Cross Alpino del Telégrafo 2013: Fotos.

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CROSS ALPINO DEL TELÉGRAFO 2013. GALERÍA DE FOTOS KATAVERNO.COM (392 fotos)

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PHOTOGALLERY: MADRID´S CROSS ALPINO DEL TELEGRAFO (17k/D+800m) was ran June 16th by over 400 people, of whom 392 can be seen here. Its back drop is the newly declared Guadarrama National Park, a very well preserved mountain area with peaks up to 2.430m and just 50k from Madrid.

Zegama Aizkorri 2013: Race report, full results and photos. WINNERS: Kilian Jornet & Emelie Forsberg.

Zegama Aizkorri is a 42-km/DT5.472m mountain marathon hedl at the Basque village of Zegama in Spain. Kilian Jornet has just won this 2013 Skyrunning world series event  for the sixth time, this year in 3h54m.  Salomon Running teammate Emelie Forsberg took the women´s field in 4h48m.  As it happens every year at Zegama, animation was extraordinary,  with fans cheering on the runners all over the course, from the village to the highest summit. At trailrunningspain.com we were direct witnesses to the race, to bring you this exclusive coverage and photos. 

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ZEGAMA AIZKORRI 2013: The course and its conditions. 

The village of Zegama was mobilized for the 12th year to host the mountain marathon once again included in the Skyrunning World Series. The course spans 42.195 kilometers and 5,472 meters of total altitude difference, and runs through the mountains of the Sierra Aratz and Aizkorri, including four of the highest peaks in the Basque Country & Navarra, all in all putting up a technical and extremely difficult trail to follow.

This year, the sun and warm temperatures welcomed the runners and the many spectators who came to cheer on the athletes, so there was no need to deal with the cold conditions that often prevail in the area. The race started at 9 am in the village of Zegama.See here our exclusive interview for sister website CARRERASDEMONTANA.COM (in spanish, sorry) with RD Ainhoa Txurruka on the evolution of Zegama Aizkorri alpine marathon from 20o2 to 2013. 

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ZEGAMA AIZKORRI 2013 RACE REPORT. Winners: Jornet & Forsberg. 

Salomon’s Kilian Jornet and Emelie Forsberg, both standing Skyrunner World Series champions, won the Transvulcania 73k ultra marathon at the Skyrunning Ultra Series two weeks ago, and have now achieved a second sweep at Zegama-Aizkorri, the first of the Series Sky races.  Spain’s Luis Alberto Hernando, 2011 world champion now running for the Adidas Trail team also had a repeat performance coming an extremely close second in both races.

In a deeply stacked field the first half of the race was fast and furious, with many strong runners out front, only to burn out on the descent behind the more experienced skyrunners. In the end, 97 runners made it to the finish line of this extremely technical alpine marathon below 5 hours, making it the highest level peloton in the Skyrunning series of the whole year and earning themselves the right to come race back here in 2014.

Italy’s Marco De Gasperi from Scott, who has duelled with Jornet on various occasions, today led the race to the 21 km check point, with Jornet pacing him just 1’20” behind. After cancelling his participation due to injury, De Gasperi turned up at the start line with just a few weeks of training to race his sparring partner, at least for half the race, where he dropped out to leave the downhill to Jornet and Hernando.

Jornet, used to running in cold & wet terrains, took advantage of the technical conditions of the circuit, with plenty of mud and even a touch of snow at the summits, to beat second-placed Luis Alberto Hernando from Burgos.

Luis Alberto Hernando coming in 2 minutes behind Kilian at Aizkorri summit

It was no easy task, however: Jornet made it to the Aizkorri summit with a 2 minutes lead, but was pursued all the way to the finish line by a strong descent by Luis Alberto. Kilian achieved victory and fell just 20 seconds short of Rob Jebb’s 2005 record in 3h54’38” and Hernando, glued to his heels, finished only 12” later. Third was an excellent Tadei Pivk (Scott)  in his first international race, closing in 3h59’07”.

KILIAN JORNET race comments: Thus, once again Jornet imposes his leadership on this race, which he has won on six occasions (2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013), though he acknowledges that this was the toughest year of all: “The race clock is witness to the struggle we had this year. Luis Alberto made constant attacks throughout the race and I found it difficult to get even a couple of seconds ahead. Until I was close to the very end I was not able to gain the necessary advantage to reach the finishing line before Hernando “.

Kilian Jornet leading Zegama alpine marathon at Aizkorri

“It was a really tough race competing against Luis Alberto, with whom I fought a neck-and-neck battle until the very end. It was not until just before the finishing line that I managed to get clear of him, and I’m happy with the result. The weather was on our side and many people came to cheer us on, so that made the race more enjoyable and interesting,” declared Jornet after the race.

As mentioned above, Jornet made it to the Aizkorri summit with a 2 minutes lead, but was pursued all the way to the finish line by a strong descent by Luis Alberto. Kilian achieved victory and fell just 20 seconds short of Rob Jebb’s 2005 record in 3h54’38” and Hernando, glued to his heels, finished only 12” later. Third was an excellent Tadei Pivk (Scott)  in his first international race, closing in 3h59’07”.

