Elbrus Race

Elbrus Race
DateMay
LocationRussia Mount Elbrus
Event typeSkyRace
SkyMarathon
Vertical Kilometer
Distance7.36 km / 1,862 m D+
12.2 km / 3,342 m D+
1,000 m D+[1]
Established2008
Official siteElbrus Race

The Elbrus Race (or RedFox Elbrus Race), is an international skyrunning competition held for the first time in 2008. It runs each May at Mount Elbrus, Russia. which at 5,642 m is the highest mountain in Europe. The race has formed part of the Skyrunner World Series circuit four times.[2]

Races

  • Elbrus SkyRace, a SkyRace (7.36 km / 1,862 m), from 3,780 m up to 5,642 m MSL[3]
  • Elbrus SkyMarathon, a SkyMarathon (12 km / 3,342 m), from 2,350 m up to 5,642 m MSL[3]
  • Elbrus Vertical, a Vertical Kilometer (1,000 m), from 2,450 m up to 3,450 m MSL[4]

Results

  Race of Skyrunner World Series
Year Vertical Kilometer SkyRace SkyMarathon
Men's winner Women's winner Men's winner Women's winner Men's winner Women's winner
2008 not held Kyrgyzstan Semyon Dvornichenko
2:58:00 		Kyrgyzstan Ekaterina Andreeva
3:33:00 		not held
2009 not held Kyrgyzstan Semen Dvornichenko
2:43:20 		Kyrgyzstan Ekaterina Shubina
4:10:00 		not held
2010 Russia Dmitry Ploskonosov
48:41 		United States Megan Kimmel
59:07 		Russia Mikhail Klimov
2:27:05 		United States Megan Kimmel
3:22:16 		not held
2011 not held
2012 Italy Marco De Gasperi
44:39 		Russia Larisa Soboleva
|56:51 		Russia Denis Provalov
3:17:37 		Russia Zoya Spirina
5:16:30 		Spain Luis Alberto Hernando
3:41:00 		Russia Zhanna Vokuyeva
5:02:00
2013 Italy Marco Facchinelli
44:48 		Russia Larisa Soboleva
51:08 		Kazakhstan Aggey Skopin
2:52:42 		Russia Varvara Prokhorova
3:58:38 		Italy Marco Facchinelli
3:30:46 		Russia Oksana Stefanishina
4:45:01
2014 Russia Vitaliy Chernov
47:22 		Russia Elena Kravchenko
54:22 		Belarus Vladimir Belyay
2:31:50 		Russia Svetlana Malova
3:28:05 		Italy Marco De Gasperi
3:03:55* 		Russia Oksana Stefanishina
4:32:28*
2015 Russia Vitaliy Chernov
44:16 		Russia Elena Kravchenko
52:24 		Belarus Vladimir Belyay
2:49:30 		Russia Tatyana Ufimtseva
3:45:42 		Russia Vitaly Shkel
3:29:04 		Russia Oksana Stefanishina
4:42:00
2016 Spain Cardona Oriol
45:43 		Russia Elena Kravchenko
54:37 		Belarus Vladimir Belyay
Belarus Vyacheslav Khorosavin
3:11:06 		Russia Marina Georgieva
3:40:20 		Ecuador Karl Egloff
3:44:43 		Russia Diana Zelenova
4:43:17
2017 Russia Vitaliy Chernov
43:14 		Russia Elena Kravchenko
54:00 		Mongolia Dorjsurenkhor Otgonkhuu
2:59:13 		Russia Oksana Stefanishina
2:49:40 		Ecuador Karl Egloff
3:24:14 		Russia Diana Zelenova
4:30:12

*record of the race

References

  1. ^ "The Elbrus Race extream and Classic routes presentation". elbrusrace.com. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  2. ^ "FESTIVAL RED FOX ELBRUS RACE". elbrus.redfox.ru. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Neuer Speedrekord am Mount Elbrus, 5642 m". bergsteigen.com. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  4. ^ "VERTICAL KILOMETER® - MT. ELBRUS (2450-3450 M)". elbrus.redfox.ru. Retrieved 10 November 2017.