Trail Running Blog

This years uphill/downhill WMRA World Mountain Running Trophy in Ovronnaz, Switzerland was won by previous champion Marco De Gasperi (ITA) (his fifth World title) holding off the strong challenge of an African duo from Eritrea at the WMRA World Mountain Running Trophy.
De Gasperi who excels in the up/down version of the World Trophy had […]

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This is not much of a suprise but über mountain runner Jonathan Wyatt wins the World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge.
4200 athletes from 50 different participated in the race that goes from Interlaken, Switzerland traveling 42km to the Kleine Scheidegg 1839m above the town.
Wyatt thus becomes the first mountain runner to win both […]

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Jonathan Wyatt the King of the Mountain was dethroned at this years World Mountain Running Championships. I have a feeling if it wasn’t for the dog attack he would have easily repeated.
Jonathan Wyatt, the defending champion, finished second in the world mountain running championship in Bursa Turkey yesterday.
Wyatt of Wellington covered the 12,090m uphill […]

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From the World Mountain Running Association message board:

Emma Murray (AUS) retains her title, but USA sweep the board in the men’s Pike Peak Marathon. (Colorado – USA)
Predictions about the winner of the men’s World Long Distance Challenge were correct in identifying local boy Matt Carpenter, six times winner on this course in previous years, as […]

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