This is it for 2024. Race volume’s quiet the last two weekends of the year, but there were a number of smaller races around America to finish it up.
We also have the announcement of the 2025 Mountain Running World Cup calendar, organized by the World Mountain Running Association.
Ioana Madalina Amairei of Romania winning the 2024 Giir di Mont. The Italian race will again be part of the WMRA Mountain Running World Cup in 2025. Photo: World Mountain Running Association/Marco Gulberti
Races and Runs
Doomsday 50k – Cool, California
The second-year race ran on December 21 and saw 71 finishers. Sandra Sperry (Canada) and Samuel Cooper led the group in 6:03 and 5:33. Full results.
Woodside Ramble Winter 50k – Woodside, California
The women’s winner ran 4:52 but isn’t named in the results. Let us know in the comments if you know their name. Men’s winner Adam Roeder finished in 4:23. Full results.
Across the Years – Peoria, Arizona
The Aravaipa Running festival goes from December 28, 2024, to January 3, 2025. There are still several days to go then on a new 1.42-mile loop and some of the event’s 16 different contests haven’t yet started. Highlights so far have included Sierra DeGroff winning the December 28 100k overall in 9:06. On that same day, Sarah Zentack and Matt Collins ran 19:46 and 14:48 for 100 miles. The 200-mile, 48-hour, 72-hour, and six-day races are still going on. Tracking.
Arctic Frog – Mayville, Wisconsin
The 50k winners Mimi Bradley and Tyler Owens finished in 5:11 and 4:26. Full results.
Tuscobia Winter Ultra – Park Falls, Wisconsin
The race is self-supported with run, bike, and ski options and 80-mile one-way or 160-mile out-and-back race distances. It looks like Terry Dreves was the women’s 80-mile run winner in 22:23, and Adam Kerr was first man in 22:15. The 160-mile run was an even greater race of attrition with, it appears, only three finishers: men’s winner Jeff Leuwerke in 53:58, and women’s first and second, Simone Valentin Austin and Faye Norby, in 54:41 and 60:45 respectively. Tracking.
Lookout Mountain 50 Mile – Lookout Mountain, Georgia
The longtime race crowned Aden St Charles and Devon Brodmyer as champs in 10:12 and 7:48. Full results.
Charleston 100 Mile – Charleston, South Carolina
It was the seventh year for the low-country run. Christi Ballagh and Anthony Brungard were top finishers in 22:48 and 14:55. Brungard was over five hours in front of the next finisher. Full results.
Ancient Oaks 100 Mile – Titusville, Florida
Michelle Toppi and Casey Thivierge were the fastest in 29:09 and 23:05. Full results.
Peace River 50k – Bartow, Florida
There were just 33 finishers but a prize purse of $5,000. The race was a preview for 2025’s 100-mile run that promises an even greater prize purse. Race winners Nikki Criscuolo and Jonathan Mott each won $1,250 for their 4:40 and 3:41 winning times. Full results.
Jupiter Ridge Sand Spur – Jupiter, Florida
Brenda Lips and Alan Davidson ran the seven-lap 50k course in 5:20 and 4:40 on December 28. Full results.
NoFlo Holiday Run 50k – Winter Springs, Florida
A small group was led by Nobie Clark and Brad Berg in 4:45 and 4:40. Full results.
2025 Mountain Running World Cup
The 2025 Mountain Running World Cup, organized by the World Mountain Running Association, will be a 15-race schedule across eight countries. Several of the races afford a chance for a weekend double, and both the Broken Arrow Skyrace and Sierre-Zinal overlap with the Golden Trail World Series.
The World Cup champs will win €5,000.
Zmeu X-Fest in Romania will open the 2025 WMRA Mountain Running World Cup. Photo: World Mountain Running Association
- May 4 – Zmeu X-Fest (Romania)
- May 24 – Vertical Nasego (Italy)
- May 25 – Trofeo Nasego (Italy)
- June 15 – Tatra Fest (Poland)
- June 20 – Broken Arrow Uphill (U.S.)
- June 22 – Broken Arrow Skyrace (U.S.)
- July 5 – Chongli World Cup Uphill (China)
- July 6 – Chongli World Cup Classic (China)
- July 19 – Vauban Mountain Trail Uphill (France)
- July 20 – Vauban Mountain Trail (France)
- July 26 – Giir di Mont Uphill (Italy)
- July 27 – Giir di Mont (Italy)
- August 9 – Sierre-Zinal (Switzerland)
- August 23 – World Cup Final Velika Planina (Slovenia)
- August 24 – World Cup Final Smarna Gora (Slovenia)
Both the Broken Arrow Skyrace and Sierre-Zinal races will be part of both the Golden Trail World Series and the Mountain Running World Cup.
Call for Comments
- I’ll be back here next week to start my 11th year as the TWIR columnist. Happy New Year!
- While it was a limited week of racing, do you see anything else interesting to report? Do so in the comments!
