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, […]
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Kilian Jornet Videos: Kilian with Marco de Gasperi at Dolomites: Friends and rivals
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Skyrunning World Series: Spaniards Kilian Jornet and Tofol Castanyer take Speedgoat 50k (USA) and Giir di Mont (ITA)
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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.
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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
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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 […]
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.
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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, […]
Kilian Jornet 2012 Trail Running Calendar: 1st trips to Transvulcania, Pike´s Peak & Speedgoat
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The catalonian Kilian Jornet is nowadays the best know skyrunner from Spain, following several years of superb performances from vertical kilometers to ultra trails the world over. Yesterday he officially communicated his much awaited 2012 Trail Running Calendar. Kilian Jornet´s 2012 Trail running Calendar, in his own words, is to go as follows: “I will […]
Video Kilian´s Quest: “I lost the pleasure of running in the mountains…”
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La serie de videos Kilian´s Quest cumple este año su tercera temporada. Desde que arrancó es una fuente de inspiración para corredores de montaña de todo el mundo. Hemos visto grandes videos sobre rincones y carreras maravillosas del mundo entero: el Kilimanjaro, el Monte Olimpo, Western States. En el video sacado hace apenas una hora, […]
Kilian Jornet, nuevo record ascenso-descenso al Kilimanjaro: 7h14m
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ACTUALIZADO 28SEP: Kilian arrancó a las 7:00AM hora española su asalto al record ascenso-descenso de 8h27 minutos de Simon Mtuy. Su esfuerzo ha tenido premio, rebajando más de una hora la marca, hasta 7h14. Tambien ha batido el record de “solo ascenso” fijado por Sean Burch en 5h28, dejándolo en 5h23. “El Kilimanjaro es una […]
