Skyrunner World Series
annual international skyrunning championship
The Skyrunner World Series is an annual international championship of skyrunning (high altitude endurance races) and the official International Skyrunning Federation (ISF) race circuit for mountain running. Each year the Skyrunner World Series presents a global Sky Racing calendar, attracting mountain running athletes from almost every country.
History
Skyrunning was founded in 1992 by Italian Marino Giacometti, President of the International Skyrunning Federation which sanctions the discipline worldwide. The SWS was launched in 2004 and has grown to represent the peak of outdoor running defined by altitude and technicality. In 2017, Migu Run, an advanced online and offline exercise and health management platform founded in China, became title sponsor of the Migu Run Skyrunner World Series.
Definition of a Skyrunner World Series Sky Race
Skyrunning stands apart from other mountain running activities. The criteria of a SWS Sky Race are:
Race Duration: Day-long races with a time limit of 16 hours.
Race Distance: Sky Races feature distances from 22 km to 66 km to enable full intensity performance throughout the race.
Race Values: Races are characterised by their technicality, speed, intensity and extreme terrain.
Altitude (average and maximum reached), peak reach, running on snow/glacier, grade II climbing difficulty and increased elevation percentage are other factors also taken into account when defining a Sky Race.
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