Skyrunner World Series
The Skyrunner World Series is an annual international championship of high altitude endurance races organised from 2008 by the International Skyrunning Federation (ISF).[1] Previously the races were organised by the Federation for Sport at Altitude (FSA).[1]
The 2016 Skyrunner World Series has four disciplines:[2][3]
- Sky, races under 50 km and / or under five hours for the winner, with eight races on three continents
- Sky Extreme, super-technical races with otherwise the same parameters as Sky, with three races, all in Europe
- Ultra, races over 50 km between five to twelve hours for the winner, with five races on two continents
- VK, or Vertical kilometer, races with 1,000m vertical climb, with seven races on two continents
Points are allocated according to the finishing position, with 100 for the winner, 88 for second, 78 for third, down to two points for the fortieth placed competitor. The same scale is used for the women's event, but only down to fifteenth position. In order to prolong the opportunity to win the championship, double points are awarded in the final race. The best four results across the season are totalled, and the runner with the highest cumulative score is declared champion for the year.[3]
Results
2003
| Race | Date | Men's winner | Women's winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maraton Alpino Madrileno, Spain | June 15 | Agustí Roc Amador | Corinne Favre |
| Sentiero 4 Luglio SkyRace, Italy | July 6 | Mario Poletti | Corinne Favre |
| Val d'Isère Vertical Kilometer, France | July 12 | Marco De Gasperi | Corinne Favre |
| Barr Trail Mountain Race, United States | July 13 | Paul Low | Kelli Lusk |
| Course de Sierre Zinal, Switzerland | August 10 | Jonathan Wyatt | Tsigi Worku |
| Cervinia SkyMarathon, Italy | September 7 | Lucio Fregona | Gisella Bendotti |
| Mount Kinabalu Climbathon, Malaysia | October 4–5 | Marco De Gasperi | Kuilin Danny Gongot |
| 2003 champions | Agustí Roc Amador (2) | Teresa Forn | |
2004
| Race | Date | Men's winner | Women's winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maratòn Alpina Zegama-Aizkorri, Spain | May 23 | Mario Poletti | Anna Serra |
| Valposchiavo-Valmalenco, Italy / Switzerland | June 13 | Dennis Brunod | Emanuela Brizio |
| Sentiero 4 Luglio SkyRace, Italy | July 4 | Fabio Bonfanti | Emanuela Brizio |
| 6000D SkyRace, France | July 25 | Rob Jebb | Corinne Favre |
| Dolomites SkyRace, Italy | August 1 | Fulvio Dapit | Anna Serra |
| Pikes Peak Marathon, United States | August 22 | Galen Burrell | Erica Larson |
| Mount Kinabalu Climbathon, Malaysia | October 3 | Bruno Brunod | Anna Pichrtová |
| 2004 champions | Agustí Roc Amador (3) | Anna Serra | |
2005
| Race | Date | Men's winner | Women's winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maratòn Alpina Zegama-Aizkorri, Spain | May 29 | Rob Jebb | Corinne Favre |
| Valmalenco-Valposchiavo, Italy / Switzerland | June 12 | Ricardo Mejía | Emanuela Brizio |
| Dolomites SkyRace, Italy | July 24 | Michele Tavernaro | Corinne Favre |
| La 6000D SkyRace, France | July 31 | Rob Jebb | Corinne Favre |
| Pikes Peak Marathon, United States | August 21 | Fulvio Dapit | Corinne Favre |
| Sentiero delle Grigne, Italy | September 18 | Dennis Brunod | Corinne Favre |
| Mount Kinabalu Climbathon, Malaysia | October 1–2 | Ricardo Mejía | Anna Pichrtová |
| 2005 champions | Rob Jebb | Corinne Favre | |
2006
| Race | Date | Men's winner | Women's winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidalgo, Mexico | May 7 | Ricardo Mejía | Monica Ardid |
| Maratòn Alpina Zegama-Aizkorri, Spain | May 28 | Ricardo Mejía | Angela Mudge |
| Valmalenco-Valposchiavo, Italy / Switzerland | June 11 | Helmut Schiessl | Angela Mudge |
| OSJ Ontake SkyRace, Japan | June 25 | Fulvio Dapit | Angela Mudge |
