https://elsas.it/en/ Running news from road, trail and scene en Fri, 09 Oct 2026 04:02:22 +0000 https://elsas.it/en/m/nada-federation-decision-2027-01-01/ https://elsas.it/en/m/nada-federation-decision-2027-01-01/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 05:01:00 +0000 From 1 January 2027 a new version of the World Anti-Doping Code (WADC) takes effect. The new rules form the basis for the national anti-doping regulations and bring several changes that are relevant for athletes. The Nationale Anti-Doping Agentur Deutschland (NADA) and Athleten Deutschland will therefore hold two joint webinars to explain the main changes and answer central questions. The NADA board members Dr. Lars Mortsiefer and Dr. Eva Bunthoff lead the calls. Among the topics are a stronger consideration of athletes' rights, the reduction of possible conflicts of interest in the anti-doping system, a stronger responsibility of the entourage and better protection of young athletes. NADA-specific changes to test pools and prevention measures are also covered. The date given for the webinars is 8 October 2026, and information on registration is provided by the organisers. Source: Hamburger Leichtathletik-Verband https://elsas.it/en/m/blv-federation-decision-2026-11-21/ https://elsas.it/en/m/blv-federation-decision-2026-11-21/ Tue, 29 Sep 2026 05:01:00 +0000 The Berliner Leichtathletik-Verband is offering a youth congress this year under the motto Zukunft Nachwuchsleistungssport. The congress takes place on 21 and 22 November at the Olympiapark Berlin. The programme covers cross-discipline topics such as cycle-oriented training, injury prevention and the long-term development of young athletes. Sport-practical questions also form part of the agenda, among them how high-quality training can be organised in a gymnasium, how para-athletes can be successfully integrated into a training group, and what benefit squad tests have. Speakers include Alexandra Bartsch of Charity Berlin, Stefanie Platt, named as an expert for cycle-oriented training, and Adamantios Arampatzis, professor of movement science at the Humboldt Universität Berlin, along with further contributors. The programme combines impulse talks and practical workshops. The organisers state a scope of 15 teaching units and include lunch, and registration is available together with the schedule. The announcement was issued on 29 September 2026. Source: Berliner Leichtathletik-Verband - Pressemitteilungen https://elsas.it/en/m/robert-farken-athlete-news-2026-10-05/ https://elsas.it/en/m/robert-farken-athlete-news-2026-10-05/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:16:00 +0000 Robert Farken has won the fan vote for the September edition of the 'Ass des Monats' award of the German Athletics Association (DLV). The athlete from Leipzig received the most votes and prevailed against a strong field of competitors. According to the DLV, Farken had also got the better of the competition at the road running World Championships in Copenhagen. The award covers the month of September. The federation published the outcome of the ballot on 5 October 2026. The 'Ass des Monats' is decided by a fan vote organised by the DLV. Source: Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband (DLV) https://elsas.it/en/m/wmra-world-cup-federation-decision-2026-10-05/ https://elsas.it/en/m/wmra-world-cup-federation-decision-2026-10-05/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:46:00 +0000 The 2026 WMRA World Cup reaches its concluding weekend at Defi des Couleurs in Quebec, Canada. The circuit has covered 16 races in 10 countries across four continents, taking in established mountain running destinations as well as new venues and communities. The season produced close finishes, among them Anna Gibson (USA) overtaking Joyce Muthoni Njeru (KEN) in the final metres of Broken Arrow Ascent and a photo finish between Richard Omaya Atuya and Linus Hultegard at Transvulcania. Brayan Rodríguez (MEX), Arianna Dentis (ITA) and Ruth Gitonga (KEN) established themselves among the standout names of the year. The World Mountain Running Association states that 100 anti-doping tests have been carried out over the World Cup season. Source: WMRA - World Mountain Running Association https://elsas.it/en/m/generali-koln-marathon-race-result-2026-10-04/ https://elsas.it/en/m/generali-koln-marathon-race-result-2026-10-04/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:31:00 +0000 The half marathon at the Generali Köln-Marathon was the fastest race the city has hosted. Richard Ringer of LC Rehlingen won in 61:50, breaking a course record that had stood for 