 The mountain running season is going on the end: one the traditional mountain races is the Trofeo Vanoni, on the most ancient race in Italy, held this year on last 23. October.
After the junior races in the morning with more than 320 young runners, the start of the ladies individual race (5 km). Wonderful race for Alice Gaggi (Italy - G.S. Valgerola): after passing in 4. position at the end of the uphill, she ran very, very fast downhill, overtaking Eva Skalnikova and Pippa Maddams, Long Distance M. R. Champion 2011. Triumphant runway for Gaggi (9. at World Championship in Tirana) who won in 22'37". Second position for Eva Skalnikova (Ceck Republic) in 22'50" and third Pippa Maddams (Great Britain - Snowdon Race Team) in 22'52".
Exciting the relay race: after the first lap with an incredible Alex Baldaccini (best time with 29'03" and second best time in the history of the race), the three leading teams at the end of second lap were La Recastello Radici Group, Slovenia and G.S. Orobie.
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 On 1. October 2011, the steeply slopes on the Ljubljana suburbs once again hosted the Smarna gora race that was this year organized for the 32. time and was also WMRA Grand Prix Finals.
In ideal weather conditions more than 200 competitors from 12 countries competed on 10 kilometers long course which has been changed last year making it a bit longer and less dangerous.
This year's novelties were prizes for the best in children competition. The organizer decided to cheer them up with giant chocolates weighting 7 kilograms/more then 15 pounds - some of the children were even to small to carry the sweet prize from the stage!
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 The International Smarna Gora Mountain Running Race remains one of the highlights of the mountain running season.
In the autumn and fall season of 1979 running enthusiasts from Ljubljana decided to organize a race to the one of the most popular mountains in Slovenia at Smarna Gora.
Nobody envisaged that it would become such a massive event with worldwide popularity that is again the final leg of the WMRA Grand Prix for 2011.
The WMRA Grand Prix Champions of the world will again be crowned on Saturday 1. October at this magnificent mountain peak.
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 Runners of thirteen members of Commonwealth started to the 2. Commonwealth Mountain Running Championships in North Wales, exactly in Llamberis, well know venue for international mountain running events: England, Scotland, Kenya, Australia, Malawi, Canada, New Zealand, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Sierra Leone, Republic of South Africa, Gambia and, host Country, Wales.
Conditions for the race saw rain and mist veil Moel Eilio, in the shadow of Snowdon.
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 The 2. Commonwealth Mountain and Ultra distance Running Championships will be hosted in three spectacular north-west Wales locations - Llandudno, Llanberis (Snowdon) and Newborough Forest, Anglesey.
The combined events of mountain races (Up & Down), ultra-distance races (24 hr event) and trail running (50+km off road) for both men and women will produce a long weekend international festival of running.
The Mountain of Snowdon will form a wonderful backdrop for all of the events being held in North Wales this weekend.
The festival of sport will also host many open events for supporters to enjoy just prior to the major championship races.
Welsh Athletics and the Local Organizing Committee have made excellent preparations to welcome the finest Ultra and Extreme endurance runners from across the Commonwealth Countries.
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 The eleventh edition of the WMRA/WMA World Masters Mountain Running Championships was an other important moment for mountain running of this wonderful 2011.
872 athletes started in this Championships and this show to everybody that this event was a great success!
About thirty Countries were present at the Championships.
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