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October 06

CHIAVENNA LAGUNC 2022: WMRA WORLD CUP FINAL

CHIAVENNA LAGUNC 2022: WMRA WORLD CUP FINAL. Our WMRA MOUNTAIN RUNNING section travels to Italy for the Gran Finale of this WMRA 2022 World Cup. The Valsir Mountain Running World Cup is set to reach a spectacular conclusion at the Chiavenna-Lagunc Vertical Kilometre in Italy on Saturday. After so far 16 exciting races around the world, the […]

August 09

KRKONOŠSKÝ HALF MARATHON: WMRA SILVER RACE WITH FAST TIMES.

KRKONOŠSKÝ HALF MARATHON: WMRA SILVER RACE WITH FAST TIMES. Our WMRA  section bring us today the latest info about the Silver Label race cellebrated last weekend  in the Czech town of  Janské Lázně The 22km, 1,220m+ race, from Colonnade Square in the town centre to the forest trails around the peak of Černá hora and back […]

May 17

WMRA WORLD CUP 2022: KICKS OFF AT SEVEN SISTERS SKYLINE

WMRA WORLD CUP 2022: KICKS OFF AT SEVEN SISTERS SKYLINE.  Our WMRA section bring us today the exciting news of the beginning of a new WMRA World Cup session, with the Seven Sisters Skyline on 21st May. remenber, this 2022 the WMRA World Cup comes with 12 Gold Label races across 6 countries and 9 locations, […]

September 12

CANFRANC CANFRANC MARATON 45k : GOLD PETER FRANO AND CHARLOTTE MORGAN

CANFRANC CANFRANC MARATHON 45k : Gold Peter Frano and Charlotte Morgan. The Canfranc-CanfranC celebrates its 15th edition this year, as a race whose reputation has been growing in recent years. The international association WMRA and the national federation RFEA have chosen their Marathon, as the venue for the Long Distance World Cup and the National […]

July 07

WMRA WORLD CUP 2021: 2° STAGE, GROßGLOCKNER BERGLAUF, 11TH JULY.

WMRA WORLD CUP 2021: 2° STAGE, GROßGLOCKNER BERGLAUF 11TH JULY. Our WMRA  section bring us today the news of the WMRA World Cup 2021 , on Sunday 11th July we head to Austria for the next stage of the 2021 World Cup with Grossglockner Berglauf. This race has provided some epic mountain running races over the […]

April 06

THE BEST MOUNTAIN RUNNERS AND RACES, NOW GLOBALLY RANKED BY WMRA: #WMRARANKING

THE BEST MOUNTAIN RUNNERS AND RACES, NOW GLOBALLY RANKED BY WMRA: #WMRARANKING. World Mountain Ranking Association unveils global ranking for the sport it has developed, ever since 1985. #WMRAranking  Best Mountain Runners and races from all over the world, now clearly ranked.  Since 1984, WMRA has been a pioneering institution, key to the global development […]

October 05

WMRA: Sylvain Cachard and Sara McCormack conquered Trofeo Nasego

Trofeo Nasego became, with today’s edition, an international event of mountain running and, in absence of WorldChamps, he aim for a new milestone in running on mountains. The Italian titles were for Puppi and Ghelfi, but Nasego confirms us the presence of some the top international runners who even in the year of the pandemic […]

May 05

SIERRE ZINAL 2020: EVENT SAVE THE DATE TO SEPTEMBER DUE COVID-19

. Sierre Zinal 2020 moved out to September 13th due the COVID-19 outbreak, A strange decision looking at the situation in the whole world and seeing how the different countries are fighting against the COVID-19. Will the event be celebrated in September? Well, let’s see if the would not need to move it again. Also […]

April 16

MOUNTAIN RUNNING WORLD MEDALISTAS INTERVIEW: Francesco Puppi (Silver) and Oriol Cardona (Bronze)

. Our MOUNTAIN RUNNING section welcomes world medalists FRANCESCO PUPPI and ORIOL CARDONA. We interview them as the 2020 season gradually comes nearer the 2020 WMRA World Championship at Lanzarote. Italy´s Francesco Puppi and Spain´s Oriol Cardona took the Silver and Bronze medals in a race won by Jim Walmsley over the 42km of the […]

April 14

MOUNTAIN RUNNING WORLD CHAMPIONS: JOE GRAY AND GRAYSON MURPHY (Team USA). 2019 Classic Gold winners interview by Mayayo

. Our MOUNTAIN RUNNING section welcomes world champions JOE GRAY and GRAYSON MURPHY. We interview them as the 2020 season gradually comes nearer the 2020 WMRA World Championship at Lanzarote. USA’s Joe Gray and Grayson Murphy won the senior races over the classic distance, 14km, on the first day of the World Mountain Running Championships […]

