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

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

Nancy Hobbs for ATRA shares the press release from World Mountain Running Association:

Featuring a roster spanning eight countries, encompassing 10 events and a total of 13 races, this season promises a thrilling array of locations, beloved classics, and reunions with long-established courses, offering a spectacular racing calendar spanning a stretch of 5 months from June through October.

The full list was posted on Instagram (I modified the post to fit the blog format):

Jun 21 Broken Arrow Uphill – USA
Jun 23 Broken Arrow Skyrace – USA
Jul 07 Grossglockner Mountain Run – Austria
Jul 13 Montemura Vertical Run – Portugal
Jul 20 La Montée du Nid d’Aigle -France
Jul 28 Giir di Mont – Italy
Aug 10 Sierre-Zinal – Switzerland
Aug 31 Vertical Nasego – Italy
Sep 01 Trofeo Nasego – Italy
Sep 22 Sky Gran Canaria Long – Spain
Oct 05 Šmarna Gora Race – Slovania
Oct 12 Laguna KM Verticale – Italy
Oct 13 Val Bregaglia Trail – Italy

The full series is called 2024 Valsir Mountain Running World Cup. As I previous mentioned Valsir is sort of an interesting sponsor for trail running and I’m curious what the PTRA’s stance is on that one.

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