Trail running competitions: Highlights from the running calendar, powered by DYNAFIT
The excitement builds, the air is filled with adrenaline, and finally the long-awaited starting gun goes off. Now you have to give it your all, fight, endure, and push to your limits. The ultimate feeling of joy when running across the finish line is worth every ounce of exertion.
How are you plans shaping up? Would you also like to toe the starting line at a trail running race this summer? The 2024 running calendar offers many highlights for you that are backed by DYNAFIT as a partner. We would like to introduce select races to you and lend some inspiration for your next challenge. Run with us in the legendary Transalpine Run across the Alps, get yourself to the most beautiful ultra run in Austria, or come with us to the great north to a very special technical race. Whether experienced pro, ambitious recreational athlete, or race novice, there is something just right here for every trail enthusiast. #SPEEDUP
NUTS Ylläs Pallas Trail Run – Finland
Experience Lapland from its most impressive side: Clear air, wild nature, and endless fell countryside make the NUTS Ylläs Pallas Trail Run a very special running experience. With a total of five different courses and the NUTS 300 special event, there is just the right race for every level of runner. The midnight sun is your constant companion and shows you the way across the great north.
Dates: July 12-13, 2024
Location: Ylläs-Pallas, FIN
Participants: international recreational and pro runners
Courses: 160K, 100K, 66K, 37K, 15K / NUTS 300K
Grossglockner Ultra-Trail - Austria
Technically demanding, one-of-a-kind spectacular countryside, and a “must-do” on the international trail circuit: The Grossglockner ULTRA-TRAIL – powered by DYNAFIT (GGUT) is renown as the toughest trail running race in the Eastern Alps. A picturesque backdrop with innumerable glaciers and 3,000ers, GGUT offers a total of six courses for participants to measure themselves against each other.
Dates: July 25-28, 2023
Location: Zell am See-Kaprun, AT
Participants: approximately 2,000 recreational and pro runners
Courses: 110K, 84K, 57K, 37K, 16K, 1K & 3.1K (Mini GGUT)
Acantilados del Norte – Spain
This skyrunning event should definitely be on your bucket list. The course of this technical race leads runners along the north escarpment of La Palma. Guaranteed, you’ll be able to look forward to the most beautiful coastal areas from the run’s exposed ridges and steep peaks dotted with spectacular views.
Dates: March 2, 2024
Location: La Palma, Spain
Participants: international recreational and pro runners
Course: 29K
LHUT – Czech Republic
Lesser known trails in the Lysá hora massif are waiting fo you! The LHUT (Lysohorsky Ultra Trail) is an ultra marathon that takes your through the Lysohorsky Mountains and offers everything your trail running heart covets: From steep climbs and challenging downhills to the best views off to the distance valleys of the region.
Dates: June 8, 2024
Location: Malenovice, Czech Republic
Participants: international recreational and pro runners
Courses: 31K, 67K
Ultra Trail Chic Choc – Canada
An adventure far from the well-trodden trails: The Ultra Trail Chic Choc in the Canadian province of Québec is a paradise for every trail runner. Untouched nature, technical routes, and diverse courses make this competition a special experience. With a total of eight different courses, it has something for every taste and even the next generation get their money’s worth.
Dates: Aug. 16-18, 2023
Location: Gaspésie / Québec, Canada
Participants: Pro and recreational runners
Courses: 113K, 78K, 62K, 45K, 26K, 23K, 10K, 3 & 5.5K (Kids’ races)
Rosengarten Schlern – Italy
Have you always wanted to run through the unparalleled backdrop of the Dolomites UNESCO World Heritage Site? Then the Rosengarten Schlern Sky Marathon is just the thing for you! There, you will circle the Rosengarten massif and conquer an impressive amount of vert on alpine trails.
Dates: July 13, 2024
Location: Tiers, Italy
Participants: international recreational and pro runners
Courses: 36K, 45K
Transalpine Run – Austria / Italy / Switzerland
Once in your life to run across the Alps – this is the dream of many mountain athletes. With the legendary Transalpine Run powered by DYNAFIT this can be a reality. Over seven days, participants go from Garmisch-Patenkrichen through Switzerland to Reschensee in South Tyrol.
Dates: Sept. 7-13, 2024
Location: Garmisch-Patenkirchen, GER
Participants: 200 two-person teams, 200 solo runners, 150 two-person teams for Run2
Courses: 268K and 15,330 vertical meters / 62K and 3.,900 vertical meters (Run2)
Vail Trail Running Series – USA
For 24 years, this running series across peaks and through forests all around Vail has certainly counted among some of the best trail running experiences in the United States. Register either for the entire series or just for a single race.
Dates: Various race from May 18 to Sept. 14, 2024
Location: Vail, Colorado, USA
Participants: international recreational and pro runners
Courses: 6K to half-marathon
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