Trail Running Competitions

 

Trail running races often deliver finishers sprinkled with dust or covered in mud, bruised, scratched, and almost always happy! This is because nothing comes close to running in a natural setting. While out there in the woods, on the mountain ridge or in the middle of nowhere, you have no distractions. There’s just you and the challenge.

HOKA Kodiak Ultra Marathons by UTMB offers runners the hospitality of a rustic, mountain town that sits just a couple hours from Los Angeles, California. With 2 days of racing and 5 distances, each course presents a unique running experience. Runners will enjoy views of Big Bear Lake throughout their journey – whether you’re climbing to the top of Sugarloaf Mountain or descending into Siberia Canyon, the courses will ‘wow’ you at every turn.

Trail runner: Rafael Hidalgo
Date: October 12th 2024
Official time: 32:15:41
Location: Big Bear Lake, United States

TransJeju by UTMB is the biggest ultra distance trail event on the volcanic island Jeju, South Korea Participants will run through the Hallasan National Park (UNESCO World Heritage), which is extremely diverse: at various altitudes there are more than 1,800 species of subtropical, temperate and subarctic plants flourishing on the Halla volcano (the highest mountain in South Korea) that change distinctly with four seasons, offering runners ever-changing scenery.

Trail runner: Sun Qingmin, Lucas, Li Yuxiao, Wu Xingyan
Date: October 12th 2024
Location: Jeju, South Korea

Critérium Vertical Race with a distance of 2.3 km with a positive gradient of 433 m upon reaching this return point. And upon returning to the start of the race, a lap is completed (first circuit 4.6k), having a limit of 5 hours to achieve as many circuits as possible at a good pace, otherwise you can be disqualified. It's 2.3 km of pure adrenaline going up and down this brutal mountain, In the end, the accumulated positive and negative gradient in the distance achieved was somewhat enormous.

Trail runner: David Castro Jimenez
Date: October 13th 2024
Location: Cartago, Costa Rica

It’s a Charity Trail Running (60k ultramarathon) in Morocco to support the communities that were affected by the earthquake in 2023. It’s a beautiful initiative organized by www.atlashopeultra.com which is partnering with the High Atlas Foundation, the funds are going to support the Moroccan people.

Trail runner: Francesca rossi
Date: October 25th 2024
Location: Lalla Takerkoust, Morocco