Tag Archives: Ultra Trail

March 15

Ultra Trail Mount Fuji: Announce The North Face – Strava – UTMF collaboration event

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. The ULTRA-TRAIL Mt. FUJI Race Committee (Izu City, Shizuoka, Japan, Race Committee Overall Director: Tsuyoshi Kaburaki) is announcing this week that an official supplier contract has been concluded with Strava, Inc. (San Francisco, California, U.S.A., CEO: James Quarles). This contract realizes a new three-way collaboration between THE NORTH FACE, a brand of Goldwin, which […]

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March 01

TOR130 and TOR30: Registrations open for TOR 130 – Tot Dret (130k/D+12000) and TOR 30 – Passage au Malatrà (30k/D+2300)

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. Pre-registrations for Tor des Géants® closed two weeks ago. Tor des Géants is a 330k/D+24.000m ultra trail which takes place all over the Aosta Valley, Italy, in September, with its start and the finish at Courmayeur. The  course must be completed in less than 150 hours, counting on over 43 refreshment points and among […]

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February 28

TRANSGRANCANARIA HG 2019 (128K/D+7500M): 1st Series Bonus race is gone, be ready for the next.

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  The third race of the 2019 circuit of the Ultra-Trail® World Tour and the first series bonus race has ended. The 20th edition of the Transgrancanaria HG, 3rd race of the 2019 Ultra-Trail® World Tour circuit and 1st Series Bonus race, just ended under the sun of the Canary Islands. And once again, the […]

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February 22

TRANSGRANCANARIA HG 2019 (128K/D+7500M): The third race of the Ultra Trail World Tour 2019 circuit this weekend

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  After the Tarawera Ultra-Marathon, The third race of the 2019 circuit of the Ultra-Trail® World Tour is starting this weekend on the island of Gran Canaria in Spain. First Bonus Series race of the year, the TGC is going to be explosive with incredible elites! The runners will have to cross the island from north […]

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February 11

TARAWERA ULTRAMARATHON 2019 (102K/D+3089M): WINNERS REECE EDWARDS AND COURTNEY DAUWALTER. ULTRA TRAIL WORLD TOUR 2019

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  The Tarawera Ultra-Marathon, one of the most prestigious ultra trail in New Zealand, was held this weekend in Rotura, among all the other races, the ultramarathong 102k/D+3089) was the second race of the Ultra Trail World Tour 2019, following the Vibram Honk Kong 100 with Reece Ewards and Courtney Dauwalter as winners. Next stop […]

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January 30

VOLVIC VOLCANIC EXPÉRIENCE: EXPANDING IN ITS THIRD EDITION

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  . The Volvic Volcanic Experience (VVX) offers an athletic experience immersing you in an exceptional setting, one of the most emblematic places in the Auvergne region: the Chaîne des Puys-Limagne Fault, recently registered as a UNESCO world heritage site. At the heart of this unique, preserved natural site, the VVX is a sensory odyssey […]

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January 25

TARAWERA ULTRA-MARATHON: ACQUIRED BY IRONMAN

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  The Tarawera Ultra-Marathon is one of the most prestigious ultra trail in New Zealand, based in Rotura, this year will be held the 11th edition and will be the second race of the Ultra Trail World Tour after the Vibram Hong Kong 100. There will be four races for all runners 20km, 50km, 102km […]

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January 21

INTERNATIONAL TRAIL RUNNING ASSOCIATION HEALTH PROGRAM QUARTZ. 2018 REPORT AND EXPECTATIONS 2019

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. The international Trail Running Association is a non-for-profit association that works together with the IAAF. The ITRA QUARTZ Program is run by the association Athletes For Transparency and the Ultra Sports Science foundation is responsible for the financial transparency of the Program. This unique program is divided into 3 sub-programs: QUARTZ Elite, QUARTZ Event and […]

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January 12

MAXI-RACE ANNECY 2019: Races registration in almost all races and a new large format, the MaXi Mountain

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  . With 11 race formats, the Salomon Gore-Tex® MaXi-Race always marks the beginning of the trail-running season with a bang. Held during the last weekend of May, it offers runners the chance to enter their first post-winter competition. For the elite, the MaXi-Race provides a first look at their main competitors as a preview […]

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January 04

UTMB INTERNATIONAL: WORLD TRAIL SUMMIT IN AUGUST PLUS THREE EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD

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. After the success in the first editions of GaoligongByUTMB and OmanByUMTB hold in 2018. UTMB international continues spreading its trademark and it will host this year the new UshuaiaByUTMB in April and OmanByUTMB in November, leaving GaoligongByUTMB for next 2020. World Trail Summit will continue be placed in Chamonix during the last week of August […]