LADIES RACE: EMELIE FORSBERG ACHIEVES VICTORY. 

The intense ladies’ race was led by Stevie Kremer from Colorado, racing her first SkyMarathon attempt. Right at the summit of Aizkorri, Forsberg took over the lead, with Italy’s Silvia Serafini, third, followed by Celine Lafaye and Oihana Kortazar, 2011 world champion and last year’s race winner.

Stevie Kremer arriving at the Aizkorri summit on the lead.

Nuria Picas, 2012 Skyrunner Ultra champion and fresh from her second place at Transvulcania made it 8 minutes behind the leaders at the Aizkorri summit, but then stepped up her pace from 7th position and was finally able to beat Kremer for 2nd place by a tiny 3 seconds. Forsberg closed in 4h48’12”, Picas, second in 4h49’55” and Kremer, third in 4h49’58”. No doubt we’ll be seeing the talented Kremer again on the podium in the rest of the Series, especially after some downhill training. “I loved the uphill”, she said, “but the downhill was so technical. I had a hard time letting loose”.

The next Sky Series challenge in Chamonix on June 30 with the Mont-Blanc Marathon.

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ZEGAMA AIZKORRI 2013. Full Race results

Men,s podium. 
1. Kilian Jornet (Salomon Santiveri) – 3h54’38”
2. Luis Alberto Hernando (adidas) – 3h54’50”
3. Tadei Pivk (Crazy Idea) – 3h58’07”

Women´s podium
1. Emelie Forsberg (Salomon) – 4h48’12”
2. Nuria Picas (FEEC) – 4h49’55”
3. Stevie Kremer (Salomon Agisko) – 4h49’58”

Full race results here. (402 finishers)

ZEGAMA AIZKORRI 2013: OUR EXCLUSIVE PHOTOGALLERY. 

Our specialized trail running photograhy website KATAVERNO.COM covered the race and offers you several hundreds of exclusive photos from some of the most dramatic spots in the race, such as the Aizkorri summit. See below a small sample of it. If you would like to see more of them, click here. 

Kilian Jornet leading Zegama alpine marathon at Aizkorri

Stevie Kremer arriving at the Aizkorri summit on the lead.

Luis Alberto Hernando coming in 2 minutes behind Kilian at Aizkorri summit

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Kilian Jornet´s “Summits of my life Project”: High altitude climbing and skiing at Nepal w/ Jordi Tosas & Jordi Corominas.

Kilian Jornet has just come back from his last step within his “Summits of My Life” project.  The project is a personal challenge that took off running from the summit of Mont-Blanc in 2012 and will go on to that of Mount Everest by 2015. In between, mystic mountains such as Matterhorn, Elbrus,  Aconcagua and Mc Kinley. These days, Kilian has just come back from spending some weeks skiing and climbing in Nepal with Jordi Tosas and Jordi Corominas. The objective was getting to know the Langtang area (Langtang National Park) north of Kathmandu and start getting used to high altitudes,  which will be useful for future steps of the project to come.

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KILIAN JORNET RETURNS FROM NEPAL FEELING REALLY GOOD

As mentioned above, Kilian Jornet has returned to Europe after spending a few weeks in Nepal exploring the Himalayas, specifically the Langtang area. This journey began with the aim of gaining height experience and discovering a new country, a new culture and mountains different from those where Kilian usually trains. On his return, the Cerdanya athlete has a positive opinion of the experience, which he shared with climbers Jordi Corominas and Jordi Tosas.

Jordi Tosas and Jordi Corominas perched at high camp

Upon his return to Europe, Kilian Jornet stated, “It was my first visit to Nepal.  These days I have discovered the mountains that have always drawn climbers’ attention, not only because of their height but also because they are largely unexplored areas.  I was lucky enough to be in the company of two very experienced people who taught me many things.”

“It was a very special trip, very compact. We just took a 10kg backpack and learned that very interesting things can be done in a very short time. The idea was to do in the Himalayas what we usually do in the Alps. I learned a lot during these days. They are very special mountains that one must get to know well. I’m sure the experience will help me a lot with future projects,” added Kilian.

Spending so much time with such experienced mountaineers was very helpful, says Kilian, who does not rule out carrying out further projects with both of his travel mates. It was Kilian’s first encounter with the Himalayas and he experienced how his body reacted to height. He remarks that: “Height is complicated but we acclimatized well. One notices that the body is not going at the same speed and one must slow the pace. It is important to get it right, to gradually ascend so that you sleep and rest at higher altitudes. One notices how the body moves more slowly and one has no spark, the usual pace is impossible, but still we managed long days of 16-17h nonstop with significant slopes.”

Despite having established the bases at the beginning of the adventure, plans changed according to weather (an essential factor in the Himalayas), their fitness or the route to be opened. Each climber carried their own pack, a 10kg backpack. Kilian says they were particularly worried about weight and this is why they carried one single bowl, which they took turns to use, each with his own spoon.

