Wimbledon The Championships at Wimbledon are just beyond the half-way point, so we almost have the quarters filled-in and those battles set to go. Some very intriguing storylines. In a previous post, I thought Stan Wawrinka might be feeling a bit too much of his French Open hang-over to pose much of a threat on the grass …
Continue reading Wimbledon at the Quarters and Mountain Running
The results are in. At least from a few revealing events that have transpired over the last couple of weeks. Let’s start with what our burrowing Euro Bureau correspondent has to report. The Skyrunner Series is officially finito. The European Skyrunning Championships took place in Alicante, Spain on Saturday, November 5th with the Vertical Kilometer® …
In some international racing this weekend, Salomon Running continues its seasonal harvest of wins (Salomon might want to market an energy drink with the supportable claim that this stuff works!). At the 25thKinabalu Climbathon, Kilian Jornet Burgada made good on the back-and-forth battle between him and Marco De Gasperi. Inside Trail had a strong inkling …
Continue reading Kilian out duels De Gasperi to win 2011 Skyrunner Super Cup
The Independence of a Summit World peace? The official transition from independence to interdependence, in the words of one prominent political sociologist Benjamin Barber? Nah. It's about the prominence of a mountain and a mountain race. De Gasperi. Jornet. Mount Kinabalu. On the island of Borneo in East Malaysia stands the 20th tallest mountain in …
Continue reading 2011 Skyrunner SuperCup at Mt. Kinabalu Climbathon
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. …
Much of the blogosphere has exploded in heated comments that appear to revolve around the rivalry between elite European ultra runners (or "real" mountain runners) and elite American ultra runners (or pseudo mountain runners). As far as Inside Trail is concerned, the paradigm shift we touched-on in a post over a week ago is not …
Continue reading Interview with Salomon Running’s Adam Chase
As race reports and articles come across the wires, a clearer picture is coming into view; but that doesn't mean that additional questions aren't raised. The difficulty of the scheduling changes, the course reroutes, the way in which organizers communicate to participants can cause frustration at varying levels. Some handled it well (exceptionally well), like …
Tim: First, believe it or not, there were other events taking place this weekend, besides UTMB. I have to mention Cascade Crest 100, where Rod Bien broke the course record set last year by fellow Oregonian, Jeff Browning. Rod finished in 18:27. Top woman finisher was Shawna Thompkins in 21:15. Big props to those solid …
Kilian Jornet proves his dominance and talent at UTMB, running in the front all night and day to win in 20:36. Salomon teammate, Iker Karrera, cruises in shortly afterward for 2nd. The North Face's Sebastien Chaigneau sweeps in for 3rd. Did you follow it? What are your thoughts?
Greetings. We’re just getting-in some quick picks and (very) brief descriptions of the runners most likely to make some noise trotting around the Mont Blanc massif in a day or so. Footfeathers (Tim) is on the road this very minute to new residence, so this week has been a little hectic. Pardon the lack of …
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