By Mathias Eichler
This was Beast of Big Creek 2026!
Watch the recap video of the return of skyrunning to the USA and North America's only stop on the Skyrunner World Series.
It’s Lavaredo Ultra Trail weekend people, and that means it’s Hannes Namberger weekend in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy and after the German missed the race last year in lieu of running Western States Hannes was back for the 120K, took his 4th win, and reclaimed the course record. Cortina is Hannes town.
In the 120K women’s race Sunmaya Budha from Nepal took the win with a very late overtake on the final downhill into Cortina.
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For full results visit the UTMB website, below the top runners by race:
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Men:
2. Andreas REITERER – Italy – 11:55:26
2. Tobias GEISER – Italy – 11:55:26
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Lavaredo Ultra Trail by UTMB saw a smaller number of starters than last year when I raced the event with a total of 4,943 starters and 4,173 finishers. 1,251 (30%) women and 3,455 (74%) men reached the finish line and earned themselves their respective stones and an UTMB index.
Europe’s UTMB Major is coming up next at the Val D’Aran by UTMB in Val d’Aran, Spain on 1 – 5 July 2026.
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