November 15

MOUNTAIN RUNNING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019 LIVE: RACE REPORT, PHOTOS AND RESULTS

. The WRMA World Mountain Running Championships has now started. At this moment the Junior race and the Classic (14k) have ended and the WMRA Long Distance (42k) will be launched this Saturday in K42 Villa La Angostura . The spanish team will debut here with a higher level than the Ultra world cup run […]

November 13

MOUNTAIN RUNNING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019 ARRIVES TO VILLA LA ANGOSTURA THIS WEEKEND

. The World Mountain Running Championships and World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships are being held together at Villa La Angostura on 15th and 16th November. The best mountain runners in the world, juniors and seniors, will take on the stunning courses in Patagonia. 450 runners are expected from 42 countries. On Friday 16th the […]

November 04

MOUNTAIN RUNNING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2020 TO BE HELD AT HARIA EXTREME LANZAROTE.

. 36TH WMRA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2020 AWARDED TO HARIA EXTREME LANZAROTE. Haría will host the Senior Long Distance, Classic and U18 events in November 2020.   The World Mountain Running has been a global Pioneer for off road running all over the World with the first global event held back in 1985 and running continuously […]

October 14

WMRA: MOUNTAIN RUNNING WORLD CUP: DOUGLAS AND MCCORMARCK TO LIFT THE 2019 WORLD CUP TROPHY’S

  Andy Douglas and Sarah McCormack wins the World Cup, a reward for a full season of strong and consistent running.  Douglas from Scotland and the Irish woman Sarah McCormack got to raise the 2019 Mountain Running World Cup represented by the crystal trophies. Mamu and Murigi put their names on the Smarna Gora Race […]

October 10

WMRA: MOUNTAIN RUNNING WORLD CUP: SLOVENIA TO HOLD THE LAST STAGE

  St. Mary’s Hill overlooking the capital of Slovenia, Ljubljana plays host once again to the final round (#7) of the World Cup of Mountain Running. Everything is ready for the Smarna Gora Race celebrating its 40 year anniversary. Once again it will be this great classic of the Slovenian mountain running scene that defines […]

September 17

WMRA: MOUNTAIN RUNNING WORLD CUP: SARAH TUNSTALL AND PETRO MAMU WIN DREI ZINNNEN ALPINE RUN AT DOLOMITES.

  The 21 WMRA World Mountain Cup at Drei Zinnen Alpine Run surpassed all expectations. 900 runners and 2 new race records and perfect weather provided an unforgettable experience in the heart of the Italian Dolomite mountains for everyone involved. It was Sarah Tunstall (ENG) and Petro Mamu (ERI) who took the wins and provided […]

September 13

WMRA: MOUNTAIN RUNNING WORLD CUP: DREI ZINNNEN ALPINE RUN AT DOLOMITES SETS THE SIXTH STAGE OF SERIES

  The 21 WMRA World Mountain Cup now reaches Drei Zinnen Alpine Run in the heart of the Dolomiti mountains in northern Italy.   With the end of summer fast approaching and the first signs of autumn in the air it’s also a decisive time for the World Cup.  With the final two races taking place […]

August 22

MOUNTAIN RUNNING HISTORY (1984-2019) AND FUTURE, BY JONATHAN WYATT. President WMRA & World Champion

  This interview with Jonathan Wyatt as WMRA president is the latest feature in our MOUNTAIN RUNNING section. World Mountain Running Association created back in 1984 the very first trail running international World Championships, which are holding in 2019 its 35th edition at the iconic K42 Patagonia.   Also, the World Mountain Running Association holds […]

August 11

SIERRE ZINAL 2019: MOUNTAIN RUNNING WORLD CUP. KILIAN JORNET AND MAUDE MATHYS SMASH THE RECORDS

. ¡SIERRE ZINAL 2019 LIVE! Since 4.45 the race was on for the popular “touristes” as they are locally baptized, with the elites taking off at 10AM for a total of 5.000 mountain runners on the go. Kilian Jornet and Maude Mathys took the gold ans smashed the previous male and female records by about […]

July 22

WMRA: MOUNTAIN RUNNING WORLD CUP: DOUGLAS AND MCCORMACK WINNERS SNOWDOWN

Douglas and McCormack winners in the welsh classic and continue as solid leaders in the World Cup after the first four stages. Next stage will be Sierre Zinal, in the French speaking Valais region of Switzerland. It will be a showdown where we will understand clearly if Sarah McCormack and Andrew Douglas will carve their […]

