Tag Archives: skyrunning 2012

Templiers 2012: Race report,video, results and photos. Winners: Fabien Antolinos (FR) and Nuria Picas (ES)

The  2012 Skyrunning season held its final race last Sunday 28th October at the classic 72k Course des Templiers in Millau, France. The race took place under cold below zero temperatures and over mud leftover from heavy rains the previous days. Fabien Antolinos and Nuria Picas were the race winners, with the later winning as well […]

Festival des Templiers 2012. 28OCT: Skyrunning World Series- Course des Templiers 72k. Winners Fabien Antonlinos and Nuria Picas. Miguel Heras 2nd.

The  Skyrunning season for 2012 will hold its final race this Sunday 28th October at the classic 72k Course des Templiers in Millau, France which will be attended by many of the best trailrunners of the world. The Grand Templar Trail (72 km) is now expected to take place in hevay weather conditions.  Although it now […]

Skyrunning 2012: Kinabalu Climbathlon. Favorites Kilian Jornet and Emelie Forsberg claim their world titles.

Congratulations to the Skyrunning World series 2012 champions! Kilian Jornet becomes skyrunning king once again, making it his fourth time round. Sweden’s Emelie Forsberg  achievves the women´s title for the first time.  ___________ KINABALU CLIMBATHLON RACE REPORT.  Winners: Emelie and Kilian  The Kinabalu Climbathlon changed its traditional course for 2012, setting on a shortes, less steeper version. […]

Skyrunning 2012: Kinabalu Climbathlon. New course, with Kilian Jornet and Emelie Forsberg as favorites.

The Skyrunning 2012 season will conclude tomorrow Sunday, October 14 at the classic Kinabalu Climbathlon -new course this year- in Malaysia. Leading the ranking, Kilian Jornet (ESP) needs only a third place to achieve his fourth world champion title. Among the women, Emelie Forsberg  (SWE) arrives as favorite to the title as well.  Updated 15oct: Kilian Jornet and […]

Skyrunning: Ultra Cavalls del Vent 2012 Video, Photos and results. Winners: Kilian Jornet & Nuria Picas

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 […]

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.

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 […]

Iker Karrera: Haute Route Chamonix Zermatt new skyrunning record at 21h20m. Bravo!

Iker Karrera  is another relevant name among the trailrunners from Spain. Just as his Salomon Running team Miguel Heras and Nerea Martínez he has come to shine particularly at ultra trails. This 2012 he was already vicotrious at the TNF Philippines and Lavaredo Ultra Trail  . He then went on to set this superb record in the High Route from Chamonix  to […]

Skygames 2012 Final winners: Spain takes the team title. Luis Alberto Hernando and Nuria Picas the individuals.

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

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 […]

Skyrunning rankings 2012: Spaniards leading 3/4 categories, with Jornet, Hernando & Picas.

 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 […]

Zegama Aizkorri 2012 (42k/DT5.472m): Track, profile and superb entry list for 20th May

Updated 22may: Zegama Skymarathon race review, full results & video here. The Zegama – Aizkorri 2012 alpine marathon, (Spain) is to open up the ISF Skyrunner World Series this year on an extremely high note A superb entry list for this basque trail running event has just been announced today by the International Skyrunning Federation The list […]