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World Cup Preview Part One: Broken Arrow

14/02/2021
Over the coming weeks we’re going to be taking a look at our 2021 World Cup races. But we won’t just be looking at the events and the stunning routes, we’ll be going behind the scenes to find out w…

First Look at World Cup Race Montee Du Nid D’Aigle

27/01/2021
This year’s World Cup is made up of some old favourites, some newer races you may not know so well, and some classic races which are joining the World Cup for the first time. Montée du Nid d’Aigle…

New Book About Giir de Mont By Filippo Fazzini

09/01/2021
Filippo Fazzini, the race director of Giir di Mont for the last 20 years, has written the definitive book about this iconic race, pouring over years and years of stories, images and documents and …

The Athletes’ View of 2020

31/12/2020
Normally at this time of year we’d be looking back at race highlights from the year, remembering the World and European Championships and World Cup winners. However, there was little normal about …

Announcement of 2021 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships

23/12/2020
Chiang Mai, Thailand will host the inaugural World Mountain & Trail Running Championships on 11-14 November 2021. It will feature 40KM and 80KM trail races, classic mountain races for Seniors …

Spanish National Team Trail Running Championships: Blanes and Alonso Win

13/12/2020
The Spanish National Team Trail Running Championships took place this weekend in Ibiza. The race was in the style of a Classic WMRA Mountain Race over 21k with 872m of ascent. This is somewhat of a…

Sierre-Zinal Announce Plans for 2021

30/11/2020
In 2020, faced with unprecedented circumstances, the Sierre-Zinal organising committee maintained its resolve to keep the race flame going, crafting a different version of the event. It was held a…

First WMRA Virtual Congress

28/11/2020
In the first ever virtual WMRA Congress there was a very pleasing turnout of 25 delegates and participation from honorary president and council members Bruno Gozzelino and Pierre Weiss. Also presen…

Kenyan Mountain Running Championships

28/11/2020
The Kenyan Mountain Running Championships took place last weekend, with top runners from all over the country travelling to compete. Many athletes were recent converts to mountain running, which is…

World Cup 2021 Races

25/11/2020
The 2021 World Cup has something for everybody – 8 countries, 12 locations, some old favourites, some new soon-to-be favourites. Let’s take a closer look at the 16 races which make up next yea…