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January 03

Ultra Trail World Tour 2018: AWARD CEREMONY – JANUARY 11, 2019

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  After passing through Paris, Hong Kong and live on television, the Ultra-Trail World Tour Awards Ceremony was back in January 2019 in Barcelona with Volvic as its official partner! All the big names of the trail were present, as well as the representatives of the biggest races, to see the best trailers of 2018 […]

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December 03

OMAN BY UTMB (NOV29-137/D+7800M): JASON SCHLARB AND DIEGO PAZOS JOINT WINNERS, ANNA-MARIE WATSON WINS ON WOMEN

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.   This weekend OmanbyUTM was celebrated in the Oman Sultanate, 137k, 7,800 vertical gain and 6 ITRA points, second of the races for these ByUTMB series after the GaoligongByUTMB held in China last march.  Next will be the UshuaiaByUTBM in April 2019. UTMB International arrived to Oman to be the location of a new extrem ultra-trail […]

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November 22

UTMB 2019: NEW COURSE FOR TDS 145KM/D+9,000M (6/6 ITRA POINTS, 9/15 MOUNTAIN POINTS)

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. Last August Trailrunningspain.com and carrerasdemontana.com was in UTMB 2018 to describing and narrating to you all happened in the seven races of UTMB 2018. Today UTMB presents a new course for TDS, 145km and 9100 metres of height gain for a new harder and more beautiful course race.       _____________________________________ . UTMB 2019 TDS: […]

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November 16

MAXI-RACE ANNECY 2019: Registration opens on November 15

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  . Last July we presented to you new destinations for the MaXi-Race races here in trailrunningspain.com, in 2018 we had several new races Italy (Sicily), Ecuador (Otavalo), China (Guangxi) and Portugal (Madeira), South Africa (Cape Town – 2019). We have covered the original MAXIRACE ANNECY live from our spanish website CARRERASDEMONTANA.COM , all info here. Just a […]

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November 08

MAXI-RACE MADEIRA: First edition in December 8th and 9th, 2018

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  . Last July we presented to you new destinations for the MaXi-Race races here in trailrunningspain.com, in 2018 we had several new races Italy (Sicily), Ecuador (Otavalo), China (Guangxi) and Portugal (Madeira), South Africa (Cape Town – 2019). We have covered the original MAXIRACE ANNECY live from our spanish website CARRERASDEMONTANA.COM , all info here. First edition […]

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September 13

UTMB INTERNATIONAL: USHUAIA BY UTMB (APRIL 5-7, 2019). ARGENTINA TO HOST THE THIRD OF THE EVENTS

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. UTMB international presents in Chamonix a new race, this time the race will be hosted in Argentina, a remote place in the globe. USHUAIA by UTMB has born.       UTMB INTERNATIONAL: THREE RACES, THREE COUNTRIES   The Gaoligong by UTMB was the first event in the world to be labelled by UTMB […]

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September 12

TOR DES GEANTS 2018 RACE REPORT. WINNERS FRANCO BOLLE (74h03) AND SILVIA TRIGUEROS (87h50)

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. Tor des Géants 2018 has Franco Colle (74h03m) and Silvia Trigueros (87h50m) as winners This unique race was created back in 2010 as a 330k/D+24.000m ultra trail which takes place all over the Aosta Valley, Italy, with its start and the finish at Courmayeur. This year around 800 runners took on the challenge, with a maximum […]

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July 31

ULTRA TRAIL TRAINING: RYAN SANDES SHARES KEY TIPS FOR HIS 1.046KM RECORD AT HIMALAYA TRAIL

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. Ultra trail training is most demanding, both because the physical and mental challenges it poses. Ultrarunner Ryan Sandes and compatriot Ryno Griesel completed a Fastest Known Time (FKT) on the Great Himalaya Trail back in March. Now,  Ryan shares key insight into how tough it was just to prepare adequately for it. Training smartly first, and then running […]

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July 11

MAXI RACE WORLD: MaXi-Race go Global, new destinations

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  . The last weekend of May we had the opportunity to enjoy MaXi-Race Annecy, as the first stage of a world tour. The stages of the MaXi Race World are now the perfect opportunity to discover new destinations, following an unabated passion for trail running. The event has gone global and organization is extending […]

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June 24

WESTERN STATES 2018 (162k/D+5370m) : RESULTS AND PICTURES. Jim Walmsley (record 14h30) and Courtny Daltwater win

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. The Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run 2018 has seen Jim Walmsley y Courtney Daltwater as  winners, with a race record of 14h30 for Jim Walmsley. As we have mentioned in previous articles, this Ultra is the oldest 100 miles in the world, in 2018 the 369 runners suffered till 38ºC en carrera. Jim and François d´Haene fighted […]

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June 22

Western States 2018 (162k/D+5370m) Race preview: History, course details and top runners.

