GroSglockner Berglauf – Austria – By Anna F… Written on July 19, 2010, by matt.
With 900 participants and a great female organising committee I had always heard this was a great race/event to go to. As a human I do sometimes find it easier to do what I know and sometimes this means going to the same races instead of trying something new. So this year I am making [...]
World Vertical Kilometer Championships – Canazei – Dolomites Written on July 19, 2010, by matt.
What exactly is it? Well it is 1000m of altitude gain over a very short distance i.e. about 2km. The race started at 1465m altitude and finished high above the ‘Lightning Path’ at 2465m. Because of the steepness of the course, most of the competitors use trekking poles to give them extra push off through [...]
Yogurt Vipiteno – Sterzing Joghurt Written on July 15, 2010, by annaf.
In the Sudtirol – I am in my element. Mountains (steep ones), Gelati, Cake and of course yoghurt. It is a place where in 1945 after the war the boarders moved between Italy and Austria creating a space called Sudtirol where the people proudly kept their dialect and ‘nationality’. The hill sides are dotted with [...]
Written on July 12, 2010, by matt.
Looking Back to the Andorra Sky Race Now that I have finally stopped driving and found some time to think and write here is a little trip back in time to the Andorra Sky race. In the end, a very inspiring weekend for me. The week leading up to the race was spent walking and [...]
Orobie SkyRaid – some more piccies Written on July 8, 2010, by andys.
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Salomon Trail Team are WORLD CHAMPIONS!! Written on July 4, 2010, by andys.
hot off the press from high in the Italian Alps… Both the men’s and women’s teams have triumphed in Italy with victory in the male and female categories of the Orobie SkyRaid World Championships. Great course and a great day out for the Salomon Trail Team. We’re all pretty wasted now mind… The last leg that I did (the [...]
Orobie SkyRaid, Italy Written on July 3, 2010, by andys.
Two UK Salomon Trail Teams are currently over in the Italian Alps for the Orobie SkyRaid. In leg orders (Sky Marathon, Sky Race, Sky Climb) the teams are: Mens Team: Tom Owens, Ricky Lightfoot, Andy Symonds Ladies Team: Anna Lupton, Anna Frost, Natalie White Today a few of us carried out a recce of the [...]