Below is a list of upcoming trail running events in Nepal.
Nepal events
- 2012.04.06 – 12th Annapurna Mandala Trail
- 2012.04.06 – Manaslu Ultratrail: Three valleys trail in Népal
- 2012.05.31 – Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon
- 2012.10.14 – Ultra Trail Chismes-Manaslu© UTCM
- 2012.10.29 – Ultra Trail Chismes-Annapurna© UTCA
- 2012.10.29 – Ultra Trail Chismes-Dolpo© UTCD
- 2012.11.03 – 1st Annapurna Ultra-Mountain 2012
- 2012.11.03 – Nepal Action Asia 3 day ultra marathon 2012
- 2012.11.10 – Manaslu Mountain Marathon
- 2013.03.30 – Everest Ultra
- 2013.10.06 Himal Race 2013 announced
Upcoming races in Nepal
2012.04.06 – 12th Annapurna Mandala Trail
Twelve stages in amazing landscapes. The course will head to the frontier with Tibet, visit the ancient walled city of Lo Manthang. On leaving Upper Mustang, the final stages take in the Thorung La, Manang, Tilicho Lake, the East Col and the Mandala Pass. Continue reading
2012.04.06 – Manaslu Ultratrail: Three valleys trail in Népal
Next April, the legendary Dawa Dachhiri Sherpa is organising a 12 stage trail race from Kathmandu, passing Gosaikund on the Langtang/Helambu circuit, heading west through Tamang Heritage Trail country and then onto the Manaslu Circuit Trekking route proper. The route
2012.05.31 – Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon
Every year on the 31st May, in commemoration of the first summit of Everest, its the crazy old Everest Marathon! Jump to the website for full details.
2012.10.14 – Ultra Trail Chismes-Manaslu© UTCM
Manaslu is becoming popular! This text below is translated by computer from Spanish. Chismes Himalaya, S.L. is a Spanish organisation. If you were thinking of joining this, it would be good if you spoke some Spanish. ENGLISH, ANGLAISE, INGLES ULTRA TRAIL
2012.10.29 – Ultra Trail Chismes-Annapurna© UTCA
Nepal is becoming popular!, Chismes Himalaya, S.L. is a spanish organization. ENGLISH, ANGLAISE, INGLES: ULTRA TRAIL CHISMES ANNAPURNA© UTCA Program’s summary, edition 2012: Location: high area Annapurna. Date: 29th October to 7th November (10 days). Distance: 139 km to go in 5
2012.10.29 – Ultra Trail Chismes-Dolpo© UTCD
Nepal is becoming popular!, Chismes Himalaya, S.L. is a spanish organization. ENGLISH, ANGLAISE, INGLES: ULTRA TRAIL CHISMES-DOLPO© UTCD Program’s summary, edition 2012: Location: high area Annapurna, high and lower area Dolpo. Dates: 29th October to 14th November (17 days). Distance:
2012.11.03 – 1st Annapurna Ultra-Mountain 2012
26th October – 7th November 2012 This first edition, or « zéro » as the organisers call it, is another innovation from Bruno Poirier and team, though much shorter than other races being a single 100 km race only. Basically it is the
2012.11.03 – Nepal Action Asia 3 day ultra marathon 2012
From Nov 3rd to 5th 2012. “In the beautiful and stunning part of Central Nepal with views of Manasalu and Ganesh Himal and a touch of the Annapurna range. Note course will not be disclosed and distances each day subject to small
2012.11.10 – Manaslu Mountain Marathon
Updated: 10th to 23rd November 2012 See: http://manaslutrailrace.org Staged races are becoming more popular in Nepal. It’s further away still from the traditional marathon where it is only about running. Here you run and trek, run and explore, run and
2013.03.30 – Everest Ultra
30th March 2013 See: http://everestultra.com/ Hop over to the Everest Ultra Facebook page.
2013.10.06 Himal Race 2013 announced
6 October – 11 November 2013 This normally Francophone race has just been partially announced. 16 runners are already signed up and the maximum number of runners is 30. The course looks amazing from Annapurna BC to Everest BC. From the organisers: “The
Past races in Nepal
02.10.2010 – Kathmandu marathon
While Nepal is an excellent place for trail running, city marathoning has some way to go but still, many people report having had a lot of fun running this marathon. Let’s hope the 2011 route will take in a little
2010.02.14 – Kanchenjunga Marathon
Kanchenjunga – © Jamie McGuiness Mt. Kanchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world at the Nepal and Sikkim border. The route is remote, unspoiled and offers one of the most majestic views of the surrounding peaks. The Kanchenjunga
2010.03.27 – Annapurna 100 ultra trail race
The 2010 race is over! Read reports and see pictures here. The 2011 event on January 1st has been announced here! The 4TH Annapurna ultra trail race will be held on 27 March 2010. See the old Annapurna 100 race
2010.04.14 – Everest ultra
This is an annual event which runs the fantastic trail from Gorak Shep to Lukla. The webmasters have put their efforts more into the design side than information providing but you can scan these pages for information: http://www.everestultra.com/
2010.05.29 – Everest marathon (spring)
This Everest marathon is held every year on the 29th May to commemorate the first ascent of the mountain by Tenzing and Hillary in 1953. Unlike it’s older, charity brother, i is a commercial trek and race. As far as
2010.06.04 – Beat the GLOF action run
NOTE: This event is now past. Read about it here http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2010/06/11/features/enough-says-the-cuckoo-bird/209300/ The “Beat the GLOF action run” is a 35km trail run being held in the Everest region of Nepal to raise awareness about the growing risk of Glacial Lake
2010.10.07 – Himal Race 2010
