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Mountain running is a sports discipline which takes place mainly off-road in mountainous terrain, but if there is significant elevation gain on the route, surfaced roads may be used. [1] In this it differs from fell running ; also its courses are more clearly marked and avoid dangerous sections. [ 2 ]
Fell running, also sometimes known as hill running, is the sport of running and racing, off-road, over upland country where the gradient climbed is a significant component of the difficulty. The name arises from the origins of the English sport on the fells of northern Britain, especially those in the Lake District .
Trail running is a type of running that takes place on outdoor trails, often in mountainous terrain, and often includes significant ascents and descents. Trail running is overseen by the International Trail Running Association and includes longer races. [1] [2] It is similar to both mountain and fell running (also known
The World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) is the global governing body of mountain running. For World Athletics purposes, mountain running takes place on terrain that is mainly off-road , but if there is significant elevation gain on the route, surfaced roads may be used.
Mountain running competitions (7 C, 30 P) S. Skyrunning (2 C, 4 P) T. Trail running (2 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Mountain running" The following 7 pages are in this ...
The World Mountain Running Championships (World Mountain Running Trophy until 2008), is an international mountain running competition contested by athletes of the members of WMRA, World Mountain Running Association, the sport's global governing body.
The World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships (from 2004 up to 2014 the name was World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge), [1] is an annual international mountain running competition organised by the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA).
The Junior Race, for runners 17 years and younger, run the main street and up to the halfway point on the mountain and back down. Once the runner turns 18, they must compete in either the men's race or the women's race. In 2014 Allie Ostrander won the Junior race outright (boys and girls). [30] Ostrander holds the girls' records for all age ...