The trail running community from Spain has seen yet another year of internal growth and international dominance, led by outstading performances by Kilian Jornet, Miguel Heras, Tófol Castanyer, Nuria Picas, Nerea Martínez and Oscar Pérez López among many others. On the negative side, we must regret the death of two trail runners while on course in […]
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Trail Running Spain 2012: Kilian Jornet, Tofol Castanyer, Miguel Heras, Nuria Picas, Nerea Martínez, Oscar Pérez….great performances and more.
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IV Cross Peña del Tren at León (25k/D+1300m) 9DEC. Tough mountain running in northern Spain
posted by mayayo oxigeno
The IV Cross Alpino Peña del Tren shall take off tomorrow 11AM from the village of Torneros de la Valdería, in the mountains of Leon (northern spain, 400k from Madrid) Many of the top trail runners from Spain shall be there to challenge it other over a most rugged course. Salvador Calvo, Manuel Merillas, Pablo […]
The Camino by Fernanda Maciel. 900km of trail running in 10 days. “Whiteflow”: From St Jean pied de port to Santiago along the Way of Saint James.
posted by mayayo oxigeno
The Camino de Santiago has always been a trail to travel within ourselves as much as to cover the 900km that end at the great cathedral where the relics of Saint James now lie in Spain. Fernanda Maciel has just completed it running for a charity as one more of the pilgrims in just 10 […]
Oscar Perez Lopez wins Tor de Geants and sets new record 75h56m. Pablo Criado takes 4th
posted by mayayo oxigeno
The Tor des Geants 2012 is now way over, with awards handed out 16th September. The spaniard Oscar Perez put forward a superb performance this year winning in 75h56 and shattering by about 4 hours the previous course record. Rounding out the podium were frenchmen Gregoire Millet with 78h50 and Christophe Le Saux in 80h14. Another […]
Skyrunning World Series: Pikes Peak Marathon results & photos. Winners: Kilian Jornet – Emelie Forsberg. Mireia Miró takes 3rd.
posted by mayayo oxigeno
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 […]
Skyrunning World Series: Spaniards Kilian Jornet and Tofol Castanyer take Speedgoat 50k (USA) and Giir di Mont (ITA)
posted by mayayo oxigeno
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 […]
Gran Trail Peñalara 2012: Three races of 60k/80k/110k. See final video and photo gallery.
posted by mayayo oxigeno
The Gran Trail Peñalara ultra trail was launched back in 2010 claiming it to be aimed at commemorating the 100 year anniversary of RSEA Peñalara which will come up next year in 2013. The main race course is based upon a 110km complete circumvalation of the highest peaks of the Guadarrama National Park, with Peñalara […]
Skygames 2012 First events: Vertical Kilometer & Skyspeed. Top3: Spain 678p, Italy 318p, France 212p
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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.
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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, […]
XVI Madrid Alpine Marathon 2012 video. The great classic of trail running in Spain (42k/D+2650m)
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The Madrid Alpine Marathon (“Maratón Alpino Madrileño”) is a classic of trail running in Spain. Born back in 1995, it has gone on ever since to become the oldest and one of the most charismatic trail races in Spain today . Great champions from the world over have challenged themselves over its demanding course in […]
Zegama Skymarathon 2012: Official race video by Salomon, starring Emelie Forsberg & Anna Frost
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Zegama Sky marathon 2012 full results available here Zegama Sky marathon 2012 was ran under cold, muddy and wet course conditions, which made the race even more demanding on a technical and physical level than previous years, but also accounted for a very special edition as captured in this video by Salomon Running ZEGAMA SKY […]
Kilian Jornet´s “Summits of my life Project”: Skyrunning from Mont Blanc 2012 to Everest 2015. And Bruno Brunod.
posted by mayayo oxigeno
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, […]
Ibiza UltraTeam 2012: Trail running race review, photos and video (74k/D+1378m)
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This brand new Ibiza Ultra Team 2012 was born with a most original format, blending an individual and a team race in three segments of trail running 74k, mountain bike 100k and open water swimming of 10.6 k. Over 400 ahtletes went for it last 28th April. Ibiza Ultra Team 2012 results: Trail running ultra 74k. […]
Montserrat – Matagalls Ultra (101k/DT8.000m/14h) first edition, cancelled
posted by mayayo oxigeno
On the 31th of March and quite unexpectedly, the race organizer -Centro Excursionista de Gracia (CEG)- announced the cancellation of the very first edition of the event, less than three months before the official race day of 16th June. The laconic statmente on the organizer´s web says: “Cancellation of the MMUltra: Despite the support of […]
Zegama Aizkorri 2012 (42k/DT5.472m): Track, profile and superb entry list for 20th May
posted by mayayo oxigeno
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 […]
Transvulcania 2012 (83k/DT8.525m): Entry list, course map and race profile.
