Over 2000 runners toed a start line of the 10th edition of Vibram Hong Kong 100 this chilly Saturday morning. Here are a few runners to follow in this year’s diverse field: According to forecasts based on the International Trail Running Association rankings, the favourite this year is the American runner Jared Hazen with an […]
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UTMB: 111 nationalities represented at Chamonix this season
On January 9th at 10am, more than 32 000 runners from all over the world were waiting impatiently for the results to be published on the UTMB® website. More than 100 nations represented at Chamonix: South Africa – Albania – Algeria – Germany – Andorra – England – Saudi Arabia – Argentina – Armenia – Australia – Austria – […]
Spanish Pau Capell took Ultra-Trail® World Tour 2019 title ahead of Chinese Jiasheng Shen
Pau Capell and Courtney Dauwalter have been crowned 2019 champions of the Ultra-Trail® World Tour at an end-of-season awards ceremony hosted in Paris, France. Spanish star Pau Capell secured his second successive Ultra-Trail® World Tour annual title with first places in both the Transgrancanaria HG and the UTMB®, which he won by a resounding 48 minutes. Meanwhile, […]
Michele Graglia ran 1,700km to cross the entire Gobi Desert!
Michele Graglia crossed the entirety of the extremely windy Gobi desert in southern Mongolia. Graglia arrived on October 13th, 2019 in the village of Altai, right at the footsteps of the Altai mountains, considered by the locals to be the western gateway to the Gobi. He completed 1,703Km effort in 23 days, 8 hours and 46 […]
Skyrunning in Southeast Asia
Written by Pete Silvester, CEO – Summits.com for Asia Trails Magazine. Attendances at running events have grown three-fold in the last decade. The larger marathons in Singapore regularly attract 30,000 runners. The Philippines had 116,000 runners in a 2010 charity run in Manilla – a world record. But what about trail-running, and skyrunning? We checked […]
An Interview with HK4TUC First Finisher Kristian Joergensen
Asia Trail speaks to Kristian Joergensen, the first finisher at the 2019 edition of Hong Kong Four Trails Ultra Challenge on 5-7 February. His 55:52 finish time is the third fastest in the history of the event and made even more impressive by unseasonably warm conditions, this being his first time on most of the […]
Weird Ultra Foods
The variety of race nutrition options these days is mind-boggling. From energy gels to isotonic drinks, chews, sports bars and real food, the list seems almost endless. However, experts are largely agreed that a solid ultra-race day plan should include enough carbohydrates, possibly some protein and fat, electrolytes and enough liquids to replace lost sweat. […]
Three-peats for McNaughton and Hong Kong 100 in star-studded awards night
Hong Kong 100 and Marie McNaughton continued their dominance of the Gone Running Hong Kong Trail Running Awards, taking out the2XU Best Race and GreenRace Female Runner of the Year awards, respectively, for the third year running. 46 years young and a mother of three, McNaughton continues to defy gravity, with another dominant season, highlighted […]
adidas INFINITE TRAILS World Championships
333 TEAMS // 3 LOOPS // 1 GOAL READY FOR THE ULTIMATE TEAM RELAY CHALLENGE? The world of competitive trail running is heading off the beaten track in June this year with the launch of a new Pro-Am race – the adidas INFINITE TRAILS World Championships, which take place between June 22 and 24, 2018 […]
UTMB 2017: the most competitive ultra in trail running history
UTMB 2017 will be the most competitive ultra in trail running history with over 150 elites runners. Kilian Jornet and Caroline Chaverot are the favourites to win the emblematic UTMB (171km). Not much can stop Jornet, not even a dislocated shoulder and he could be the first runner to finish under 20h. All prognostics expect […]