| Dolomites SkyRace, Italy | July 23 | Agustí Roc Amador | Angela Mudge |
| SkyRace Andorra | September 3 | Ricardo Mejía | Ester Hernandez Casahuga |
| Sentiero delle Grigne, Italy | September 17 | Massimo Colombo | Daniela Gilardi |
| Mount Kinabalu Climbathon, Malaysia | September 30 | Ricardo Mejía | Anna Pichrtová |
| 2006 champions | Ricardo Mejía | Angela Mudge | |
2007
| Race | Date | Men's winner | Women's winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berga (Catalunya-Spain) | May 20 | Raul Garcia Castan | Angela Mudge |
| Corteno Golgi (Italy) | July 1 | Andrew Symonds | Corinne Favre |
| Vallnord (Andorra) | July 22 | Kílian Jornet Burgada | Angela Mudge |
| Dolomites SkyRace (Italy) | July 29 | Mitja Kosovelj | Angela Mudge |
| Mount Kinabalu Climbathon (Malaysia) | August 26 | Kílian Jornet Burgada | Monica Ardid |
| OSJ Ontake SkyRace (Japan) | September 2 | Kílian Jornet Burgada | Stéphanie Jiménez |
| Maratòn Alpina Zegama-Aizkorri (Euskadi-Spain) | September 23 | Kílian Jornet Burgada | Corinne Favre |
| 2007 champions | Kílian Jornet Burgada | Angela Mudge (2) | |
2008
| Race | Date | Men's winner | Women's winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berga (Catalunya-Spain) | May 11 | Jessed Hernàndez | Corinne Favre |
| Valmalenco-Valposchiavo, (Italy / Switzerland) | June 8 | Kílian Jornet Burgada | Angela Mudge |
| Vallnord (Andorra) | June 29 | Kílian Jornet Burgada | Rosa Madureira |
| Mount Kinabalu Climbathon (Malaysia) | August 24 | Agustí Roc Amador | Corinne Favre |
| Fort William (United Kingdom) | September 6 | Agustí Roc Amador | Angela Mudge |
| Sentiero delle Grigne, Pasturo (Italy) | September 21 | Kílian Jornet Burgada | Emanuela Brizio |
| 2008 champions | Kílian Jornet Burgada (2) | Corinne Favre (2) | |
2009
| Race | Date | Men's winner | Women's winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irazú SkyRace (Costa Rica) | April 18 | Ricardo Mejía | Emanuela Brizio |
| Maratòn Alpina Zegama-Aizkorri (Spain) | May 24 | Ricky Lightfoot | Emanuela Brizio |
| Vallnord SkyRace (Andorra) | June 28 | Kílian Jornet Burgada | Emanuela Brizio |
| Giir di Mont (Italy) | July 26 | Kílian Jornet Burgada | Stéphanie Jiménez |
| Pikes Peak Marathon (United States) | August 16 | Matt Carpenter | Anita Ortiz |
| Ben Nevis Race (United Kingdom) | September 5 | Rob Jebb | Mireia Miró Varela |
| Mount Kinabalu Climbathon (Malaysia) | October 24 & 25 | Kílian Jornet Burgada | Emanuela Brizio |
| 2009 champions | Kílian Jornet Burgada (3) | Emanuela Brizio | |
2010
| Race | Date | Men's winner | Women's winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maratòn Alpina Zegama-Aizkorri (Spain) | May 16 | Kílian Jornet Burgada | Emanuela Brizio |
| Charbeton Marathon (France) | August 1 | Tofol Castañer | Anna Frost |
| Pikes Peak Marathon (United States) | August 22 | Matt Carpenter | Keri Nelson |
| Sentiero delle grigne (Italy) | September 19 | Miguel Ángel Heras | Mireia Miró Varela |
| Mount Kinabalu Climbathon (Malaysia) | October 24 | Marco De Gasperi | Nuria Picas |
| 2010 champions | Tofol Castañer | Emanuela Brizio (2) | |
2011
| Race | Date | Men's winner | Women's winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arles Tech (France) [a] | May 8 | Marco Degasperi | Mireia Miró Varela |
| Maratòn Alpina Zegama-Aizkorri (Spain) [a] | May 29 | Kílian Jornet Burgada | Oihana Kortazar Aranzeta |
| Ziria (Greece) [b] | May 29 | Alexandros Kampouropoulos | Amalia Mathaiou |
| Canilla (Andorra) [b] | June 26 | Louis Albert Hernando Alzaga | Laura Orgué |
| Ribaborça (Spain) [b] | July 3 | Louis Albert Hernando Alzaga | Oihana Kortazar Aranzeta |
| Bettelmatt (Italy) [b] | July 17 | Mikhail Mamleev | Emanuela Brizio |
| Snowdon Race (UK) [b] | July 23 | Andi Jones | Pippa Maddams |
| Dolomites SkyRace (Italy) [a] | July 24 | Louis Albert Hernando Alzaga | Mireia Miró Varela |
