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Val d'Aran VDA 163K 2026: Europe's Biggest Mountain Ultra Is Running Now
The HOKA Val d'Aran by UTMB's flagship 163K race — Europe's biggest trail ultra and a direct qualifier to UTMB Mont-Blanc 2027 — departed Vielha at dawn this morning with 7,500 runners from 91 countries.
By ZealZag TeamVal d'Aran: Trail Running the Pyrenees' Atlantic Outlier
The Val d'Aran drains north toward France, speaks Occitan, and holds some of the most remote high-mountain terrain in the Pyrenees — a UTMB World Series European Major in a valley that most trail runners only hear about when the race calendar lands in their inbox.
By ZealZag TeamThe Appetiser Runs First: Val d'Aran's PDA 55K Today, UTMB European Major VDA 163K Tomorrow
The HOKA Val d'Aran by UTMB's 2026 edition is mid-race: the PDA 55K runs today through the Colomèrs glacial cirque from Salardú, while tomorrow the VDA 163K — the UTMB World Series European Major and a direct qualifier to UTMB Mont-Blanc 2027 — fires from Vielha at dawn.
By ZealZag TeamLavaredo 120K: Namberger's Fourth in a Row, Sunmaya Budha Rewrites the Women's Record
Hannes Namberger set a new race record in claiming his fourth consecutive Lavaredo Ultra Trail 120K title, while Sunmaya Budha came from behind to beat Lucy Bartholomew and break the women's course record at the Dolomites' showpiece night-start ultra.
By ZealZag TeamCortina d'Ampezzo: Running the Dolomites Before and After Lavaredo
A destination guide for trail runners arriving in Cortina d'Ampezzo for the Lavaredo Ultra Trail — or coming to run the same terrain on their own schedule. Where to base, what to run, how to get there, and what the Dolomites ask of visitors who want to move through them rather than look at them.
By ZealZag TeamLavaredo Ultra Trail 2026: The 50K Runs, the 120K Loads the Start Line at Midnight
Two races in one day in the Dolomites: the 50K is already out on the course as this is filed, and at 23:00 tonight the 120K field — 120 kilometres, 5,800 metres of gain — rolls from Cortina to reach the Tre Cime di Lavaredo at dawn.
By ZealZag TeamRace the Route: Lavaredo 120K Through the UNESCO Dolomites
120km. 5,800m of gain. A night start from Cortina d'Ampezzo and the Tre Cime di Lavaredo at 3 a.m. The definitive guide to planning and running the La Sportiva Lavaredo Ultra Trail — entry, route, gear, travel, and why this is one of the most spectacular ultras in the UTMB World Series.
By ZealZag TeamLavaredo Ultra Trail 2026: The Dolomites Open Their Race Week in Cortina
The Lavaredo Ultra Trail by UTMB opens today in Cortina d'Ampezzo — 2,200 runners across five distances, UNESCO-listed Dolomites terrain, and the 120K flagship launching Friday night from Corso Italia. The race week has begun.
By ZealZag Team
Marathon du Mont-Blanc 2026: Chamonix Welcomes the World's Best Trail Runners
The Marathon du Mont-Blanc returns to Chamonix June 25-28 — 90K, marathon, 23K, KMV and Cross — a UTMB World Series cornerstone that gathers the best of mountain running beneath Europe's highest peak.
By ZealZag TeamTrail 100 Andorra UTMB: The Ultra 105K Steps Into the High Pyrenees
The Ultra 105K — the flagship distance of the Trail 100 Andorra by UTMB — started today from Ordino with 105 kilometres and 6,900 metres of elevation ahead of each athlete. Rod Farvard, Thibaut Marguet, and Martina Valmassoi lead the seedings into Andorra's most demanding single-effort mountain race.
By ZealZag TeamTrail 100 Andorra by UTMB: The Complete Running Guide to the Pyrenean Principality
How to run the Andorra UTMB — four distances, three major summits, and 2,942 metres of altitude in the world's highest-average-elevation principality. A guide to the courses, the logistics, and why Andorra is one of the UTMB World Series' most underrated venues.
By ZealZag TeamTrail 100 Andorra UTMB 2026: Trail 80K Climbs Andorra's Highest Peaks
The Trail 100 Andorra by UTMB Trail 80K launched from Ordino at dawn on June 12 — 79km and 3,900m of Pyrenean climbing across the principality's three major summits, with 3,800 athletes competing across four distances this weekend.
By ZealZag Team
Race the Route: Running Trail 100 Andorra's 105K Pyrenean Circuit
Trail 100 Andorra by UTMB sends 105K runners through every parish of a micro-nation built from mountains. A practical guide to the Ultra 105K course, logistics, gear, and what makes the Andorran Pyrenees worth the journey.
By ZealZag Team
Trail 100 Andorra by UTMB 2026: 6,900m Into the Pyrenean Roof
Four days before the Ultra 105K gun goes off at Ordino, Trail 100 Andorra by UTMB is already generating the quiet intensity of a race that knows exactly what it is: 105 kilometres and 6,900 metres through the highest country in the Pyrenees.
By ZealZag Team
Race the Route: Running Transvulcania La Palma's Volcanic Ultra
Transvulcania's 73km volcanic ultra on La Palma is one of the world's great trail running experiences. Our complete guide covers the route section by section, gear for lava terrain, flights to SPC, local food, and training advice.
By ZealZag TeamRun the Mozart 100 Route: Austria's Alpine UTMB Guide
A practical guide to running the mozart 100 by UTMB route through Austria's Salzkammergut — 119km, the Schafberg and Zwölferhorn summits, and the most scenic lakes in the Alps.
By ZealZag Team
Mozart 100 by UTMB 2026: Austria's Alpine Ultra Fires Up Tomorrow
The mozart 100 by UTMB returns to Austria's Salzkammergut on May 23 with 119km, 5,700m of gain, and a field assembled around two savage alpine summits: the Schafberg and the Zwölferhorn.
By ZealZag Team