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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 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.
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.
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.
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.
The Heldentrail 65 km took place in Suhl, Germany, on September 12, 2026. The event had 125 finishers, including 107 men and 18 women.
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