2023 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships Innsbruck-Stubai
It’s less than 100 days to go until the World Champs in Tyrol from June 6 to 10.
The course looks like it will be amazing: testing, challenging and sure to provide some incredible competition.
The title races will be held on four routes – VERTICAL, TRAIL SHORT, TRAIL LONG and MOUNTAIN CLASSIC – all of which lead through some of the most stunning places in the Alps.
VERTICAL (7.3 km and 1,020 meters in altitude): This challenging route, which, after two initial rounds through Neustift im Stubai, leads along narrow and steep trails almost vertically to the finishing line at the Elferhütte.
TRAIL SHORT (44.6 km and 3,132 metres in altitude): After a mass start outside the state theatre in Innsbruck, the Trail Short follows a varied and challenging course along the steep and demanding trails of the Nordkette before reaching more alpine terrain on the otherside of the Inntal valley. The athletes will pass the Mutterer Alm on their way to the Kalkkögel region and then start their steep descent to the finishing line in Neustift.
TRAIL LONG (85.6 km and 5,554 metres altitude): After a mass start in Neustift, the Trail Long leads up into the high-alpine terrain of the Kalkkögel mountains before passing the Adolf-Pichler-Hütte, the Hoadl and the Salfeiner See lake. The route then crosses the Inntal valley to climb the final 1,000 meters to the Nordkette before leading back down again in a technically challenging descent. The run ends at the finishing line outside the state theater in Innsbruck
MOUNTAIN CLASSIC (6.7 km and 374 metres in altitude): The course for the Mountain Classic has been laid out along the route that was used for the road cycling WMTRC.
Check out the course here:
Pic: WMTRC 2023 / Roastmedia