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26TH MAY 2024, START 9:00 AM (CET), 42KM, 2,736M V+ ZEGAMA, SPAIN After two stages in Asia, the Golden Trail World Series is back in Europe at the legendary Zegama-Aizkorri. The Golden Trail World Series is back in Europe, and it’s in the Basque Country on thetrails of the legendary Zegama-Aizkorri where the world’s top trail runners will by facingContinue reading “GOLDEN TRAIL WORLD SERIES: ZEGAMA IS BACK!”

27TH APRIL 2024, START MIDDAY (UTC+8), 22KM, 1,530M V+ MOUNT SIGUNIANG, CHINA Joyce Njeru and Patrick Kipngeno win the Four Sisters Mountain Trail, the second stage of the Golden Trail World Series. Patrick Kipngeno, King of Asia Patrick Kipngeno (KEN – Run2gether ON AG) dreaded the muddy conditions they’d had in the last few days, butContinue reading “GOLDEN TRAIL SERIES – FOUR SISTERS MOUNTAIN TRAIL: THE KENYANS CONQUER CHINA”

27TH APRIL 2024, START 2:00 PM (UTC+8), 22KM, 1,530M V+ SIGUNIANGSHAN, CHINA After a successful race in Japan, the Golden Trail World Series now heads to China for the second race of the season. The first race of the GTWS 2024 kept all its promises last week in Japan. But the Golden athletes have noContinue reading “GOLDEN TRAIL WORLD SERIES: AFTER JAPAN, CHINA!”

20TH APRIL 2024, START 1:05 PM (UTC+9), 21.3KM, 2,109M V+ KOBE, JAPAN Patrick Kipngeno and Maude Mathys win the Kobe Trail, the GTWS 2024 first stage. Patrick Kipngeno, first In the pre-race predictions, he wasn’t tipped to win because the course was deemed too technical for him. Yet is was Patrick Kipngeno (KEN – Run2gether) who crossedContinue reading “GOLDEN TRAIL SERIES – KOBE TRAIL: A WINNING COMEBACK FOR MAUDE MATHYS, A FIRST FOR PATRICK KIPNGENO”

The first-ever Asian race in the history of the GTWS, the Kobe Trail, will open the 2024 season on 20th April.  For the very first time in its history, the Golden Trail World Series is heading to Asia for anexciting trip to Japan and China. The first stage of the season: the Kobe Trail, a 21-kilometre course with 2,109Continue reading “GOLDEN TRAIL WORLD SERIES: FIRST TIME IN JAPAN!”

The 2024 Golden Trail Series Grand Final will be held in the Ascona-Locarno region in Switzerland from 17th to 20th October 2024. The ideal setting, between lake and Alpine trails, to find out who will be declared King and Queen of the trail-running world! It’s official, the Swiss region, Ascona-Locarno will be hosting the 2024Continue reading “THE GOLDEN TRAIL SERIES REVEALS THE GRAND FINAL’S LOCATION: ASCONA – LOCARNO, SWITZERLAND “

In an Instagram post published last week Elhousine Elazzaoui, winner of the Grand Final in Italy last season, explains why he’s once again chosen to focus on the Golden Trail World Series. 6 reasons for one purpose Elhousine Elazzaoui’s (Morocco) Instagram post is crystal clear:  the winner of the GTWS 2023 Grand Final explains that heContinue reading “ELHOUSINE ELAZZAOUI: WHY DID HE DECIDE TO RETURN TO THE GOLDEN TRAIL SERIES THIS YEAR?”