As for Jordi Tosas, one of Kilian’s expedition companions, he remarked about the trip: “More than a trip to Nepal, what really interested me was to make a trip with Kilian himself. When I made my proposal, it took him a couple of months to respond. And when he finally said “Yes” my whole life revolved around the trip to Nepal. The Himalayas bring many things together, but two above all. On the one hand, uncertainty with things like the weather forecast, the roads, the routes and so on. Everything becomes a basic and vital decision. On the other hand, uncertainty about size, the huge magnitude of the mountains, which compel you to make the greatest effort imaginable and in complete isolation. With all these ingredients, carrying out a project like this was a matter of eagerness, which was never lacking!”

Also worth highlighting was the three-day walk back to Katmandu, capital of Nepal, the last part of the expedition. They chose to go on foot rather than catch the bus, because according to Kilian: “We wanted to do it all on our own without relying on any help whatsoever.”

On his return Kilian will start to prepare to face the final stretch of the winter season, with the World Cup to be held in Trömso, Norway, on 14th April.

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KILIAN JORNET´S SUMMITS OF MY LIFE PROJECT: THE CHALLENGE

Summits of My Life (SMOL) official web clearly states the aim and philosophy of this multi year project. As it goes in Kilian Jornet´s own words:

Today I am here to put forward a new project I have had in mind for some time. When I was a child, I had a photo of Cervino on my bedroom wall, I read Mesner´s books and I used to flick through my parents´ photos searching for mountains to dream about. This project has its roots in that time but it has been dormant until today. Summits of my Life is a 4-year project, in which we intend to run the length of the world´s greatest mountain ranges, trying to climb and descend some of the most spectacular mountains in the world as quickly as possible. 

Kilian Jornet Summits of my life cover

I am a competitor. I like to compete, to go beyond, to search for my limits. This is the reason why this project is based on striving to break records and to do fast ascents of those mountains that mean most to me. But records and times should only be important whilst running. Once back at the bottom, they should vanish. They serve to stimulate you, to find the limits inside yourself; they should be a mere intrinsic motivation. 
This is why this project is not only about breaking records or climbing up and down mountains fast and with little equipment. It is also about transmitting values. I don´t mean to say they are the right values, the ones to follow, but they are the ones I was given and those I want to pass on. Violoncello player Lluís Claret once told me some words I will never forget. The voice of many people is in your sound. Our sound, our voice, is also the testimony of those we have admired and loved, those who have influenced and taught us. 

Mountains have taught me a great deal, I owe them who I am, and also those who showed me the way to know the mountains, those who took me there and those I took there. They all filled my life with certain values, and it wouldn´t make sense to break records without them.  

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KILIAN JORNET´S SUMMITS OF MY LIFE: NEPAL PHOTO GALLERY 

Jordi Tosas and Jordi Corominas perched at high camp

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FURTHER INFO ABOUT TRAIL RUNNING & RUNNERS FROM SPAIN. 

Key trail races & trail runners in Spain 2012 

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Trail Running in Spain, the atmosphere. Video Transgrancanaria 119k 2013 as seen from the pack (#106. Finisher 22h11m)

Trail running in Spain is widely popular these days, and keeps growing rapidly.  Partly because of the superb mountains spread all over the country, partly because of the spanish elite runners success all over the world. But mostly, this mountain running boom in Spain has to do with the great atmosphere that newcomers and middle  of the pack runners find when joining the sport. Yes, mountain races are tough competitions were every one strives to outpace fellow runners, yet there is often much companionship in them, as this  video and photogallery from Transgrancanaria 119k 2013 edition -ran under 12 hours of nonstop rain- demonstrates

Transgrancanaria 119k finish line: Runners crossing in #105 share the joy after 22h11m. Photo: Seray Pinto.

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TRANSGRANCANARIA 2013: The ultra running community in Spain.

Transgrancanaria 2013 (see our full race report here) was once again a tough race, won by Sebastien Chaigneau and Nerea Martinez after enduring terrible weather conditions that resulted in many of the  favorites dropping off, including big names such as Miguel Heras, Aitor leal and the like. Yet the race was also one of the clearest displays of what ultra trails have to offer in terms of competing to your best while sharing you love of the trails with fellow runners, be it the elite or the pack runners.

Transgrancanaria 2013: Zigor Iturrieta & Santi Obaya kicking it out for 3rd place around 100k mark.

As for the elite, runners coming in positions 3-4-5  (Yeray Duran, Zigor Iturrieta and Santiago Obaya) to the finish line gave a fine example of it. First, Zigor came across rival Aitor Leal lost in the forests due to headligh misfunction and slowed his pace to tow him him on back to the race all the way to a chekpoint where he could replace the lamp and come back full steam. Then, over 80km to the finish line, Yeray, Zigor and Santi exchanged positions once and again while fighting for the podium while keeping themselves together whenever possible and trying to work it out faster as a group than they would as runners thinking exclusively of outpacing competitors. In the end, Santi and Zigor tricked Yeray and slowed down deliberately to allow the local runner  to come in 3rd across the finish line.