| Sierre-Zinal (Switzerland) [a] | August 14 | Marco Degasperi | Oihana Kortazar Aranzeta |
| Pikes Peak Marathon (USA) [a] | August 20 | Mario Macias | Kim S Dobson |
| Montcalm (France) [b] | August 20 | Michel Rabat | Stéphanie Jiménez |
| Mt Ontake (Japan) [b] | August 28 | Dai Matsumoto | Hasegawa Kanako |
| Sorginen (Spain) [b] | September 11 | Jabi Olabarria Etxebarria | Maite Maiora Elizondo |
| Grigne (Italy) [a] | September 18 | Tom Owens | Emanuela Brizio |
| 2011 champions | Luis-Alberto Hernando | Oihana Kortazar Aranzeta | |
2012
Category SkyRace[9]
| Race | Date | Men's winner | Women's winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elbrus (Russia) | May 9 | Luis Alberto Hernando Alzaga | Zhanna Vokueva |
| Ziria (Greece) | May 27 | Luis Alberto Hernando Alzaga | Zhanna Vokueva |
| Snowdon Race (UK) | July 21 | Murray Strain | Tessa Hill |
| Dolomites SkyRace (Italy) | July 22 | Kílian Jornet Burgada | Emelie Forsberg |
| Montcalm (France) | October 13 | Jokin Lizeaga Mitxelena | Silvia Serrafini |
| 2012 SkyRace champions | Luis Alberto Hernando Alzaga | ||
Category Ultra[10]
| Race | Date | Men's winner | Women's winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transvulcania (Spain) | May 12 | Dakota Jones | Anna Heather Frost |
| Speedgoat (USA) | July 28 | Kílian Jornet Burgada | Anna Heather Frost |
| Kima (Italy) | August 28 | Kílian Jornet Burgada | Nuria Picas Albets |
| Cavalls de Vent (Spain) | September 29 | Kílian Jornet Burgada | Nuria Picas Albets |
| Templiers (France) | October 28 | Fabien Antolinos | Nuria Picas Albets |
| 2012 Ultra champions | Kílian Jornet Burgada | Nuria Picas Albets | |
Category Vertical Kilometer[11]
| Race | Date | Men's winner | Women's winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elbrus Vertical (Russia) | May 7 | Marco De Gasperi | Larisa Soboleva |
| Gerania (Greece) | June 10 | Urban Zemmer | Laura Orgué |
| Dolomites SkyRace (Italy) | July 20 | Nejc Kuhar | Antonella Confortola |
| Fully (Switzerland) | October 20 | Urban Zemmer | Christelle Dewalle |
| Campana (Spain) | November 11 | Urban Zemmer | Blanca Maria Serrano Serrano |
| 2012 VK champions | Urban Zemmer | Laura Orgué | |
Combined ranking[12]
| Race | Date | Men's winner | Women's winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 champions | Kílian Jornet Burgada (4) | Emelie Forsberg | |
2013
Category SkyRace[13]
| Race | Date | Men's winner | Women's winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maraton Alpina Zegama-Aizkorri (Spain) | May 26 | Kílian Jornet Burgada | Emelie Forsberg |
| Mont Blanc Marathon (France) | June 30 | Kílian Jornet Burgada | Stevie Kremer |
| Pikes Peak Marathon (USA) | August 18 | Toru Myhara | Stevie Kremer |
| Matterhorn Ultraks (Switzerland) | August 24 | Kílian Jornet Burgada | Emelie Forsberg |
| Limone Extreme (Italy) | October 13 | Kílian Jornet Burgada | Stevie Kremer |
| 2013 SkyRace champions | Kílian Jornet Burgada | Stevie Kremer | |
Category Ultra[14]
| Race | Date | Men's winner | Women's winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transvulcania (Spain) | May 11 | Kílian Jornet Burgada | Emelie Forsberg |
| Ronda dels Cims (Andorra) | June 21 | Julian Chorier | Francesca Canepa |
| Ice Trail Tarentaise (France) | July 14 | Kílian Jornet Burgada | Emelie Forsberg |
| SpeedGoat (USA) | July 27 | Sage Canaday | Stephanie Howe |
| UROC (USA) | September 28 | Rob Krar | Emelie Forsberg |
| 2013 Ultra champions | Kílian Jornet Burgada | Emelie Forsberg | |
Category Vertical Kilometer[15]
| Race | Date | Men's winner | Women's winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elbrus Vertical (Russia) | May 7 | Marco Facchinelli | Larisa Soboleva |
| Cara Amon Vertical (Spain) | May 18 | Urban Zemmer | Laura Orgué |
