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WORLD CUP PREVIEW 2022 PART 6: Giir di Mont and Giir di Mont Uphill

12/03/2022
Three years since the last edition, the Premana classic is back. And it’s better than ever!  On Sunday 31st of July the athletes return to take on the 28th edition of this classic 32 km race a…
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Elise Poncet: athlete, race director

10/03/2022
We all know the French athlete as a World Championship silver medallist, but her involvement with the sport does not end there. When La Montée du Nid d’Aigle, Poncet’s local race, made its first ap…
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World Cup Preview 2022 Part 5: Montée du Nid d’Aigle

05/03/2022
On the 3rd weekend of July, the World Cup finds itself on the lower slopes of Mont Blanc for La Montée du Nid d’Aigle, a race which made its World Cup debut in 2021. A true classic and one of Fran…
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WMRA President – Tomo Šarf

03/03/2022
Our newly elected president tells us a little about his own history in Mountain Running, and the sport’s future. I was born “once upon a time” (or “more than 60 years ago”) in a country called Yugo…
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WMRA Statement on Ukraine

01/03/2022
The World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) has been bringing athletes together for fair and friendly competition since 1984 and as such finds the Russian invasion of Ukraine intolerable. The Rus…
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WORLD CUP PREVIEW 2022 PART 4: Großglockner Berglauf

24/02/2022
After starting the season with 3 new races, on the 10th of July the 2022 World Cup returns to an established classic; Großglockner Berglauf in Heiligenblut, Austria. From the start in the village t…
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European Athletics Off-Road Running Championships 2022

24/02/2022
On 1-3rd of July the town of El Paso, on the Spanish island of La Palma, will host the first ever European Athletics Off-Road Running Championships. The pine forests and rocky trails on the flanks …
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World Mountain and Trail Running Championships: Change of Date

20/02/2022
Following discussions with the Local Organising Committee, the decision has been made to bring the date of the Championships forward, to 3rd – 6th November. Unfortunately, the original dates now cl…
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WMRA Congress Update

20/02/2022
 The WMRA Congress took place, virtually, on the 17th of February.  WMRA Council members and candidates were joined by representatives from World Athletics and 22 national federations to …
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WORLD CUP PREVIEW 2022 PART 3: ONE HUNDRED DOURO PAIVA

19/02/2022
We continue our run-through of this year’s World Cup races with a look at One Hundred Douro Paiva. UPDATE: There has been a change of date for One Hundred Douro-Paiva. Originally scheduled for…
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