If this was the spirit among top runners, the same is even more true of the pack runners and -in such a terrible day with 12 hours of rain included- of their enthusiastic crews and public who suppported and cheered the runners on through night, fog and thunderstom as it was. This video by the crew of local runner Manuel Lobelle, who ended up in #106 after 22h11m is sure a great testimony the shared joy of that atmosphere, overcoming all odds. 

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TRANSGRANCANARIA 2013: PHOTO GALLERY.

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FURTHER INFO ABOUT TRAIL RUNNING IN SPAIN. 

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Transvulcania 2013 (83k/DT8.525m): Entry list, course map and race profile.Five world champions confirmed Kilian Jornet, Nuria Picas, Emelie Forsberg, Tofol Castanyer and Luis Alberto Hernando.

Transvulcania La Palma, with its 83km/DT8.525m course was arguably the brightest star in the 2012 skyrunning season. Hence, expectations could not be higher from the very moment the Skyrunning Calendar 2013 was announced. Once again, it was to be the first race among the up & grwing Ultra skymarathon Series, now in their segonc official year. Today, the International Skyrunning Federation has announced the final entry list for  Transvulcania 2013 Ultra Marathon.

Tranvulcania 2012 race report, results and photos here.

Transvulcania 2013 ultramarathon La Palma, The canaries.

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TRANSVULCANIA 2013 RACE MAP & PROFILE

Transvulcania 2013: Race course data (83k/DT8.525m)

• Start level: 10 meters.  / Arrival level: 340 meters.
  Maximum Height: 2.426 meters. / Minimum Height: 4 meters.
• Total difference: 8.525m. (Accumulated Ascent:  +4.415m./ Acc. Descent: -4.110 m)

Distance by sections:

• Faro de Fuencaliente – Área Recreativa El Pilar → 26, 8 km.
  Área Recreativa El Pilar – Roque de Los Muchachos → 31 km.
  Roque de Los Muchachos – Puerto de Tazacorte → 19,8 km.
  Puerto de Tazacorte – Los Llanos de Aridane → 5,7 km.

Key section: Traditionally, the key to the race comes in the long, technical and steep downhill 20k section that streches from Roque de los Muchachos to Puerto de Tazacorte. The tough demands of a -2.420m downhill racing on legs previously punished by heat & humidity over 57k take their toll overt this 20k and it is here that champions surge forward towards the finish line.

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TRANSVULCANIA 2013 ULTRAMARATHON LA PALMA: Entry list.

See below the pre-race bulletin, as formally announced today by the ISF

In 2012, the ISF launched their first Ultra Series kicking off with the Transvulcania Ultra Marathon on a tiny speck in the Atlantic Ocean called La Palma.  The race saw probably the deepest field of international running legends to date, and this year will be no exception when Transvulcania opens its doors to more than 1,600 runners in the first race of the Series.

Transvulcania 2013 . Anna Frost photos: Organization.

Heading the bill will be Salomon Running super-stars Kilian Jornet, last year’s winner and record holder Anna Frost and 2012 SWS Champion, Emelie Forsberg, at her first attempt here. The Salomon line-up includes 2010 winner Miguel Heras, Francois d’Haene (4th here and 2012 UTMB winner), Tofol Castanyer (2010 SWS Champion), Germany’s Philipp Reiter (ranked 3rd SWS Ultra Series) and, from across the pond for a taste of European style skyrunning, Cameron Clayton and Tina Lewis.



Nuria Picas at Cavalls del Vent 2012

2012 SWS Ultra Champion Nuria Picas, 2nd here last year, will provide seriously tough competition for Frost and Forsberg.  Add Italy’s rising star Silvia Serafini (ranked 3rd 2012 SWS) and French women Maud Gobert (6th last year) together with Emelie Lecomte (2012 Diagonale des Fous winner) and we have the recipe for a colossal contest for the women’s podium. 



Transvulcania 2013 Ultramarathon. Dakota Jones in the lead at 2012 edition. Photo: Organization.

Last year’s winner and record-breaker Dakota Jones is taking a break from racing until later in the summer and Andy Symonds (2nd) will be aiming at shorter distances this year, which include the SWS Sky Series.  No less than five skyrunning World Champions will participate:  Kilian Jornet, Nuria Picas, Emelie Forsberg, Tofol Castanyer (2010) and Luis Alberto Hernando (2011).

This time round, Anton Krupicka won’t be taking a back seat. Due to his long-lasting injury since 2011, he was unable to race at Transvulcania, limiting his participation to supporting the runners.  On recovery, he went on to take 2nd place behind Kilian at Cavalls in the SWS Ultra Series and is now ready to take on the stacked field. 

Anton Krupicka at Cavalls del vent 2012

The strong US contingent includes Joe Grant, back for more, and new entries Sage Canaday and Timothy Olson, 1st and 2nd at Saturday’s Tarawera Ultramarthon in New Zealand; together with Dave Mackey are looking forward to testing their skills on the already legendary course.  More first timers include Canadian Adam Campbell, back on form after last year’s injury and targeting the Ultra Series;  Brazilian Fernanda Maciel, winner of the 2012 TNF Trans Gran Canaria;  and Moroccan Mohamad Ahansal, four-time winner of the Marathon des Sables.

