Weekend Wrap at Inside Trail

  And from our Euro Bureau (with an obvious focus on Skyrunning): The 2011 Skyrunner World Series concluded Sunday, with British Team Salomon mountain runner Tom Owens claiming victory on the Italian slopes of Sentiero delle Grigne. A heavy electric storm with torrential rain had race organizers actually shorten the original steep mountain marathon course. …

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Inside Trail Commentary

A check of the “local” blog-o-shpere reveals a couple of soft pours.  If you like what a tavern usually serves, then it’s your obligation to notify the patronage, even the management, when there’s a miss.  Geoff Roes says this year has been his most enjoyable year of running.  Andy Jones-Wilkins is asking for comments about …

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2011 World Mountain Running Champs Max King and Kasie Enman

Ladies first. . . Here come the men at ~3k. Kasie Enman emerged from the senior women's WMRC carnage victorious today in Tirana.  Moreover, Max is King of the senior men's sport of mountain running.  Congrats to stellar performances today by all runners, but a huge cheer for the Americans! As America honors the ten …

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Silverton 24, 48, 72 hour and 6 Day Wrap Up. . .and Ben Nevis and Trans Alps

  And Ben Nevis is a wrap.  Finlay Wild repeats as winner.  Reports suggest he trailed Lloyd Taggart at the 4400ft. summit, but by finishing a good 2 minutes ahead of the current English Fell Champ, Wild’s descent and final kick were indeed pretty wild.  Congratulations, Sir Wild!  Danny Hope was third, 2002 and 2005 …

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2011 Sierre-Zinal Results and Commentary

The fourth stop of the Sky Runner World Series at Sierre-Zinal turned into a fantastic duel between familiar foes.  Sierre-Zinal results tell us a lot about mountain running, especially from an American perspective.  First, however, the race itself: Here at Inside Trail we were spot-on with the men’s winner of the Race of the Five …

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