2015 Skyrunner® World Series & Continental Championships |
The big news for 2015 is that the Skyrunner® Series goes global – more races, more places and, now, the chance to count an extra race in the ranking. The successful 5 SKY / 5 ULTRA / 5 VK formula stays where three results out of five are scored, but now you must include a fourth race from the Continental Championships - of your choice - to complete the ranking. * Scoring: 3 Skyrunner® World Series races + 1 Continental Championship race in each discipline July 19 - Dolomites SkyRace® - 22 km, Canazei - Italy ULTRA May 9 - Transvulcania Ultramarathon - 75 km, La Palma - Spain VK July 10 - Kilomètre Vertical Face De Bellevarde - Val d’Isère - France Skyrunning Continental Championships
EUROPE May 17 - SKY: Maratón Alpina Zegama-Aizkorri - 42 km, Zegama - Spain ASIA February 7 - SKY: Sai Kung - 28 km- Hong Kong - China OCEANIA 11 April - ULTRA: Buffalo Stampede Ultra SkyMarathon®- 75 km - Australia AFRICA July 26 - SKY: Ti DoDo Trail - 25 km, Black River Gorge - Mauritius N AMERICA July 19 - ULTRA: Audi Power of 4 50k - 50 km, Aspen - Colorado
Skyrunner® World Series prize US $25,000 will be awarded to each Series M/F champion at the finals: SKY: $ 3,000 / 1,500 / 750. ULTRA: $ 3,000 / 1,500 / 750. VERTICAL: $1,000 / 700 / 300. Alpina Horological Smartwatches are awarded to the Skyrunning European Champions (SKY / ULTRA / VK), to the Skyrunner® World Series Champions (SKY / ULTRA / VK), and to the winners of the Alpina Smart Time Prize at the following events: Mont-Blanc 80K, Dolomites SkyRace, Tromso SkyRace, Matterhorn Ultraks 46K
Skyrunning Continental Championships Medals and titles will be awarded in each discipline to M/F champions.
Skyrunner® World Series ranking * Scoring: 3 Skyrunner® World Series races + 1 Continental Championship race in each discipline. Ranking points in the final races of all three Series will be increased by 20%. Ranking points breakdown: 100-88-78-72-68-66-64-62-60-58-56-54-52-50 down to 2 points to 40th position for men and 15th position for women.
Team ranking
Team ranking is based on the individual points scored by the first three men and the first woman of the same team obtained in all Skyrunner® World Series races. *Entry is direct with organizers. Slots and benefits are available for 2014 SWS and ISF ranked athletes. Contact: info@skyrunning.com for details Skyrunner®, SkyRace®, SkyMarathon®, Vertical Kilometer® are registered trademarks |