posted by mayayo oxigeno
Update 17may: see Tranvulcania 2012 race report, results and photos here. Transvulcania La Palma, with its 83km/DT8.525m course was a rising star from the very moment the ISF Calendar 2012 was announced. It was to be the very first race among the hot new Ultra skymarathon Series coming up for the first time in history. Today, the […]
Trail Running Spain 2012: Aragon Official race calendar
posted by mayayo oxigeno
Aragon is the spanish region (Capital: Saragossa) just south of the Central Pyreenes. It has traditionally been the main playground for spanish mountaneers as it boasts the highest concentration of peaks surpassing 3.000 meters. That geographic fact, coupled with its low population density and very well preserved wilderness no doubt explain why trail running around […]
Asics Trail race Series: Trail Donostia – Hondarribia (31k/d+1300m) sold out in 3 hours
posted by mayayo oxigeno
Results for the I Donostia-Hondarrribia Trail 2011: 444 finishers. This trail race was created last year by the acredited “Club Deportivo Fortuna” to mark its centennial year. The club is best known in Spain for its 20.000 finishers road race from Behobia to San Sebastian. A most classic 20k commonly referred to as “La Behobia”. In […]
Kilian Jornet 2012 Trail Running Calendar: 1st trips to Transvulcania, Pike´s Peak & Speedgoat
posted by mayayo oxigeno
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 […]
Ultra trail at The Canaries: TNF Transgrancanaria 2012 last news
posted by TrailrunningSpain
Update 7feb: All entries for the 4 races now full. Over 1.800 runners to hit the trails at Gran Canaria next 3-4-5 March. See you all at Maspalomas, by midnight! 😀 See here results & videos from Transgrancanaria 2011. Last month before the 2012 TNF Transgrancanaria: Four trail races, from 26 to 123km crossing all […]
Ibiza UltraTeam 2012 entries open: Trail 70k / MBK 100k / Swim 10,6k. Full race info.
posted by mayayo oxigeno
The ultra invasion continues to progress throughout Spain and takes a new beachhead in the Balearic Islands: Ibiza Ultra Team is born with a curious and original format, which combines individual and team race in three segments of trail running 70k, 100k and mountain bike open water swimming to 10.6 k. Race day: 28APR12. Entries […]
Trail Runners Spain: Salvador Calvo interviewed by Mayayo. From Picos to Annapurna.
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Salvador Calvo (León, 1.962) es desde hace muchos años una referencia clave como corredor de montaña en España, especialmente en cuanto a carreras de ultratrail o multietapas en terrenos de aventura. En la víspera del GR10xtrem valenciano pudimos charlar con él de sus experiencias, ideas sobre el trailrunning y -cómo no- de sus ilusiones para […]
Ultratrail Spain 2012: Kickoff at Valencia´s GR10xtrem. Winners: Aitor Leal & Teresa Nimes
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Clasificación completa GR10Xtrem 2012 aquí: 221 clasificados Galería fotos GR10xtrem 2012 de MemphisMadrid en Kataverno.com (162 fotos) Otras: Galería fotos Atotrapo / Video en Atalantasweb / Galería de Vitorunner Nueva edición de la carrera, que sigue en pleno crecimiento: Este 2012 ha llegado a 288 dorsales. La meteo fue excelente, con un tiempo fresco pero calmo. Cielo […]
ISF Skyrunning Calendar 2012: 4 events to be held in Spain
posted by TrailrunningSpain
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 […]
Info Ultra trail GR10-Xtrem 2012: 93k/d+3800m
posted by TrailrunningSpain
Actualizado 14ENE12: Resultados y fotos de la carrera aquí. Actualizado 12ene12: Lista inscritos final. El III GR10 extrem valenciano llega a 2012 con sus 93k/D+3800m en 20 horas de tope. Nuevamente abre la temporada española de ultra trails en lo que ya va siendo una cita consolidada del mundillo. Para este año espero con ganas poder […]
Ultra trail Madrid 2012: Gran Trail Peñalara 23Jun. Pre-race info & Entries open.
posted by TrailrunningSpain
ACTUALIZADO 4ENE12: PRECIOS Y PLAZOS DE INSCRIPCION Llega el III Gran Trail Peñalara con tres distancias: 110k, 80k y la novedad de 60k. Este GTP 2012 abrirá inscripciones el 10 de Enero. Esperamos tomar la salida un año más. Mientras, estas son nuestras experiencias 2010 y 2011 que podemos compartir cara a la 3ª edición. En 2010 tuve […]
Trailrunning & Women: Mayayo interviews veteran female champion Mina.
posted by TrailrunningSpain
Las carreras de montaña están en pleno boom en todo el mundo. La élite masculina y femenina española copa podios y victorias allá donde van. Y sin embargo, a nivel popular, apenas un 10% de los clasificados de una prueba de trailrunning son hoy mujeres. Algo que quizá podríamos mejorar entre todos. Mina disputando el […]
Ultra trail Canary Islands: Transgrancanaria 2012 to bring back the midnight ghosts
posted by TrailrunningSpain
“La Santa Compaña” la llaman los gallegos. Tambien los guanches hablan de un extraño grupo de almas en pena que vagan por las Islas. Cuentan que en las últimas noches del invierno, se arrastran desde todos los rincones de Europa para acabar congregados en un rincón entre las dunas, junto al mar. Leyenda de los […]
