Skyrunner World Series

Angela Mudge, winner of the 2006 Women's Skyrunner World Series.

The Skyrunner World Series is an annual international championship of high altitude endurance races organised from 2008 by the International Skyrunning Federation (ISF).[1] Previously the races were organised by the Federation for Sport at Altitude (FSA).[1] It has been sponsored by Buff, a Spanish headwear company, since 2003.[2]

Between six and eight races are selected from at least five different countries. At least five races must feature the "Skyrunning" parameters of a marked vertical incline and a minimum altitude of 2,000 metres.[3] Points are allocated according to the finishing position, with 100 for the winner, 88 for second, 78 for third, down to two points for the fortieth placed competitor. The same scale is used for the women's event, but only down to fifteenth position. In order to prolong the opportunity to win the championship, double points are awarded in the final race. The best four results across the season are totalled, and the runner with the highest cumulative score is declared champion for the year.[4]

Results

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2003

Race Date Men's winner Women's winner
Maraton Alpino Madrileno, Spain June 15 Agustí Roc Amador Corinne Favre
Sentiero 4 Luglio SkyRace, Italy July 6 Mario Poletti Corinne Favre
Val d'Isère Vertical Kilometer, France July 12 Marco De Gasperi Corinne Favre
Barr Trail Mountain Race, United States July 13 Paul Low Kelli Lusk
Course de Sierre Zinal, Switzerland August 10 Jonathan Wyatt Tsigi Worku
Cervinia SkyMarathon, Italy September 7 Lucio Fregona Gisella Bendotti
Mount Kinabalu Climbathon, Malaysia October 4–5 Marco De Gasperi Kuilin Danny Gongot
2003 champions Agustí Roc Amador (2) Teresa Forn

2004

Race Date Men's winner Women's winner
Zegama-Aizkorri, Spain May 23 Mario Poletti Anna Serra
Valposchiavo-Valmalenco, Italy / Switzerland June 13 Dennis Brunod Emanuela Brizio
Sentiero 4 Luglio SkyRace, Italy July 4 Fabio Bonfanti Emanuela Brizio
6000D SkyRace, France July 25 Rob Jebb Corinne Favre
Dolomites SkyRace, Italy August 1 Fulvio Dapit Anna Serra
Pikes Peak Marathon, United States August 22 Galen Burrell Erica Larson
Mount Kinabalu Climbathon, Malaysia October 3 Bruno Brunod Anna Pichrtová
2004 champions Agustí Roc Amador (3) Anna Serra

2005

Race Date Men's winner Women's winner
Zegama-Aizkorri, Spain May 29 Rob Jebb Corinne Favre
Valmalenco-Valposchiavo, Italy / Switzerland June 12 Ricardo Mejia Emanuela Brizio
Dolomites SkyRace, Italy July 24 Michele Tavernaro Corinne Favre
La 6000D SkyRace, France July 31 Rob Jebb Corinne Favre
Pikes Peak Marathon, United States August 21 Fulvio Dapit Corinne Favre
Sentiero delle Grigne, Italy September 18 Dennis Brunod Corinne Favre
Mount Kinabalu Climbathon, Malaysia October 1–2 Ricardo Mejia Anna Pichrtova
2005 champions Rob Jebb Corinne Favre

2006

Race Date Men's winner Women's winner
Hidalgo, Mexico May 7 Ricardo Mejia Monica Ardid
Zegama-Aizkorri, Spain May 28 Ricardo Mejia Angela Mudge
Valmalenco-Valposchiavo, Italy / Switzerland June 11 Helmut Schiessl Angela Mudge
OSJ Ontake SkyRace, Japan June 25 Fulvio Dapit Angela Mudge
Dolomites SkyRace, Italy July 23 Agusti Roc Angela Mudge
SkyRace Andorra September 3 Ricardo Mejia Ester Hernandez Casahuga
Sentiero delle Grigne, Italy September 17 Massimo Colombo Daniela Gilardi
Mount Kinabalu Climbathon, Malaysia September 30 Ricardo Mejia Anna Pichrtova
2006 champions Ricardo Mejia Angela Mudge

