“Ten Questions” is a series of interviews with top mountain running athletes from around the world. USA junior team manager Paul Kirsch contributed this edition of Ten Questions. Paul interviewed Caitlin prior to her competing in the 2019 Ski World Championships in Seefeld, Austria.
Caitlin Patterson was a member of the US women's gold medal winning team at the 2017 World Mountain Running Championships in Premana, Italy. She is an avid mountain and trail runner with wins at the 2017 Whiteface Mountain Skyrace (New York) and 2018 Smugglers Mountain Challenge (Vermont) as well as a 2nd place at the 2018 Broken Arrow Skyrace. Caitlin was also a member of the 2018 US Winter Olympic Team for cross country skiing where she finished 26th in the 30 km mass start and 34th in the 15 km skiathlon.
This article preview was written by Sergio Garasa Mayayo (Spain). Sergio's full article including interview with Juan Carlos Granados (RFEA Trail Running Team) can be found here IN ENGLISH and IN SPANISH.
SPANISH NATIONAL TEAM TO CHALLENGE AFRICAN MOUNTAIN RUNNING DOMINANCE.
Spanish national team is set to make its debut at the 2019 WMRA World Mountain Running Championships in K42 Patagonia. The RFEA TRAIL RUNNING team will compete for its first time in the TWO official World Championships supported by IAAF. In June the Spanish team will run in the 5th edition of the Trail World Championships organized by IAU and ITRA in Portugal. For the first time ever, they will also compete in November at the World Mountain Running Championships in Patagonia (Argentina) with two distances 15 km and Marathon.
With publication of the 23rd edition, the 2018 World Mountain Running magazine is now available online. Starting with a message of support from IAAF President Sebastian Coe, this annual journal of mountain running features photos, results, race summaries and more about the 2017 season.
Congratulations to Paolo Germanetto (Italy) on earning a 2018 European Coaching Award given by European Athletics. Paolo as the personal coach of Martin Dematteis, Xavier Chevrier and Bernard Dematteis, winners of the last three European Mountain Running Championships.
“Ten Questions” is a series of interviews with top mountain running athletes from around the world. USA junior team manager Paul Kirsch contributed this edition of Ten Questions. Intro photo by Damiano Benedetto.
Francesco Puppi was the 2017 World Mountain Running Long Distance Champion and finished second in the standings for the 2018 WMRA Cup. He has an extensive background in running on all surfaces, from mountain to track to road to trail. He currently lives and trains in the Como area located in the Lombardy region of Italy. He also has a Masters Degree in Physics from the University of Milan.