16 years. The previous best was 63:00, set in 2010 by Kenyan Leonard Kipkoech Langat. Esther Pfeiffer of Düsseldorf Athletics also went under the course record. Jona Bodirsky of TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen finished second in 62:52, also below the old mark. Yohan Zaradzki of Belgium came third in 63:17. Ringer, the 2022 European marathon champion, said he had planned to stay only just under the record because he did not want to overreach three weeks before the Frankfurt Marathon. Seven weeks earlier he had placed tenth at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham and won team silver alongside European champion Amanal Petros and Samuel Fitwi. Source: Generali Köln-Marathon (Veranstalter) https://elsas.it/en/m/skyrunning-masters-championships-entry-opening-2026-10-04/ https://elsas.it/en/m/skyrunning-masters-championships-entry-opening-2026-10-04/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:01:00 +0000 The Skyrunning Masters Championships close their 2026 season with the SKYULTRA on October 4, 2026. The race is hosted at the Pisão Extreme in São Pedro do Sul, in northern Portugal. Runners over forty face 6,500 metres of vertical climb over 65 km. Source: ISF - International Skyrunning Federation https://elsas.it/en/m/a-stroll-in-the-park-race-result-2026-10-03/ https://elsas.it/en/m/a-stroll-in-the-park-race-result-2026-10-03/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 22:47:00 +0000 The A Stroll in The Park 12-Hour Endurance Run took place in Suwanee, Georgia, in the United States on 3 October 2026. The event was a 12-hour race. 8 runners completed the 12-hour event. The finishers comprised 5 men and 3 women. The result is recorded in the DUV Ergebnisdatenbank of the Deutscher Ultramarathon-Verband. The database entry lists the location as Suwanee, GA (USA), the format as 12h and the finisher count as 8, with 5 men and 3 women. Source: DUV Ergebnisdatenbank (Deutscher Ultramarathon-Verband) https://elsas.it/en/m/austrian-road-running-championships-race-result-2026-10-02/ https://elsas.it/en/m/austrian-road-running-championships-race-result-2026-10-02/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:16:00 +0000 The Austrian championships in 10km and 5km road running were held as part of the 5th Waldquellelauf in Kobersdorf in Burgenland on 2 October 2026. Over 10 kilometres, Lemanuela Wutz and Andreas Vojta won the national titles in the general class. Wutz represents DSG Wien, while Vojta competes for team2012.at. For Vojta, this was his 53rd individual title at Austrian national championships. The championships covered both the 10km and 5km road distances, with the 10km races deciding the general class titles. Source: Österreichischer Leichtathletik-Verband (ÖLV) https://elsas.it/en/m/rosina-machu-athlete-news-2026-10-01/ https://elsas.it/en/m/rosina-machu-athlete-news-2026-10-01/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:01:00 +0000 The Boston Athletic Association announced on 1 October that Rosina Machu has joined the B.A.A. High Performance Team. Machu was a five-time NCAA All-American at Gonzaga University. The Boston-based professional team is coached by Mark Carroll, the B.A.A.'s Director of Performance and Head Coach, and is supported by the B.A.A. and adidas. Machu is from Boise, Idaho, and closed her collegiate career at Gonzaga with an 11th-place and a 20th-place finish. She will represent the B.A.A. at the Boston 10K for Women on 11 October and in cross country throughout the fall. The B.A.A. is the organiser of the Boston Marathon. Source: Boston Athletic Association (Veranstalter Boston Marathon) https://elsas.it/en/m/dlv-federation-decision-2026-10-01/ https://elsas.it/en/m/dlv-federation-decision-2026-10-01/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 05:01:00 +0000 On Thursday 1 October, the new board trio of the Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband (DLV) began work together. Volker Herrmann, 42, started his first day as the new Vorstandsvorsitzender, the association's chairman. Dr. Kristin Behrens, 47, took over the newly defined position of Vorstand Verbandsentwicklung, which covers association development. Dr. Jörg Bügner, 57, remains in his role as Vorstand Leistungssport, responsible for competitive sport. The DLV announced the start of the three officials on its website. The trio begins its work at the same time. Source: Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband (DLV) https://elsas.it/en/m/london-marathon-federation-decision-2026-09-30/ https://elsas.it/en/m/london-marathon-federation-decision-2026-09-30/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 