Posts tagged with: skyrunning

Another big Ben race awaits

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Fri 03 Sep '10
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For the second weekend in a row the international race scene is crammed (World Champs, Trans Alpine, Ben Nevis race, Shelf Moor…). One thing that clashes do mean is depleted fields, somewhere. With the likes of Andy Symonds, Tom Owens and Angela Mudge in Germany for the TransAlp... Read more…
It's Castaner & Frost at Chaberton 'sky'

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Mon 02 Aug '10
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Spain’s Tofol Castaňer and Kiwi Anna Frost won the fifth Skyrunner® World Series race from Cesana to Montgenèvre on Sunday. This incredibly severe SkyMarathon®, straddling the Italian-French border, summits Chaberton at 3,131 metres… Read more…
Italy reigns at the Vertical Kilometer®

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Sat 17 Jul '10

Ten nations and 200 athletes participated the first Vertical Kilometer® World Championship – a gruelling 1,000m ascent with an average 50% incline over 2.1 kilometres from Alba di Canazei (1,465m) to the summit of the Crepa Neigra (2,465m). Read more…
2012 SkyGames® countdown

Posted in Dishing the Dirt by Matt Ward on Thu 24 Jun '10

The 2012 SkyGames® were officially presented by ISF President Marino Giacometti on Wednesday, June 23, in Ribagorça Románica in the Spanish Pyrenees where the event will take place. Read more…
Skyrunning® World Championship

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Thu 10 Jun '10

July looks like a really hot month on the skyrunning agenda, with the first Skyrunning World Championships since the inauguration of the ISF taking place across the Italian Alps. These events are held every four years alternating with the SkyGames®, to be held in Spain in 2012. Read more…
Frost and Sanchez win in Andorra

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Mon 07 Jun '10

New Zealander Anna Frost and Spaniard Sebastian Sanchez were the winners of the second Trial and third leg of the Skyrunner® World Series in Canillo, Andorra, Sunday (June 6). The race route was shortened after some seriously bad weather hit the region! Read more…
Jornet and Brizio triumph in Zegama

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Mon 17 May '10

Standing World Champions Kilian Jornet and Emanuela Brizio lived up to expectations in the second leg of the Skyrunner® World Series on Sunday, May 16, in Zegama, Spain – despite adverse weather and course conditions… Read more…
2009 champions head to Zegama

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Thu 13 May '10

2009 series winners Kilian Jornet and Emanuela Brizio are confirmed participants in this years first race at Zegama on Sunday. Read more…
ISF refs course takes place

Posted in Dishing the Dirt by Matt Ward on Tue 27 Apr '10

The International Skyrunning Federation (the body that overseas Skyrunning) held its first ever referees course that will enable officials the ability to ratify such things as race and event records… Read more…
Spain to host 2012 SkyGames®

Posted in Dishing the Dirt by Matt Ward on Mon 29 Mar '10

The 2012 SkyGames® will be hosted for the first time in Spain, home to some of the world’s top athletes in the field. The nomination went to Ribagorza Románica in the Pyrenees, an ideal location for the fourth “high altitude Olympics” situated at 2,000 metres above sea level. Read more…
2010 Skyrunner® World Series kicks off

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Sun 14 Mar '10

This year the Skyrunner® World Series celebrates seven years of world-class athletes and events with 14 races in 12 countries across four continents. With 700 km to run and 30,000 vertical metres to climb, the 2010 World Series will not only sweep you off your feet but also take your breath away! Read more…
Kendal Winter League announced

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Wed 23 Dec '09

From the heat of Skyrunning battles, to the depths of XC cold, from the loneliness of long distance record runs, to the grass roots of fell and dale, MST likes to represent all aspects of off-road running… Read more…
2010 Skyrunner® World Series

Posted in Dishing the Dirt by Matt Ward on Tue 22 Dec '09

Amongst other things the 2010 Skyrunner® World Series was examined at the first ISF Management Committee Meeting, held on Thursday, December 10, 2009 at the splendid local headquarters of the Italian Mountaineering Club in Bergamo, Italy. Read more…
Kilian is king, Brizio the queen

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Mon 26 Oct '09

Kilian Jornet was crowned Skyrunning World Champion at the final of the Skyrunner® World Series in Malaysia, Sunday, October 25, his second world title. The young Spaniard lived up to expectations by ascending the 4,095m Mount Kinabalu leading the pack of top international skyrunners… Read more…
Skyrunner® World Series concludes

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Thu 22 Oct '09

A star-studded line-up is forecast for the Skyrunner® World Series final in Malaysia on October 24 and 25. The steepest race on the eight-race circuit reaches the summit of Asia’s second highest mountain, Mount Kinabalu (4,095m)… Read more…
Jebb and Mirò winners at Ben Nevis

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Mon 07 Sep '09

Full race report now online coutesy of Lauri at skyrunning.com. It looks like there was a friendly welcome from the Scottish weather gods, especially for those from sunnier climes! We’re sure that a few were not ready for the wet and windy conditions that they were met with… Read more…
Jornet and Jimenez conquer Lecco

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Wed 29 Jul '09

Standing skyrunning world champion Kilian Jornet wins the fifth World Series race and sets an incredible new course record in Italy, July 26, beating Mexico’s Ricardo Mejia. Stefanie Jimenez outstrips rival Emanuela Brizio, who maintains the world ranking lead with Mejia. Read more…