Hoka and Salomon at the top of the global trail team rankings
Hoka and Salomon form the leading duo in the second edition of the International Trail Team Rankings. The International Trail Running Team Rankings are organized into three hierarchical pyramid divisions: World Trail Team (6 teams), Continental Trail Team (8 teams) and Challenger Trail Team (10 teams). See details below. This ranking will now be updated […] Plus
Lucien Mermillon : « Je vais vivre de ma passion pour le trail »
Révélation française sur le circuit skyrunning en 2025, le Jurassien Lucien Mermillon, 23 ans, va pouvoir vivre de sa passion pour le trail à temps plein grâce à ses partenaires après la saison hivernale durant laquelle le coureur du Team Rossignol est dameur à la station de La Vattay. Lucien Mermillon s’est classé 10e au […] Plus
Hoka, Salomon and Adidas Terrex top the first-ever world trail team ranking
Hoka, Salomon and Adidas Terrex make up the leading trio in the first-ever international ranking of trail running teams. At the top of the collective-performance pyramid (World Trail Team), they are followed by On, Asics and ACG Nike. Kailas and The North Face respectively top the two lower divisions: the Continental Trail Team and the […] Plus
Ultra-trail Champion Andrea Huser Falls to her Death during Mountain Training
The body of the ultra-trail champion was found on Monday, November 30 near the ski resort of Sass-Fee in the Swiss Alps. The athlete, who among other things won the Diagonale des Fous twice, as well as the general classification of the Ultra-trail World Tour (2017), slipped from the path she was on while trying […] Plus
Elliot Cardin faced an unforeseen enemy on the trails of the Gaspésie
At the beginning of July, a heat wave enveloped the entire Gaspésie region (Québec), in the heart of the Chic-Chocs, to its highest peaks. On the trails, a young ultrarunner set out to claim a course record for the longest distance he had yet to attempt, but the temperature made the endeavor impossible; Elliot Cardin’s […] Plus
Mike Sidic’s Explosive Arrival on the West Coast’s Ultrarunning Scene
One of the most exciting individuals to explode onto the west coast trail and ultrarunning scene recently is Vancouver-native Mike Sidic, 37, who in fact began his journey towards the trails as a bicycle courier. Sidic won North Vancouver’s prestigious Knee Knackering 30 mile trail run in both 2018 and 2019. And, he is not […] Plus
On March 17th came the announcement Canadian athlete Gary Robbins had been foreseeing: the 2020 edition of the Barkley Marathons, held historically during the first weekend of April, was cancelled. Preparing to head out on his final overnight training session, Gary recalls mentioning to his wife, Linda Barton-Robbins that, “I had the feeling, with the […] Plus
Anne Champagne : après le record au Trail de Bourbon, enchaînera-t-elle en Guadeloupe?
DISTANCES+ EN GUADELOUPE — Les coureurs Pierre-Michel Arcand, Mathieu Blanchard, Anne Champagne, Caroline Côté, Johan Trimaille et Annie-Claude Vaillancourt ont quitté l’hiver québécois l’espace de quelques jours pour participer à l’Ultra Trace de Guadeloupe, anciennement nommé Traces du Nord Basse-Terre (TNBT). Distances+ a sondé leurs ambitions, leurs impressions et leurs appréhensions quelques jours avant le […] Plus
Training Smarter, Racing Harder: Interview with Ultrarunner Courtney Dauwalter
34-year-old female professional ultrarunner Courtney Dauwalter burst onto the ultrarunning scene in 2016 with her huge smile, her signature basketball shorts, and a win at her first 100-mile competition, Run Rabbit Run. Without a doubt her greatest accomplishments are consecutive victories at Western States (2018) and UTMB (2019), although never to be overlooked is her […] Plus
Maude Mathys, currently the best trail runner worldwide, is now targeting the Olympics
Swiss runner Maude Mathys sits at the top of the International Trail Running Association (ITRA) women’s list, just two points in front of the famous Courtney Dauwalter. While continuing to focus on racing local races, she accomplished major victories in 2019, such as Pikes Peak and Sierre-Zinal. Distances+ spoke with her about her new goal: […] Plus