05:01:00 +0000 The London Marathon will be held over two days for the first time in 2027, on 24 and 25 April. Sawe and Debrunner drew which of the two days they will race. The split schedule was confirmed for the 2027 edition of the race. Source: Marca Atletismo https://elsas.it/en/m/marna-gora-mountain-race-race-result-2026-09-30/ https://elsas.it/en/m/marna-gora-mountain-race-race-result-2026-09-30/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:01:00 +0000 Klara Velepec (SLO) won both races of the weekend on home ground at Šmarna Gora, taking the 30th Rekord Šmarne Gore on Saturday and the 47th Tek na Šmarno Goro the following day. The Saturday uphill race covered 1.8 km and climbed 360 metres to the summit. Tiziano Moia (ITA) produced the fastest men's performance in 11:07, ahead of Klemen Španring (SLO) in 11:20 and Rok Bratina (SLO) in 11:30. Velepec won the women's race there less than 24 hours before her second victory. Sunday's 10 km course combined 705 metres of climbing with a fast descent before the final ascent to Šmarna Gora. Lorenzo Cagnati (ITA) led an Italian one-two in 42:55.9, with Moia second in 43:06.4 and Španring third in 43:35.6. Velepec completed her weekend double in 52:08.4, ahead of Arianna Del Pino (ITA) in 53:46.2 and Kitti Posztos (HUN) in 55:05.1. Morning fog covered Ljubljana below, while clearer conditions higher on the mountain provided the setting for the race. Source: WMRA - World Mountain Running Association https://elsas.it/en/m/isf-federation-decision-2026-09-17/ https://elsas.it/en/m/isf-federation-decision-2026-09-17/ Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:01:00 +0000 The International Skyrunning Federation held its Annual General Assembly at the Council of San Sebastian de la Gomera in the Canary Islands, Spain, on September 17. The meeting took place ahead of the 2026 Skyrunning World Championships, which began the following day. Marino Giacometti, President, Pavlos Georgiades, Secretary General, and Alexander Keim, Strategic Plan Committee President, chaired the assembly with members of the executive board and management committee. The assembly presented a new Strategic Plan and approved fully restructured Statutes, alongside regular reports. Plans for the coming years were presented to the 18 Members attending or represented by proxy. The Strategic Plan sets out a vision for a stronger Federation after the recovery of challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic. With finances now stable, the ISF plans to establish a head office with one employee. Source: ISF - International Skyrunning Federation https://elsas.it/en/m/sudthuringentrail-race-result-2026-09-12/ https://elsas.it/en/m/sudthuringentrail-race-result-2026-09-12/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:01:00 +0000 The Riesentrail 47 km was held in Suhl, Germany, on 12 September 2026. It covered 47 kilometres and recorded 133 finishers. The field comprised 99 men and 34 women. Source: DUV Ergebnisdatenbank (Deutscher Ultramarathon-Verband) https://elsas.it/en/m/heldentrail-race-result-2026-09-12/ https://elsas.it/en/m/heldentrail-race-result-2026-09-12/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:01:00 +0000 The Heldentrail 65 km took place in Suhl, Germany, on September 12, 2026. The event had 125 finishers, including 107 men and 18 women. Source: DUV Ergebnisdatenbank (Deutscher Ultramarathon-Verband) https://elsas.it/en/m/treadmill-running-studie-2013-08-07/ https://elsas.it/en/m/treadmill-running-studie-2013-08-07/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:01:00 +0000 In a laboratory study, 19 participants ran to exhaustion on a treadmill in three counterbalanced conditions: no acoustic stimuli, a metronome matching their cadence, and synchronous motivational music. Time to exhaustion was significantly longer with acoustic stimuli than without, but did not differ between the metronome and music conditions. Music slightly lowered perceived exertion and near-maximal heart rates. Source: PLOS ONE https://elsas.it/en/m/synchronous-music-studie-2012-01-01/ https://elsas.it/en/m/synchronous-music-studie-2012-01-01/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:01:00 +0000 Only 11 elite triathletes took part in this repeated-measures laboratory experiment. Time to exhaustion was 18.1 percent and 19.7 percent longer with motivational and neutral music than with no music. Mood and feeling states were more positive with motivational music, and running economy was better with both music conditions. Source: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport