That is it for 2024. Race quantity’s quiet the final two weekends of the yr, however there have been a lot of smaller races round America to complete it up.
We even have the announcement of the 2025 Mountain Operating World Cup calendar, organized by the World Mountain Operating Affiliation.
Ioana Madalina Amairei of Romania successful the 2024 Giir di Mont. The Italian race will once more be a part of the WMRA Mountain Operating World Cup in 2025. Photograph: World Mountain Operating Affiliation/Marco Gulberti
Races and Runs
Doomsday 50k – Cool, California
The second-year race ran on December 21 and noticed 71 finishers. Sandra Sperry (Canada) and Samuel Cooper led the group in 6:03 and 5:33. Full outcomes.
Woodside Ramble Winter 50k – Woodside, California
The ladies’s winner ran 4:52 however isn’t named within the outcomes. Tell us within the feedback if their identify. Males’s winner Adam Roeder completed in 4:23. Full outcomes.
Throughout the Years – Peoria, Arizona
The Aravaipa Operating competition goes from December 28, 2024, to January 3, 2025. There are nonetheless a number of days to go then on a brand new 1.42-mile loop and a number of the occasion’s 16 totally different contests haven’t but began. Highlights thus far have included Sierra DeGroff successful the December 28 100k total in 9:06. On that very same day, Sarah Zentack and Matt Collins ran 19:46 and 14:48 for 100 miles. The 200-mile, 48-hour, 72-hour, and six-day races are nonetheless happening. Monitoring.
Arctic Frog – Mayville, Wisconsin
The 50k winners Mimi Bradley and Tyler Owens completed in 5:11 and 4:26. Full outcomes.
Tuscobia Winter Extremely – Park Falls, Wisconsin
The race is self-supported with run, bike, and ski choices and 80-mile one-way or 160-mile out-and-back race distances. It appears to be like like Terry Dreves was the ladies’s 80-mile run winner in 22:23, and Adam Kerr was first man in 22:15. The 160-mile run was an excellent better race of attrition with, it seems, solely three finishers: males’s winner Jeff Leuwerke in 53:58, and ladies’s first and second, Simone Valentin Austin and Faye Norby, in 54:41 and 60:45 respectively. Monitoring.
Lookout Mountain 50 Mile – Lookout Mountain, Georgia
The longtime race topped Aden St Charles and Devon Brodmyer as champs in 10:12 and seven:48. Full outcomes.
Charleston 100 Mile – Charleston, South Carolina
It was the seventh yr for the low-country run. Christi Ballagh and Anthony Brungard have been prime finishers in 22:48 and 14:55. Brungard was over 5 hours in entrance of the following finisher. Full outcomes.
Historic Oaks 100 Mile – Titusville, Florida
Michelle Toppi and Casey Thivierge have been the quickest in 29:09 and 23:05. Full outcomes.
Peace River 50k – Bartow, Florida
There have been simply 33 finishers however a prize purse of $5,000. The race was a preview for 2025’s 100-mile run that guarantees an excellent better prize purse. Race winners Nikki Criscuolo and Jonathan Mott every gained $1,250 for his or her 4:40 and three:41 successful instances. Full outcomes.
Jupiter Ridge Sand Spur – Jupiter, Florida
Brenda Lips and Alan Davidson ran the seven-lap 50k course in 5:20 and 4:40 on December 28. Full outcomes.
NoFlo Vacation Run 50k – Winter Springs, Florida
A small group was led by Nobie Clark and Brad Berg in 4:45 and 4:40. Full outcomes.
2025 Mountain Operating World Cup
The 2025 Mountain Operating World Cup, organized by the World Mountain Operating Affiliation, will likely be a 15-race schedule throughout eight international locations. A number of of the races afford an opportunity for a weekend double, and each the Damaged Arrow Skyrace and Sierre-Zinal overlap with the Golden Path World Collection.
The World Cup champs will win €5,000.
Zmeu X-Fest in Romania will open the 2025 WMRA Mountain Operating World Cup. Photograph: World Mountain Operating Affiliation
- Could 4 – Zmeu X-Fest (Romania)
- Could 24 – Vertical Nasego (Italy)
- Could 25 – Trofeo Nasego (Italy)
- June 15 – Tatra Fest (Poland)
- June 20 – Damaged Arrow Uphill (U.S.)
- June 22 – Damaged Arrow Skyrace (U.S.)
- July 5 – Chongli World Cup Uphill (China)
- July 6 – Chongli World Cup Basic (China)
- July 19 – Vauban Mountain Path Uphill (France)
- July 20 – Vauban Mountain Path (France)
- July 26 – Giir di Mont Uphill (Italy)
- July 27 – Giir di Mont (Italy)
- August 9 – Sierre-Zinal (Switzerland)
- August 23 – World Cup Ultimate Velika Planina (Slovenia)
- August 24 – World Cup Ultimate Smarna Gora (Slovenia)
Each the Damaged Arrow Skyrace and Sierre-Zinal races will likely be a part of each the Golden Path World Collection and the Mountain Operating World Cup.
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