¿Will records fall? 6h58’44” by Dakota Jones and 8h11’31 by Anna Frost are the incredible records to beat.  With such a deep field, podium predictions are a challenge as big as the race itself. Much will depend on the temperature. Jornet will once again attend the event fresh from a season of intense and successful ski-mountaineering but, unlike last year, he will arrive straight from Russia after the first SWS Vertical Series race on Mount Elbrus just three days before…  Last year, the rapid change of climate paid its toll on the athlete, crossing the finish in 3rd position after having led for most of the race. Whatever the challenge, King Kilian will certainly not disappoint.  As for the women – it’s really anybody’s guess!

It was exactly a year ago today that the ISF announced Transvulcania as their first Ultra race and the extraordinary line-up that came to represent everything that is skyrunning. Much has been published, filmed and photographed, liked and shared. Exactly one year on, the entries have multiplied three-fold from 555 participants, to 1,684 from 29 countries.

The SWS kicks off with the new SWS Team Partners supporting the Series, Salomon, Arc’teryx. inov-8 and La Sportiva, and are joined at Transvucania by:  Adidas, Asics, Buff, Hoka, New Balance, Platinum Sigvaris, Salomon Agisko, Scott, The North Face and Quechua.

Skyrunners face a daunting 8,525m ascent and descent over the 83 km course.  It starts at sea level on the Atlantic coast and travels along the island’s backbone to the summit of the volcano at 2,423m before descending back to the sea and finishing in the town of Los Llanos where several thousand ecstatic supporters greet the runners.

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TRANSVULCANIA 2013: RACE & REGULATIONS

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Kilian Jornet´s 2013 trail running calendar: Racing plus three Summits of my life attempts

Kilian Jornet has just issued his 2013 trail running calendar where he is aiming to go one step above and beyond previous seasons. He dominated the sport in 2012, from the explosive vertical kilometers to the longest and toughest ultra trails the world over: 19 trail races entered, 17 victories achieved, plus 2 podiums. Beyond the racing calendar for 2013 it must be noted that he will go on with his Summits of my life project, this year undertaking the world speed records at  Elbrus (Russia) Mont Blanc (France) and Matterhorn (Italy) 

Kilian Jornet during kis Kilimanjaro world speed record.

KILIAN JORNET ANNOUNCES HIS 2013 TRAIL SEASON CALENDAR

RACING: Kilian will participate in the Zegama Aizkorri alpine marathon and Transvulcania ultra trail as well as the European Championship among others.

Kilian Jornet confirmed last 28FEB the races he will enter this season. The first one will be the Elbrus Vertical Kilometer in Russia, and he will then go on racing until  the month of October, ending his season at the Grand Raid in the Reunion Island. Kilian plans to take part in 15 races in total.

Kilian Jornet as winner at Grand Raid reunion 2012

Kilian will be among the runners, as the previous years of the mythical Transvulcania in the Palma Island and Zegama in the Basque Country, and will continue with the Marathon and the Vertical Kilometer in Chamonix, in the Alps. Meanwhile he will assist to the Kilian’s Classik in Font Romeu, where the athlete studied and began his sports career as well as the Cerdanya Ultrafons in the 35 km modality, place where Kilian grew up.

Afterwards, mid-july, he will be in the Ice Trail Tarentaise in the Val d’Isère (France), race that will be a sort of preparation for the Skyrunning European Championship, which will take place in the Italian Dolomiti from the 19th July. In the same region he will also compete in the Ultra Skyrunning Dolomiti.

He will then rest for a few weeks and board in August to a journey that will lead him to the Matterhon Utaks in Zermatt (Switzerland) and two races in the American continent: the Meet you Maket in Canada and the UROC in the USA.

In the last part of the season, Kilian will take part on the Limone in Italy and end up the season with the Grand Raid in the Reunion Island. In between all this races,

SUMMITS OF MY LIFE PROJECT: Kilian will also perform his record attempts from the “Summits of My Life” project. This 2013 he is expecting to attempt speed records at the Elbrus (RUS), the Montblanc (FRA) and the Matterhorn (ITA). 

Kilian Jornet´s blog here

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KILIAN JORNET PHOTOS TRAIL RUNNING.

Kilian Jornet as winner at Grand Raid reunion 2012

Kilian Jornet summits of my life photos premiere by jordi saragossa

Kilian Jornet during kis Kilimanjaro world speed record.

Kilian Jornet and Pablo Vigil at Colorado. Summer 2012. Photo: Salomon.

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FURTHER INFO ABOUT TRAIL RUNNING & RUNNERS FROM SPAIN. 

More about trail races and runners from Spain and over the world, in spanish at Carrerasdemontana.com

Learn more about the mountains of Spain

Key trail races & trail runners in Spain 2013 

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TNF Transgrancanaria 2013 Race results, photos and report. Winners 119k Sebastien Chaigneau & Nerea Martinez.

The North Face Transgrancanaria 2013 completed its 11th edition with big success  Four courses were offered, ranging from the 24k of the Starter to the full 119k of the clasic Transgrancanaria main event.  Our team completed the ultra trail for the third time this 2013, so we can personally recommend it. The names at this year´s podiums also speak volumes on the race quality: Sebastien Chaigneau, Nerea Martínez, Ryan Sandes, Philipp Reiter, Emelie Forsberg…world class talent. 

Transgrancanaria 2013 Results 42k  top300
Transgrancanaria 2013 Results 83k 
Transgrancanaria 2013 Results 119Km
Transgrancanaria 2013 Results Teams 

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TRANSGRANCANARIA 2013 RACE REPORT.

Seb Chaigneau & Nerea Martínez winners 

• Besides the frenchman Sebastien Chaigneu, spaniards Oier Ibarbia and Yeray Durán completed the men´s podium of the 119km race. Nerea Martínez won the female category with Esther Fernández and Denise Zimmermann coming after her.

• South African Ryan Sandes won the men´s Advanced race (83 km) with Yurena Castrillo winning the women´s. Marcin Swierc from Poland won the men´s Marathon (42 km) with Emelie Forsberg as lead woman. Finally, Miguel Orcajo took the male title for the Starter race (24 km).

TRANSGRANCANARIA 119K RACE REPORT: The Frenchman Sebastien Chaigneau and the Spaniard Nerea Martínez were rewarded today with the title of ‘winners’ of The North Face® Transgrancanaria in the 119km category during the prize ceremony of the event that got together more than 2500 participants and that ended up today Sunday 3rd of March.

Chaigneau arrived first, after a race of 14 hours, 5 minutes and 53 seconds, thanks to an excellent technique and much power. At his arrival at the finish line, the French runner talked about the toughness of the weather conditions during the race, with cold and rain during the night, contrasting with the strong morning sun. The second runner who made it to the finish line was Oier Ibarbia (total time: 14:30:53) and the third, the Canarian Yeray Durán (15:03:24).

Up to 95 runners ended up the competition with a DNF, among them some of the prerace favorites, such as Spaniards Miguel Heras and Aitor Leal, the Argentinean Gustavo Reyes or the Portuguese Carlos Sá.

In the female category of the ultra trail,  the resident of Madrid Nerea Martínez (17:16:23) was first to complete the 119k course. Second and the third positions  were taken by the same runners as in the last edition: Esther Fernández arrived second (17:33:39) and British Charlie Ramsdale, placed third (19:07:02).

TRANSGRANCANARIA 83K RACE REPORT: In the second category of the Transgrancanaria, the Advanced race which is 83 km long, the winner was another big name of the moutain races, the South African Ryan Sandes, with a total time of 8 hours and 11 minutes. 16 minutes later, the second runner arrived: the German, Philipp Reiter, who, being only 22 years old, was one of the youngest participants of this edition. José David Lutzardo arrived 3rd, 35 minutes after the winner.

The top of the podium of the Advanced female category was for the Gran Canarian Yurena Castrillo (10:53:18). Lidia Gómez arrived in the second position (11:22:59): she was one of the favourites due to the fact that in the past she had won three times this race. Sophie Grant, the New Zealand runner, placed third (11:39:06).

TRANSGRANCANARIA 42K RACE REPORT: In the Marathon category (42km), the Polish runner, Marcin Swierc, won the race with a total time of 2 hours and 58 minutes. The Gran Canarian Alexis Almeida placed second (3 hours and 15 minutes) and Rafael Bethencourt, also canarian, arrived third (3 hours and 28 minutes).

In the female category, the runners who made it to the podium, did so with a difference of 12 minutes: Emelie Forsberg (3:42:56), Nuria Domínguez (3:45:47), and in the third place, Janelle Tarum (3:54:53).

TRANSGRANCANARIA 24K RACE REPORT: In the Starter race, 24km long, the victory went to Miguel Ángel Orcajo (2:06:30), then Mario Vega (2:07:38) and third, Víctor Perdiz (2:08:46). And in the female category, Raffaella Ciavola (2:21:56), Ana Martín (2:29:18) and Karin Holm (2:30:30).

Jonay Prieto and Diana de la Rosa arrived first at  the finish line, but  were penalized by the judges because they didn’t have all the material that the Organization obliges the runners to take with them and that’s why they lost their position on the podium.

In addition to the participation and audience success during this Transgrancanaria 2013, the event will also be remembered for the extreme toughness of its route, much above the expected. Together with the hard orographical conditions, 3 uninvited factors appeared: a strong wind, a thick fog in the middle regions and mountains and heavy rains pouring during the whole night on great part of the island. Some extreme conditions that, on the 10th anniversary of the event, help grow its fame as one of the best moutain carreers in Europe.

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THE NORTH FACE TRANSGRANCARIA 2013. Photogallery

See up to 6 additional full photogalleries covering all 4 races at different trail spots at our sister site KATAVERNO.COM, specialized in trail running photography. Over 1.000 pics from all runners at Transgrancanaria available here, for free view and download. 

