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VALSIR MOUNTAIN RUNNING WORLD CUP CALENDAR ANOUNCEMENT
The WMRA in collaboration the organisers of Skyrunning Gran Canaria have regretfully decided to remove the race from the 2024 Valsir Mountain Running World Cup. Following advice from the WMRA athletes' commission about the number of World Cup races and local planning obstacles it was agreed that the race is no longer obligated to host their round of the 25th Valsir Mountain Running World Cup. -
Pibeste Intégral: mountain running with a view of the Pyrenees
Pibeste Intégral: 3rd edition on Saturday 4 May 2024! The first two editions of the Pibeste Intégral were a success! A full house in terms of registrations, top-level runners in attendance, runners with smiles on their faces, a great organisation and a great party to round off the day. In short, it was a real treat! We're keeping the same ingredients, the same benchmarks, and moving on to the 3rd edition on 4 May! The Pibeste is the 1,349m summit that you can see from quite a distance, with the old cable car building and antenna, and which forms a massif, like an extended chain that you can see from the plain or from other viewpoints at altitude. -
International U18 Mountain Running CUP to Feature 29 National Teams and a Total of 120 World-Class Athletes
This June 21st and 22nd weekend, the XVII edition of the International Mountain Running U18 Cup will take place in Spain in the area known as Montaña Palentina, hosting the world's finest young talents in mountain running. Organized by the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA), the event will welcome a total of 29 national teams from 17 countries, comprising 120 athletes - 61 men and 59 women - vying for podium positions and a place on the medal standings. -
90 DAYS UNTIL THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE VALSIR MOUNTAIN RUNNING WORLD CUP
The anticipation is palpable as the countdown begins for the much-awaited 2024 Valsir Mountain Running World Cup, celebrating its 25th anniversary alongside the momentous 40th anniversary of the World Mountain Running Association. Commencing in June and spanning a thrilling stretch until October, this season promises to be a landmark event in the world of mountain running. -
WORLD MOUNTAIN & TRAIL RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIPS CANFRANCPIRINEOS 2025 (SEPTEMBER, 25-28)
The CanfrancCanfranc mountain running event keeps moving forward into new sport developments for Spain. After the WMRA World Cup events held in 2021, 2022 and 2023, this 2024 Aragón will host the World Masters Mountain Running Championships from SEPTEMBER, 13th to 15th. A new step that will also be the perfect rehearsal for the bianual celebration that summits the world of trail running: The World Mountain And Trail Running Championships (WMTRC), which will hold their thired third edition from 25th to 28th of September 2025, following on the footsteps of the event held at Innsbruck-Stubai in 2023. -
CANFRANCPIRINEOS WORLD MASTERS MOUNTAIN RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIP 2024 OPENS REGISTRATIONS
Canfranc took over from Madeira 2023 (Portugal) for the organization of the world masters that will be held in the Pyrenees in just a few months. It will be the first time that this great international event will be run in this mountain range and even in Spain. -
LET'S TALK MOUNTAIN RUNNING EPISODE 7: CHARLOTTE COTTON (BEL)
The Uphill World Masters Champion in Madeira 2023, Charlotte Cotton (BEL) is synonymous to a big big smile any time to meet her. In mountain running, years of relentless training have honed her physique to a level of peak performance, but it is her unwavering belief in herself that truly makes Charlotte a successful athlete. -
LET'S TALK MOUNTAIN RUNNING EPISODE 6: CHRISTIAN ALLEN (USA)
Christian Allen (USA) born in 1999 in West Jordan, Utah, has been one of the multiple 2023 Valsir Mountain Running World Cup revelations. Part of the Trail Team founded by Andrew Wacker (USA), Christian is a two-time All-American in Cross Country, and has some interesting timing in 5.000 m 13:34:06 and 10.000 m 28:25:35. Dedicated athlete, driven by a profound passion for the sport and love for his family, in the current season, he participated in 4 different Valsir Mountain Running World Cup races, one associated race and finished his entire 2023 season with his first marathon and clocking 2:15:01.