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First official presentation of the 26th World Mountain Running Championships, Kamnik
08/04/2010
“Ljubljana, 1.April 2010 – The first official presentation of the 26th World Mountain Running Championships to the host city of Kamnik took place in the offices of the Slovenian Athletic Federation w…
WMRA Council Meeting 23rd January 2010 Monte Carlo
16/02/2010
“Report by Adrian Woods
WMRA Council met as usual at the beginning of the year in Monte Carlo on 23rd January. Many discussions took place and some important decisions were taken,
WMRA President Gozz…
Ethiopians Runner dominated 1st African Mountain Running Championships 2009
03/12/2009
“Ethiopian ,Habtamu Fikadu Awash enters in the history of mountain running like first African Mountain Running Champion. He won the Continental title finishing eleven kilometres of the 5th Obudu…
1st African Mountain Running Championships
26/11/2009
” Important event for mountain running in Africa. 1st African Mountain Running Championships for men(individual and team) will be held on next 28th November 2009 in Nigeria, with the 5th edition of t…
52nd Trofeo Vanoni – Morbegno (Italy), 25th Oct. 2009 – International MR relay race
12/10/2009
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It was a wonderful day for all mountain running supporters in Morbegno, Northern Italy, at the famous Trofeo Vanoni Race. A total of 130 relay teams participated in the race, along with 50 women an…
Excitement for the Champions
12/10/2009
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With a surprising and also untouchable winner the World Mountain Running Long Distance Challenge ended yesterday in Sö,ll. Marc Lauenstein (Swiss) won the Kaisermarathon with almost 6 minutes a…
6th World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge
09/10/2009
“Soll / Austria, 10.Oct.2009
The World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge is regarded has one of the WMRA’s premiere racing events. WMRA rules state that the event must be connected to mountain…
Mountain running festival on the Smarna gora
05/10/2009
“Ljubljana, Slovenia – Not only that The &Scaron,marna gora race was this year celebrating its 30th anniversary and is one of the mountain running races with the longest tradition, but it was again h…
Finale of 2009 WMRA Grand Prix takes place on Smarna gora
01/10/2009
“The final event of the 2009 WMRA Grand Prix series takes place on Saturday 3. Oct 2009.
The challenging mountain running course of 9,5km on Smarna gora just outside Ljubljana has an ascent of 750m a…
Commonwealth Mountain and Ultra Distance Championships 16th
22/09/2009
“The world’s first organised mountain race took place in Grasmere, Cumbria, England in 1850 and almost 160 years later the neighbouring Lake District town of Keswick hosted the first Commonwealth Mou…