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Key trail races & trail runners in Spain 2013 

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Corredores de montaña: Miguel Heras, calendario carreras montaña 2013 con Western States, Leadville y Run Rabbit Run.

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Miguel Heras es uno de los corredores de montaña de referencia a nivel global. Si en 2012 ganó entre otras los 100k de Taiwan, los 42k en Patagonia o las 50 Millas de San Francisco, en 2013 arrancó ya ganando los 84k del Ultra Maratón del Meridiano. La semana que viene estaremos con él en directo para los 119k de la…

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Miguel Heras has just published his 2013 trailrunning calendar. It is a heavy challenge, for sure, covering 1.152 km in competition, including 10 Ultras. Out of those ultrarunning races he is to tackle, 6 of them will be taking place in the USA, including highly competitive runs at Western States, Leadville & Run Rabbit Run. Go Miguel, go!

TRAIL RUNNING ARGENTINA: Spaniards enjoy it at Cruce de los Andes: Oihana Kortazar 1F ; Emma Roca 2F ; Iker Karrera 3M. Congrats to all.

The ” Cruce de los Andes” 98km multistage race at the volcano territory between Argentina and Chile is one of the most relevant among South America´s trail running for 2013. In this XI edition, the tradicional team race saw the launch of a new “solo” category, for individual trailrunners to compete with each other.  Many big names strove to achieve the title, which went in the end to Max King and Oihana Kortazar. 

Cruce de los Andes 2013 Mapa de carrera (Etapa 1: Azul  / Etapa 2: Rosa / Etapa 3: Amarillo)

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EL CRUCE LOS ANDES 2013: THE RACE

The target of this “Cruce de Los Andes” 2013  was once more to achieve the crossing of the mighty mountain range by running through solitary trails among imposing volcanos joining the lands of Argentina and Chile over a 3 stage and 98km traverse. Considering there are as many possibilities to achieve the crossing as the imagination dares to think of, the map and profile change form year yo year, adding a special unique flavor to each edition. See  below the details for the 3 days that runners tackled head on this year, with 32k, 38k and 28k.

Cruce de los Andes 2013 Etapas 32k 38k 28k

The places where the event takes place are all of great beauty: Runners make their way through mountains and volcanoes, snowy peaks, forests, lakes, valleys and rocky areas. Even with the challenge taking place during the austral summer, climatic variations are enormous. Some editions have been accompanied by spectacular sunny days, with temperatures that can reach 20°C. Others, however, face the runners with truly adverse weather conditions which may include cold, snow, high winds and heavy rains.

Bearing all of it in mind, the physical demand for trail runners is enormous and requires intense training and mental toughness to make it through. It is an adventure race for those who love solitude and are willing to face three days running free among the mountains, enduring all the difficulties that entails.

Until 2013 this race was held always for teams of 2 runners (Ladies, Men or mixed) taht ought to stay together for the entire journey. In this XII edition and following  intense demand, the organization decided to add the individual category for the first time. The quality of the mountain runners who entered this new category made ​​it the prominent showpiece prominently with many of the big names among trail runners worldwide racing each other for the first individual title:  Max King, François D´Haene, Iker Karrera, Gustavo Reyes, Oihana Kortazar, Emma Roca, Anna Frost, etc…

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EL CRUCE DE LOS ANDES 2013: RACE REVIEW & RESULTS.

Cruce de los Andes 2013 Etapa 1 perfil

DAY 1 (32k): EL CRUCE COLUMBIA 2013 kicked off with a very fast 32k stage, due to its negative descent profile. Ever since this first km, the favorites to final victory lined up at front setting a very demanding pace. The results for the first day were: MEN 1. Max King  2:18 / 2. Francois D’Haene  2:21 / 3. Gustavo Reyes 2:23 / 4. Iker Karrera 2:25 / 5 Cristian Mohamed 2:30 // WOMEN 1. Oihana Kortazar 2:53 / 2. Emma Roca 2:56 / 3. (ex aequo) Anna Frost – NZ / Adriana Vargas – ARG CBA – 3:07 / 5. Rosalia Camargo – Brasil – 3:20

Cruce de los Andes 2013 Etapa 2 perfil

DAY 2 (38K):  La segunda era la etapa reina en cuanto a longitud, con 38k de los 98k que sumaba el conjunto de la prueba. Los parciales en la etapa 2 fueron los siguientes. Masculino:  1°- Max King 2º François D´Haene 3º Iker Karrera//  Femenino:  1ª Oihana Kortazar 2ª Emma Roca 3ª Anna Frost. 

Cruce de los Andes 2013 Etapa 3perfil

DAY 3 (28K):  Winners Max King y Oihana Kortazar. Upon the finish line for the final stage of El Cruce Columbia with 28km,  Max King confirmed a clear victory, followed by Francoise D`haene in second. Spaniard Iker Karrera ended up third finally after a pugnacious battle with  Gustavo Reyes who ended up fourth. In the women´s field,  the podium was most consistent during all stages; Oihana Kortazar won clearly, with Emma Roca second and Anna Frost as third.