A phenominal 33 day race from Kailash to Annapurna via Humla, Jumla and Dolpa covering 1,000 km of trails, 70,000 m height change passing 13 cols above 5,000 m. UPDATE: 2nd Nov. 17 Stages completed, 730 km of running +26400 et
2010.11.06 – SoluKhumbu Trail
From 6th to 28th of november 2010, the Solo Khumbu (Everest) region of Nepal will be full of French people running about. “Come and share your passion in the land of the Sherpas” says the website’s strapline. This sounds like
2011.01.01 – 5th Annapurna 100 ultra trail race, January 1st 2011
UPDATE: it’s all over! A race report can be found here. Annapurna 100: Saturday 1st January 2011 50, 70 and 100 km trail races through fantastic forest trails with stunning views of the Annapurna range. An unforgettable start to the
2011.03.02 – Kanchenjunga Marathon
Good news is that the Kanchenjunga marathon is running again and the dates have been announced plenty in advance to manage some saving and travel arrangements. Consult the website directly here for more information about the Kanchenjunga Ultra Marathon in
2011.04.09 – Everest Ultra 65 km
We’ve been informed by the organiser that, due to the unfortunate withdrawal of the main sponsor, this edition of race has been cancelled. We pass on apologies to all entrants and hope it works out next year. Saturday April 9th
2011.04.09 – La Népalaise
9th to 24th April The first of three Himalayan multistage races being organised by French organisation NED showing just how far advanced the French Trail Running scene is. Events everywhere! The other two events they hold are in Ladakh and Tibet.
2011.04.22 – 11th Annapurna Mandala Trail
22nd April to 9th May 2011. The 11th edition of this event which comes this year in a more ‘humane’ form (less punishing that means). Just 260 km long, 12,500 m of ascent and 13,870 m decent. That does not include
2011.04.23 – 1st Beyul Hyolmo Marathon
NB: Now see the race’s emerging website here: http://helambu-marathon.trailrunningnepal.org/ Some friends were running the Helambu circuit recently, climbing out of Kathmandu Valley at 6.30 am, running northwards towards the mountains, and into Langtang National Park, before heading east to Helambu,
2011.05.29 – Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon
It’s a classic. The Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon starts in the thin air of Everest Basecamp destined for the pretty Sherpa capital of Namche Bazaar. All the necessary details can be found on the race website. http://www.everestmarathon.com/itinerary_full_marathon.php For a competitor (kind
2011.06.03 – Mount Annapurna Maurice Herzog Harka Gurung Marathon
They call it the Annapurna Marathon in short and the Annapurna Maurice Herzog Harka Gurung Marathon in long. Certainly not to be confused with the Annapurna 100. Starting from the magnificent Annapurna Basecamp, it looks like a thumping, 42 kms
2011.06.04 – Imja Tsho run
NB: Date is provisional. The “Beat the GLOF action run” is a 35km trail run being held in the Everest region of Nepal to raise awareness about the growing risk of Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOF) in the Himalayan region.
2011.09.24 – Kathmandu Marathon
Read more about this urban running race here: http://trailrunningnepal.org/2010/10/02-10-2010-kathmandu-marathon/ If you cannot wait until 2011 to run this race, do check out this selection of runs in the Kathmandu valley and beyond:
2011.10.01 – Action Asia 3-day ultra marathon & hike – 50k & 100k
Nepal’s Himalayan mountain region brings you a stunning 3 day trail running and hiking event this Fall. NEPAL Action Asia 3 day stage race (50km & 100km) Oct 1-3, 2011 DATES TBC in the next 2 weeks. Deposit will be
2011.10.28 – 5th Everest Sky Race
This stage race has 9 stages totalling 200 km, 11,000 m up, 7,000 m down. It starts in Dolakha and heads through the Rolwaling valley and crosses the Tashi Lapsa (a pass of some reputation at 5,755 m) before going on to cross the three-passes (Renjo La 5,340 m, Gokyo La / Ri 5,350 m, le Cho La 5,420 m), scaling Kala Pattar (5,540 m) and finally arriving at Ama Dablam basecamp at 4,700 m. Continue reading
2011.11.17 – Racing the planet Nepal 2011
A 250km six stage endurance race in the hills north of Pokhara. Package and entry fee is US$3,500 No details about the course, perhaps this won’t come until the last minute. Find more information and keep up-to-date via the Nepal
2011.12.02 – Everest marathon (autumn)
Race date 2nd December – preparation trek begins 14 Nov. Return date 8 Dec 2011. To clear up confusion, there are two Everest marathons (and also an Everest Ultra Marathon). This one, held bi-annually is the older of the two
2012.01.01 – 6th Annapurna 100
50, 70 and 100 km trail races through fantastic forest trails with stunning views of the Annapurna range. An unforgettable start to the year! Continue reading
2012.04.11 – Everest Ultra 65km
This race is the latest Himalayan Challenge devised by Jan Turner and Ramesh Bhattachan. It comes with a pedigree of races behind it that includes The Everest Marathon, The Annapurna Triathlon, The Kathmandu Marathon and The Annapurna 100. This is
2012.04.21 – Jamacho Challenge 11.5km race
A short trail running introductory race being held in Kathmandu on 21st April aka World Earth Day! The setting is great, the Nagarjun National Park and the race goes to the summit. The race starts at the park entrance and