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. The Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run is the world’s oldest 100-mile trail race. Starting in Squaw Valley, California near the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics and ending 100.2 miles later in Auburn, California, Western States, in the decades since its inception in 1974, has come to represent one of the ultimate endurance tests in […]

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June 19

Garmin Fenix 5 Plus Series: New version of the Fenix 5 gama – TOPO U.S. maps, music and more

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  A year ago Garmin Fenix 5, Fenix 5s and Fenix 5X was presented and launched at Las Vegas. We had the opportunity to chat with Martin from Garmin EMA who showed us the three watches in detail. Now Garmin launches a new version of the Garmin Fenix 5, the Garmin Fenix 5 Plus with new […]

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May 21

UTMB International: OMAN BY UTMB (NOV29-137/D+7800M) joins GaoligongbyUTMB. Registrations open.

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.   Trailrunning is being global and this is a very good example. Last March we introduced you the GaoligongbyUTMB in China, this was the first incursion by UTMB International out of France. In China our colleague @abel.defrutos run one of the events (RCE 125k) and shared us through our social media all his experiences there.     This time UTMB […]

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May 12

TRAIL RUNNING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2018 AT PENYAGOLOSA TRAILS: HOW THE RACE UNFOLDED

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  The Trail World Championships kicked off at 6am with a sprint, round the track at Universitat Jaume I. Luis Alberto seemed to be leading the sprint! We hope that’s a good sign! Runners from 49 countries gathered in Castellón, to see who will be crowned World Champions. At the Useres checkpoint at 31k Zach […]

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May 07

TRAIL RUNNING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2018 AT PENYAGOLOSA TRAILS: PREVIEW. PROGRAM, RACE COURSE AND FAVORITES FROM Spain, France, UK, Italy, USA…)

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. The 2018 Trail World Championships (TWC) will take place on Saturday May 12th 2018 in Castellón de la Plana in Spain. The event is co-organized by IAU (International Association of Ultrarunners), ITRA, Penyagolosa Trails and the Real Federación Española de Atletismo. It is th 4th edition of the TWC following previous events at France (Annecy 2015); Portugal (Peneda Geres 2016) and Italy […]

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April 30

Brooks Cascadia 13 review by Mayayo. Tech specifications, evolution and comparison vs Brooks Caldera 2.

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..   BROOKS CASCADIA 13 REVIEW BY MAYAYO. A veteran user of the Cascadia saga back to Leadville Hundred Miles 2010 ran with Cascadia 5, Mayayo takes us ovr the evolution of this shoe and how it stands now versus its younger sister the Brooks Caldera 2. _________________ . TRAIL RUNNING SHOES BY BROOKS, PHOTOGALLERY […]

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April 27

TRAIL RUNNING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2019 IN PORTUGAL, AT TRILHOS DOS ABUTRES.

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  Official comunication.  IAU and ITRA are very pleased to announce that the 2019 Edition of the Trail World Championships will be held at Mirandha do Corvo in Portugal on June 8th 2019. It will be hosted by the Trilhos dos Abutres as the LOC with the Portuguese Athletic Federation. The National teams will be […]

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April 26

Ultra Trail Mount Fuji 2018 kicks off tomorrow, with Pau Capell, Bowman and Chaigneau among top favorites.

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. ULTRA-TRAIL Mt. FUJI, one of the most international ultra-distance trail running events representing Japan, will kick off its 6th edition on Friday, April 27. The event comes back to the springtime since its last edition in September 2016 and no race in 2017. Spaniard Pau Capell is among top favorites after his win at […]

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April 10

MARATHON DES SABLES MOROCCO 2018: EL MORABITY AND BOULET LEADERS AFTER STAGE 2 (Ran 69k/250K) REPORT, RESULTS AND PHOTOS

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. The second stage of the MARATHON DES SABLES was held yesterday Apr 10th over 39km.  The course immersed the 976 competitors who took this morning’s start in the “desert hell”: tons of sand, a huge jebel to climb and descent, and oppressive heat due to a very high humidity level and a great contrast […]

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April 09

MARATHON DES SABLES MOROCCO 2018: EL MORABITY AND SEDYKH LEADERS AFTER STAGE 1 (30k) REPORT, RESULTS AND PHOTOS

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. The start of the MARATHON DES SABLES was given at 9AM (GMT) yesterday April 8th.  977 competitors threw themselves into the 30 kilometres of a first stage opening an amazing 33rd edition. The Marathon des Sables magic as an ultratrail comes not really from the challeng of finishing, since every edition sees home around […]

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