The big news for 2015 is that the Skyrunner® Series goes global – more races, more places and, now, the chance to count an extra race in the ranking. The successful 5 SKY / 5 ULTRA / 5 VK formula stays where three results out of five are scored, but now you can choose a fourth race from the Continental Championships of your choice.
Twenty-seven races in nine countries stretch across five continents. Africa, Australia and China make their first appearance on a global scale, together with the rugged mountains north of the Arctic Circle in Norway.
New Skyrunner® National Series will be announced throughout the year, so skyrunning closer to home becomes a tangible reality in: Africa, North & South America, Andorra, Canada, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Italy, Oceania, Poland, Portugal, Russia and Spain.
Benefits in the Series and Championships include 1,700 race slots, 450 free entries, 250 accommodation and 80 travel slots. The Series final $ 25,000 is redistributed and additional prizes – not just for the winners – are on the way.
We are proud to reconfirm and thank our partners Salomon, Active Patch 4U, Compressport, Scott Sports, inov-8, Arc’teryx and La Sportiva for their support and look forward to announcing new ones for 2015.
* Scoring: 3 Skyrunner® World Series races + 1 Continental Championship race in each discipline
SKY
July 19 – Dolomites SkyRace® – 22 km, Canazei – Italy
August 22 – Matterhorn Ultraks 46K – Zermatt – Switzerland
September 5 – The Rut 25K – Big Sky Montana – USA
October 4 – Suunto Lantau 2 Peaks – 21 km, Hong Kong – China
October 18 – Skyrunning Extreme – 23 km, Limone sul Garda – Italy
ULTRA
May 9 – Transvulcania Ultramarathon – 75 km, La Palma – Spain
June 27 – Mont Blanc 80K – Chamonix – France
August 2 – Tromsø SkyRace® – 45 km, Tromsø – Norway
September 6 – The Rut 50K – Big Sky, Montana – USA
September 19 – Ultra Pirineu – 103 km, Bagà – Spain
VK
July 10 – Kilomètre Vertical Face De Bellevarde – Val d’Isère – France
July 17 – Dolomites Vertical Kilometer® – Canazei – Italy
August 1 – Tromsø Vertical Kilometer® – Tromsø – Norway
September 4 – Lone Peak Vertical Kilometer® – Big Sky, Montana – USA
October 16 – Limone Extreme Vertical Kilometer® – Limone sul Garda – Italy
Skyrunning Continental Championships
EUROPE
May 17 – SKY: Maratòn Alpina Zegama-Aizkorri – 42 km, Zegama – Spain
July 12 – ULTRA: Ice-Trail Tarentaise – 65 km, Val d’Isère – France
June 26 – VERTICAL: KM Vertical, Chamonix – France
AFRICA
July 18 – SKY: Ti DoDo Trail – 25 km, Black River Gorge – Mauritius
July 18 – ULTRA: Xtreme DoDo Trail – 50 km, Le Morne – Mauritius
ASIA
February 7 – SKY: Sai Kung – 26 km- Hong Kong – China
February 7 – ULTRA: Sai Kung – 50 km, Hong Kong – China
N AMERICA
July 19 – ULTRA: Power of Four Trail – 50 km, Aspen – Colorado
October 3 – SKY: Flagstaff SkyRace® – 39 km, Flagstaff – Arizona
October 4 – VERTICAL: Flagstaff Vertical Kilometer®, Flagstaff – Arizona
OCEANIA
11 April – ULTRA: Buffalo Stampede Ultra SkyMarathon®– 75 km – Australia
12 April – SKY: Buffalo Stampede SkyMarathon® – 41 km – Australia
Skyrunner® World Series prizes
US $25,000 will be awarded to each Series M/F champion.
SKY: $ 3,000 / 1,500 / 750. ULTRA: $ 3,000 / 1,500 / 750. VERTICAL: $1,000 / 700 / 300.
Skyrunning Continental Championships
Medals and titles will be awarded in each discipline to M/F champions. More prizes to be announced
Skyrunner® World Series ranking
* Scoring: 3 Skyrunner® World Series races + 1 Continental Championship race in each discipline
Ranking points in the final races of all three Series will be increased by 20%.
Ranking points breakdown: 100-88-78-72-68-66-64-62-60-58-56-54-52-50 down to 2 points to 40th position for men and 15thposition for women.
Team ranking
Team ranking is based on the individual points scored by the first three men and the first woman of the same team obtained in all Skyrunner® World Series races.
*Entry is direct with organizers. Slots and benefits are available for 2014 SWS and ISF ranked athletes. Contact: [email protected] for details