| Chamonix Kilomètre Vertical (France) | June 28 | Saul Antonio Padoa | Christel Dewalle |
| Gerania Vertical (Greece) | September 8 | Nejc Kuhar | Vanesa Ortega Trancon |
| Limone Extreme Vertical Kilometer (Italy) | October 11 | Urban Zemmer | Laura Orgué |
| 2013 VK champions | Urban Zemmer | Laura Orgué | |
2014
Category SkyRace[16]
| Race | Date | Men's winner | Women's winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maraton Alpina Zegama-Aizkorri (Spain) | May 25 | Kílian Jornet Burgada | Stevie Kremer |
| Dolomites SkyRace (Italy) | July 20 | Kílian Jornet Burgada | Laura Orgué |
| Course de Sierre-Zinal (Switzerland) | August 10 | Kílian Jornet Burgada | Stevie Kremer |
| Matterhorn Ultraks (Switzerland) | August 23 | Zaid Ait Malek | Stevie Kremer |
| Limone Extreme (Italy) | October 11 | Pietro Mamu | Maite Maiora Elizondo |
| 2014 SkyRace champions | Kílian Jornet Burgada (2) | Stevie Kremer (2) | |
Category Ultra SkyMarathon[17]
| Race | Date | Men's winner | Women's winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transvulcania (Spain) | May 10 | Luis Alberto Hernando | Anna Frost |
| Ice Trail Tarentaise (France) | July 13 | François Dhaene | Emelie Forsberg |
| SpeedGoat (USA) | July 19 | Sage Canaday | Anna Frost |
| Kima Trophy (Italy) | August 31 | Kílian Jornet Burgada | Kasie Enman |
| The Rut 50K (USA) | September 11 | Kílian Jornet Burgada | Emelie Forsberg |
| 2014 Ultra champions | Kílian Jornet Burgada (2) | Emelie Forsberg (2) | |
Category Vertical Kilometer[18]
| Race | Date | Men's winner | Women's winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transvulcania Vertical (Spain) | May 8 | Bernard Dematteis | Elisa Desco |
| Val d'Isère Vertical (France) | July 11 | Marco Moletto | Christel Dewalle |
| Dolomites Vertical (Italy) | July 18 | Urban Zemmer | Laura Orgué |
| Lone Peak Vertical (USA) | September 12 | Kílian Jornet Burgada | Stéphanie Jiménez |
| Limone Vertical (Italy) | October 10 | Kílian Jornet Burgada | Laura Orgué |
| 2014 VK champions | Kílian Jornet Burgada | Laura Orgué (2) | |
2015
Category SkyRace[19]
| Race | Date | Men's winner | Women's winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolomites SkyRace (Italy) | July 19 | Tadei Pivk | Megan Kimmel |
| Matterhorn Ultraks 46K (Switzerland) | August 22 | Martin Anthamatten | Elisa Desco |
| The Rut 25K (USA) | September 5 | Remi Bonnet | Megan Kimmel |
| Lantau 2 Peaks (Hong Kong) | October 4 | Remi Bonnet | Yngvild Kaspersen |
| Limone Extreme SkyRace (Italy) | October 18 | Remi Bonnet | Laura Orgué |
| 2015 SkyRace champions | Tadei Pivk | Laura Orgué | |
Category Ultra SkyMarathon[20]
| Race | Date | Men's winner | Women's winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transvulcania Ultramarathon (Spain) | May 9 | Luis Alberto Hernando | Emelie Forsberg |
| Mont Blanc 80K (France) | June 26 | Alex Nichols | Mira Rai |
| Tromsø SkyRace (Norway) | August 2 | Jonathan Albon | Emelie Forsberg |
| The Rut 50K (USA) | September 6 | Franco Colle | Emelie Forsberg |
| Ultra Pirineu (Spain) | September 19 | Kílian Jornet Burgada | Emelie Forsberg |
| 2015 Ultra champions | Luis Alberto Hernando | Emelie Forsberg (3) | |
Category Vertical Kilometer[21]
| Race | Date | Men's winner | Women's winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilomètre Vertical Face De Bellevarde (France) | July 10 | François Gonon | Laura Orgué |
| Dolomites Vertical (Italy) | July 17 | Philip Goetsch | Christel Dewalle |
| Tromsø Vertical Kilometer (Norway) | July 31 | Stian Hovind-Angermund | Emelie Forsberg |
| Lone Peak Vertical Kilometer (USA) | September 4 | Remi Bonnet | Laura Orgué |
| Limone Extreme Vertical Kilometer (Italy) | October 15 | Remi Bonnet | Christel Dewalle |
| 2015 VK champions | Remi Bonnet | Laura Orgué (3) | |
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