2007

Race Date Men's winner Women's winner
Berga (Catalunya-Spain) May 20 Raul Garcia Castan Angela Mudge
Corteno Golgi (Italy) July 1 Andrew Symonds Corrine Favre
Vallnord (Andorra) July 22 Kílian Jornet Burgada Angela Mudge
Dolomites SkyRace (Italy) July 29 Mitja Kosovelj Angela Mudge
Mount Kinabalu Climbathon (Malaysia) August 26 Kílian Jornet Burgada Monica Ardid
OSJ Ontake SkyRace (Japan) September 2 Kílian Jornet Burgada Stéphanie Jiménez
Zegama-Aizkorri (Euskadi-Spain) September 23 Kílian Jornet Burgada Corrine Favre
2007 champions Kílian Jornet Burgada Angela Mudge (2)

2008

Race Date Men's winner Women's winner
Berga (Catalunya-Spain) May 11 Jessed Hernàndez Corinne Favre
Valmalenco-Valposchiavo, (Italy / Switzerland) June 8 Kílian Jornet Burgada Angela Mudge
Vallnord (Andorra) June 29 Kílian Jornet Burgada Rosa Madureira
Mount Kinabalu Climbathon (Malaysia) August 24 Agustí Roc Amador Corinne Favre
Fort William (United Kingdom) September 6 Agustí Roc Amador Angela Mudge
Sentiero delle Grigne, Pasturo (Italy) September 21 Kílian Jornet Burgada Emanuela Brizio
2008 champions Kílian Jornet Burgada (2) Corinne Favre (2)

2009

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Race Date Men's winner Women's winner
Irazú SkyRace (Costa Rica) April 18 Ricardo Mejía Emanuela Brizio
Maratòn Alpina Zegama-Aizkorri (Spain) May 24 Ricky Lightfoot Emanuela Brizio
Vallnord SkyRace (Andorra) June 28 Kílian Jornet Burgada Emanuela Brizio
Giir di Mont (Italy) July 26 Kílian Jornet Burgada Stéphanie Jiménez
Pikes Peak Marathon (United States) August 16 Matt Carpenter Anita Ortiz
Ben Nevis Race (United Kingdom) September 5 Rob Jebb Mireia Miró Varela
Mount Kinabalu Climbathon (Malaysia) October 24 & 25 Kílian Jornet Burgada Emanuela Brizio
2009 champions Kílian Jornet Burgada (3) Emanuela Brizio

2010

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Race Date Men's winner Women's winner
Maratòn Alpina Zegama-Aizkorri (Spain) May 16 Kílian Jornet Burgada Emanuela Brizio
Charbeton Marathon (France) August 1 Tofol Castañer Anna Frost
Pikes Peak Marathon (United States) August 22 Matt Carpenter Keri Nelson
Sentiero delle grigne (Italy) September 19 Miguel Ángel Heras Mireia Miró
Mount Kinabalu Climbathon (Malaysia) October 24 Marco De Gasperi Nuria Picas
2010 champions Tofol Castañer Emanuela Brizio (2)

2014

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Race Date Men's winner Women's winner
2014 champions Luis-Alberto Hernando Emelie Forsberg

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Skyrunning History". International Skyrunning Federation. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  2. "Presentation: The Buff Skyrunner World Series", buffskyrunner.com
  3. "FSA SkyRules", Federation for Sport at Altitude
  4. "Rules: The Buff Skyrunner World Series", buffskyrunner.com
  5. (Source: Buff Skyrunner results Buff Skyrunner result)
  6. 2009 Skyrunner World Series ranking. skyrunner.com. Retrieved October 29, 2009.
  7. 2010 Skyrunner World Series ranking. skyrunning.com
  8. 2014 Skyrunner World Series ranking. skyrunning.com. Retrieved November 2nd, 2014.

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