July 19

WMRA: MOUNTAIN RUNNING WORLD CUP: IT IS TIME FOR SNOWDOWN INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN RACE

After the third round of the World Cup in Austria it is time to move attention to the “Snowdown International Mountain Race.“ It will be almost certainly a pivotal point of this years Mountain Running World Cup as runners from USA, Kenya, Japan, France, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and Italy travel to […]

July 12

WMRA: MOUNTAIN RUNNING WORLD CUP: THIRD ROUND OF WORLD CUP ARRIVES GLOSSGLOCKNER IN AUSTRIA

  After the first two races in Annecy and Broken Arrow, the third round of the world cup arrives this weekend to Austria. The Austrian village of Heilingeblut will held the “Grossglockner Berglauf” where Douglas continues as the men’s favourite to chase the 2019 title and Gatonga will starts as women’s favourite. Many of the Worlds […]

July 09

MOUNTAIN RUNNING EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019 AT ZERMATT: MAUDE MATHYS AND JACOB ADKIN WIN GOLD

    The 18th European Mountain Championships by IAAF is over! Switzerland’s Maude Mathys won the women title again for a third year in a row on the European Mountain Running Championships. On the men side, Jakob Adkin produced a tremendous display to become the first Brit to win a senior men’s title in event history. […]

July 06

MOUNTAIN RUNNING EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019 AT ZERMATT: SPAIN TO RUN WITH AZARA GARCIA, JULIA FONT, ENRIQUE MENESES AND MORE…

    ¡The 18th European Mountain Championships by IAAF are coming up tomorrow! Up to 29 countries will be present, fielding up 254 athletes at the swiss village of Zermatt, to race on an uphill 10k/D+1.025m course in the iconic slopes of the Matterhorn.On Sunday week, it will be exactly 154 years since Englishman Edward […]

June 24

WMRA: MOUNTAIN RUNNING WORLD CUP: LINDSAY WEBSTER AND ANDREW DOUGLAS WIN AT BROKEN ARROW SKYRACE

  The magnificent nature and landscapes of the mountains that dominate Lake Tahoe was perfect to celebrate the 2nd stage of the 2019 mountain running world cup. Over 500 runners left the startline at 7.00 am local time in Olympic Valley (USA) to face 26 km and more than 1500 meters of positive gain, with […]

June 21

WMRA: MOUNTAIN RUNNING WORLD CUP: BROKEN ARROW SKYRACE, THE WORLD CUP ARRIVES AMERICA

  The second round of the 2019 World Cup goes to America crossing the Atlantic for the first time, arriving in the snow covered Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. Just West of Lake Tahoe, the race will take place in historic Olympic Valley; home to the 1960 Winter Olympic Games and starting line of the […]

May 30

WORLD MOUNTAIN RUNNING ASSOCIATION WORLD COUNCIL WELCOMES SERGIO MAYAYO, FIRST MEMBER FROM SPAIN.

Last May 29th the WMRA Council was pleased to announce and welcome Sergio Mayayo from Spain on to the World Mountain Running Association Council Sergio is to serve as the 8th Council member and he will join the WMRA to provide a valuable resource and expertise into the World of off road running. He has […]

May 25

WMRA: MOUNTAIN RUNNING WORLD CUP: LUCY WAMBUI AND ANDREW DOUGLAS WINS SHORT-RACE ANNECY

  World Mountain Running Association launch the 2019 World Cup calendar with 7 races, the opening race was the Short-Race from MaxiRace Annecy, this Friday at 7pm the circuit was launched. 16kms and 970 ascent to decide the first points of the World Cup 2019. The Kenian Lucy Wambui with a time of 1h30:27 and […]

March 25

SPAIN TO DEBUT IN WMRA CHAMPIONSHIPS AT K42 PATAGONIA! SPANISH NATIONAL TEAM TO CHALLENGE AFRICAN MOUNTAIN RUNNING DOMINANCE.

  Spanish national team is set to make its debut at the WMRA World Champs 2019 in K42 Patagonia. The RFEA TRAIL RUNNING team will compete for its first time in the TWO official World Championships supported by IAAF. In June the spanish team will run in the 5th edition of the World Championships organized […]

February 07

WMRA: MOUNTAIN RUNNING WORLD CUP 2019 Calendar available now

  World Mountain Running Association launch the 2019 World Cup calendar with 7 races, 7 exciting and unique races in 7 different countries… 140km of mountain racing tracks… 9300m+ of elevation with 5600m- of descent… And a total prize pool across all of the races including the overall World Cup ranking of approximately  56,000€.  It […]

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