Nilsson and Freriks star at Transvulcania
The 2017 Migu Run Skyrunner® World Series launched today with the legendary Transvulcania Ultramarathon, first of the Series Ultra category races. Twenty-six-year-old Timothy Lee Freriks has just written his name in Skyrunning history. Like Swede Ida Nilsson who won the race for the second consecutive time, both launched their international careers on the Skyrunner® World […]
Transvulcania, the legend returns
The Transvulcania Naviera Armas Ultramarathon, first race in the 2017 Migu Run Skyrunner® World Series in the Sky Ultra category, is set to light up the island of La Palma in the Spanish Canaries on May 13. This iconic event has become a legend since joining the Skyrunner® World Series in 2012, attracting the world’s […]
2017 Skyrunning season kicks off in China
The 2017 Migu Run Skyrunner® World Series which features 22 races in 11 countries kicked off today with the highest race on the circuit – the Yading Skyrun reaching 4,664m altitude on the Tibetan Plateau in China’s Sichuan mountains. The 29 km race with a total climb of 2,345m, falls into the popular Sky Classic category which counts eleven […]
Pivk and Kimmel Sky champions close the season
Italian Tadei Pivk and American Megan Kimmel close the intense 2016 Skyrunner® World Series season, crowned Sky Series champions in Limone on Italy’s Lake Garda today. Men’s race winner at the Limone Extreme SkyRace® was Frenchman Alexis Sevennec who stole the show with a surprise win, closing in 2h46’49”. Another surprise was second man, Briton […]
Dewalle and Goetsch Vertical Champions
Frenchwoman Christel Dewalle and Italian Philip Goetsch are the 2016 Vertical Champions after setting new records at the Skyrunner® World Series finals in Italy yesterday. Ranking leader and Vertical World Champion Dewalle was unchallenged with her only rival for the title, Laura Orgué absent. The men’s leader, Andorran Ferran Teixido, uncomfortable with the alternative course, […]
Stellar line-up at Vertical and Sky finals
Tying up the 2016 Skyrunner® World Series, the Vertical and Sky finals will take place in Italy on October 14 and 15. Since the start of the season in May, thousands of athletes from around the world have competed in the two Series and next weekend will decide the champions. An incredibly stacked field of […]
Ultra Pirineu – Clemente and Arenas Series’ Champions
Cristofer Clemente and Gemma Arenas are the 2016 Skyrunner® Ultra Series champions, crowned Sunday at the Salomon Ultra Pirineu, the finals, held in the Spanish Pyrenees, Saturday, September 24. The race winners were Miguel Heras and Gemma Arenas heading a strong Spanish representation with no less than three men and two women on the podium. […]
Champion titles at stake at Ultra Pirineu
The small town of Bagà in the Spanish Pyreness will yet again light up as thousands of runners gather for the now epic Salomon Ultra Pirineu on Saturday, September 24, finals of the Skyrunner® Ultra Series. Top ranked athletes have been preparing for some time to clinch the end of season title and, with 110 […]
Albon and Paris are Extreme champions
Britons Jonathan Albon and Jasmin Paris topped the Extreme Series rankings to take home the Champion title at the Salomon Glen Coe Skyline, third and final race in Scotland, Sunday. Certainly the toughest race on the Skyrunner® World Series, the 55 km course with a punishing 4,700m vertical climb over extremely technical terrain was a […]
Extreme Series’ finals head for Scotland
The third and final Skyrunner® Extreme Series race will be held in Scotland on September 18 at the Salomon Glen Coe Skyline™ where the top ranked runners will be aiming for the Series’ title. The race was inaugurated in 2015 and, like the Tromsø SkyRace® in Norway, was made to measure to fit skyrunning parameters. […]
