2024 World Masters Mountain Running Championships

The 2024 World Masters Mountain Running Championships

Canfranc, Spain 13-15 Sep 24. https://www.canfranc2024wmmrc.com/

report by Iain Best (AUS)

Photo Gallery.  Photos by Marco Gulberti

The Championships consisted of three events:
13 Sep 24 – Uphill 6k 986m +
14 Sep 24 – Long Distance 34k 1967m +/-
15 Sep 24 – Classic 17k 1058m +/-

Despite still being summer, the weather was particularly un-summery with the uphill race finishing in snow.

Australia had four athletes competing throughout the weekend. In the M35 Uphill race was Iain Best and Stephen Brown coming 7th and 16th. In the M65 Uphill race was Michael Phillips who finished 19th.

On day two, in the Long Distance race, Australia had Lou Clifton who came 7th in the W50 category.

On day three, Stephen Brown backed up his race on friday to finish 12th in the M35 Classic race.

The Pyrenees proved an amazing place to run and the event attracted over 1000 runners from more than 25 countries. The organisers invested a lot to make the event an exciting spectacle and deserving of its world championship title.

The 2025 WMMRC will be held in Meduno, Italy 29-31 Aug 25. Further information will be published by the end of the year on the event website https://www.meduno2025wmmrc.org/