By Mathias Eichler

America's only certified Skyrace course. Race Beast of Big Creek on Mt. Ellinor in Hoodsport, WA on Aug 3rd, 2024.

A Massive Weekend of Trail Running

25 June 2024

What a week(end) ahead! Racers from all over the world are putting on bibs for several of the most important races on the global calendar – all happening on the same weekend.

The Western States Endurance Run is June 29 – 30 in California, USA.
Lavaredo Ultra Trail by UTMB is June 26 – 30 in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.
Marathon Mont-Blanc (part of Golden Trail Series) is June 27 – 30 in Chamonix, France.
Kaiserkrone Trail (part of Skyrunner World Series) is June 28-29 in Scheffau, Austria.
Garmin Mountain Festival (part of XTERRA) is June 28-30 in Vall de Boí in Spain.

If you’re NOT running trails this weekend, what are you even doing with your life?

Since I am not racing this weekend I will spending some time highlighting what makes each of these events special, as well as sharing some difference and comparisons between the massively different events that are all at the heart trail races, celebrating the local trails, the great outdoors, and communities they are hosted in.