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Trail/SkyrunningBalendran Takes SkyUltra Gold by 35 Minutes
Balendran won the 2026 SkyUltra world title in La Gomera, leading from the first checkpoint at kilometre 7.5 and finishing in 7:27:16, a full 35:35 ahead of the runner-up.
Trail/SkyrunningMinoggio Defends SkyUltra Title for Third World Crown
Cristian Minoggio won the SkyUltra men’s race at the 2026 Skyrunning World Championships on La Gomera in 6:12:12, securing his third consecutive world title.
Trail/SkyrunningPuigvert Wins Skyrunning Vertical Kilometer World Title
Lluís Puigvert won the Vertical Kilometer world title in 36:37 at the 2026 Skyrunning World Championships on La Gomera, leading a Spanish one-two ahead of José Antonio Bellido over 4.95 km with 952 m of climbing.
Trail/SkyrunningD'haene Breaks 30 Hours on GR20 With New FKT
François D'haene set a supported Fastest Known Time of 29:46:20 on Corsica's GR20, becoming the first to cover the roughly 180 km route in under 30 hours.
Trail/SkyrunningL'Hirondel Wins UTMB in Record, Completes Finals Sweep
L'Hirondel won the 2026 UTMB Mont-Blanc, the 170 km ultra, in a women's course-record 21:54:49, becoming only the third person and second woman to win all three UTMB Finals: OCC, CCC and UTMB.
Trail/SkyrunningDhiman Wins UTMB, Second American Man to Take It
Dhiman won the 2026 UTMB Mont-Blanc in 18:16:29 on his fourth attempt, becoming only the second American man to claim trail running's 170 km showpiece.
Trail/SkyrunningGerardi Wins Fourth Trofeo Kima, Sets Course Record
Hillary Gerardi claimed her fourth Trofeo Kima title on the exposed Sentiero Roma, setting a new women's course record in an edition with 936 runners from 40 nations. William Boffelli took the men's race for the first time.
Trail/SkyrunningAIWaldner Makes First Grand Karwendel Traverse, 48 Peaks
Waldner completed the first continuous traversal of the Karwendel's Gleirsch-Halltal and Nordkette ranges: 48 summits, 74 km and 9,200 m of ascent in 29:30, over pathless, exposed terrain with climbing to grade IV.
Trail/SkyrunningAIYoung Breaks 13-Year Matterhorn FKT in 5:17:43
Young set a new women's Matterhorn FKT of 5:17:43 on the Breuil-Cervinia to summit and back route via the Lion's Ridge, breaking Emelie Forsberg's mark that had stood since 2013.
Trail/SkyrunningDauwalter Takes Fourth Hardrock 100 With Course Record
Courtney Dauwalter won her fourth Hardrock 100 in Silverton, setting a clockwise women's course record of 26:03:10. She led from mile 20 and finished over four hours ahead of runner-up Careth Arnold.
Trail/SkyrunningHannes Namberger Claims Fourth Lavaredo 120K Win in Record 11:45:31
On 27-28 June 2026 Hannes Namberger won the La Sportiva Lavaredo Ultra Trail 120K (by UTMB) in the Dolomites in 11:45:31, setting a new course record and beating Ben Dhiman's 2025 mark of 11:49:16. It was his fourth Lavaredo win; he pulled away from Andreas Reiterer and Tobias Geiser (ITA) over the final 16 km.
Trail/SkyrunningFlorea Wins Broken Arrow 23k, Ends Njeru's Reign
Won Broken Arrow Skyrace 23k (2:02:18) beating two-time champ Joyce Njeru, WMRA World Cup
Trail/SkyrunningLudovic Pommeret Takes Third Straight Hardrock 100 in Record 21:11:36
Ludovic Pommeret won the Hardrock 100 for the third straight year on July 11, 2026, clocking 21:11:36 and beating his own course record by nearly 22 minutes—two weeks before turning 51.