Demonstration sportEVENTS
- Men's Mountain Run
- Women's Mountain Run
Mountain running - a race with a view of Krynica-Zdrój
FROM CLIMBERS’ PASSION TO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
The origins of mountain running date back to the 19th century. The first one – the Grasmere Guides – took place in 1868 in the English Lake District. In Poland, the official competition was not organised until 1985 in the Babia Góra region. Mountaineers, himalayans and alpinists took part, and only in subsequent editions did ‘ordinary’ runners take part.
In 1984, the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) was founded to organise the world championships. In 2018, the World Mountain Running Association, the Ultra Running Association and the Trail Running Association joined forces with the World Athletics Association. As a result, the first world championships for mountain and trail running were held in Thailand in November 2022.
Running in Poland has become very popular for a solid dozen years. There is no shortage of mountain running enthusiasts either. Even Krakow hosts the mountainous Three Mounds Run. Competitors compete both in short distances of a few kilometres and in ultramarathons (over 50 km). They sometimes spend more than 24 hours on the route.
EUROPEAN RUNNING FESTIVAL TOGETHER WITH THE EUROPEAN GAMES
The origins of mountain running date back to the 19th century. The first one – the Grasmere Guides – took place in 1868 in the English Lake District. In Poland, the official competition was not organised until 1985 in the Babia Góra region. Mountaineers, himalayans and alpinists took part, and only in subsequent editions did ‘ordinary’ runners take part.
In 1984, the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) was founded to organise the world championships. In 2018, the World Mountain Running Association, the Ultra Running Association and the Trail Running Association joined forces with the World Athletics Association. As a result, the first world championships for mountain and trail running were held in Thailand in November 2022.
Running in Poland has become very popular for a solid dozen years. There is no shortage of mountain running enthusiasts either. Even Krakow hosts the mountainous Three Mounds Run. Competitors compete both in short distances of a few kilometres and in ultramarathons (over 50 km). They sometimes spend more than 24 hours on the route.
There are 25 countries , 500 athletes and 2 events : Men's & Women's Mountain Run
