctor Rubio
The trails of the Qingcheng Mountain in China will welcome 2,700 runners this weekend at the first ever Panda Trail by UTMB®, the final event of 2020 for UTMB Group. Located in both Dujiangyan city and Wenchuan city in the Sichuan province, the area is home to one of the country’s most famous Taoist mountains. Its spectacular […]
November
19
TRANSVULCANIA 2021 WILL BE HELD ON 28 OCT. 2021: PROGRAM AND REGISTRATIONS FOR THE KV, HALF MARATHON, MARATHON AND ULTRA.
posted by Héctor Rubio
Transvulcania 2021 will be the last week of October. As reported yesterday by the organization, it will open the registrations when the schedules and routes are defined. WHat has been confirmed is that all finish lines will be in Los Llanos de Aridane. Have a look at the start in Fuencaliente as we lived it […]
November
06
TRANSGRANCANARIA 2021 REDUCES REGISTRATIONS TO 50%. THIS IS HOW THE BIB DISTRIBUTION GOES FOR THE GRAN CANARIA MOUNTAIN RACES(17K-34K-42K-65K-128K-360º)
posted by Héctor Rubio
Transgrancanaria 2021 reduces registrations to 50%. The next of this race will be held from February 24th to 28th and will keep the usual distances in the event (17K-34K-42K-65K-128K-360º) Transgrancanaria 2021 opened registrations last 15th July. Today we review with you the latest news of this race. Have a look on bellow’s video and appreciate […]
November
03
THAILAND BY UTMB HELD IT FIRST EDITION LAST WEEKEND
posted by Héctor Rubio
Over the weekend, the mountainous terrains of Doi Inthanon National Park, Chiang Mai, welcomed an army of the country’s toughest trail runners participating in the inaugural edition of Thailand by UTMB. This is the most challenging period in the world. Yet, Thailand By UTMB, hosted by Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) shows its potential to overcome all the uncertain […]
October
29
EIGER ULTRA TRAIL: MOUNTAIN RUNNIG AT THE EIGER (3967M) MÖNCH (4107) AND JUNGFRAU (4158) SHADOW’S. GRINDEWALD’S ULTRA RACE, SWISS ALPS
posted by Héctor Rubio
EIGER ULTRA TRAIL: Enjoy mountain racing around a dreamy landscape: the Eiger, the Mönch and the Jungfrau are three icons of the Swiss Alps. Today we bring you a race from the heart of the Bernese Alps and one of the mountains that have created leyend in mountaineering: The Eiger and its North Face or […]