Oihana Kortazar winner Cruce de los Andes 2013 photo oihana kortazar

Max King winner cruce de los andes 2013 (Photo: Org.)

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VIDEO CRUCE DE LOS ANDES 2013. 

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CRUCE DE LOS ANDES 2013: Photo gallery 

 

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FURTHER INFO ABOUT TRAIL RUNNING & RUNNERS FROM SPAIN. 

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Key trail races & trail runners in Spain 2013 

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Kilian Jornet and Mireia Miró tackle second Ski Mountaneering ISMF world cup event at Alpiniski (Switzerland)).

  Kilian Jornet and Mireia Miro enjoyed a succesful 2013 ski mountanerring world cup kickoff at Arhntal last week.   Now at Alpiniski, the spanish trailrunners are ready to  go on with their winter ski mountaneering season. This coming weekend they will tackle the second race of the ski mountaineering World Cup at Les Marécottes-Salvan (Switzerland)

Kilian Jornet at Ski Mountaneering World Cup 2013 first race Ahrntal

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SKI MOUNTANEERING WORLD CUP 2013: Second race at Alpiniski.

The Ski Mountaineering World Cup traveles to Switzerland next weeked with 2 races programmed for 25 & 26 January at Les Marecottes, not far from Martigny in the Vallée du Trient. This time, at least 15 nations will be represented. See below the official ISMF 2013 calendar.

The event starts off with a parade of athletes in Octodure. The Sprint takes place on Friday at 1015 in La Ceusaz, with the final round at around 1300.  The Individual race on Saturday on a classic Alpine course will again start out from La Creusaz.

The men will cover a vertical ascent of 1,538m while women and junior athletes tackle around 1,061m. After the first World Cup event in Ahrntal , all eyes are focused on the young Frenchman Mathéo Jacquemoud. However the Swiss are represented well by Martin Anthamatten and Yannick Ecoeur. The Italians are out in force with a strong team, whilst there are the spanish athletes to consider such as Kilian Jornet. In the female camp too France is well represented with Laetitia Roux although Mireia Miro ( Spain) and Gloriana Pellissier ( Italy ) will also be vying for places. See below current rankings for the ISMF 2013 world cup after race 1.

Ski Mountaneering 2013 world cup rankings after first race Ahrntal.

This event also concides with the celebrations for 150 years of the Swiss Alpine Club taking place in Martigny.

KILIAN JORNET & MIREIA MIRO: OUTLOOK FOR ALPINISKI

Kilian Jornet comments: “I am taking part in both the sprint race in Friday and the individual race in Saturday. I am not a sprinter so the Friday’s race will be a sort of training for Saturday, which I hope will be a nice event with many different technical zones. It is going to be a complicated course since the level in this competition is very high and the differences between the competitors are very small. Therefore, I have to be very accurate in order to get a good result”.

Mireia Miró declares: “I am in good shape after the last races in which I have scored a good result. This is why I am confident for this weekend and my goal is to be among the top five. My competitors are doing very good in the World Cup so I must be focused, do a good visualisation of the itinerary and make no mistakes during the race”

As of today, 24th January, spanish skiers Kilian Jornet and Mireia Miró are making last-minute preparations to take part this next weekend in the Alpiniski, the second race of the ski mountaineering World Cup in Switzerland. Kilian will enter in both the sprint race in Friday and the individual race in Saturday while Mireia will only participate in Saturday’s race.

Kilian and Mireia are keen on this competition, especially after the good results that both athletes have scored in the last weeks. Kilian Jornet ended up with two podiums on the first race of the World Cup in Ahrntal. Mireia was second in the individual event in Ahrntal and took an easy victory in the Spanish ski mountaineering championship.

Regarding the Alpiniski, Kilian Jornet states: “After the first race of the World Cup I have take things easy since I trained very hard for the last few months and resting was necessary. Now I am feeling relaxed and I had some time to work on the slopes which was my main weak point. I am happy for the results and I am confident enough that they will help me in the upcoming races. This year the level is very tight and I will need to be perfect in every aspect of the race to score a good result”.

Mirea Miró says: “The last results had been a morale booster for the Alpiniski. I am looking forward to a beautiful race in which I hope I will feel confident and comfortable. However, I will need to stay focused to make as less mistakes as possible because the level in the World Cup this year is very high. My goal is to be among the top five, I would consider this a very good result that would confirm the good dynamics I have experienced in this beginning of 2013”.

The sprint race in Friday will start at 10.30am and the Saturday’s individual race, which will have a 1538 meter scope for man and 1061 meter for woman, at 8am. Both races will be in La Creusaz, in Les Marécottes-Salvan (Switzerland).

SKI MOUNTANEERING SEASON 2013. Picture Gallery.

Mireia Miró campeona españa esqui montaña 2013. Foto Joan Miro

Kilian Jornet at Ski Mountaneering World Cup 2013 first race Ahrntal

Ski Mountaneering 2013 world cup rankings after first race Ahrntal.

 

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FURTHER INFO ABOUT TRAIL RUNNING SPAIN

Key trail races & trail runners in Spain 2013

Results for key Trail running Races in Spain

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