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Trail running news from trail races in Nepal Himalayas, Asia and Nepali athletes running around the world.
Priya Rai wins gold with course record in ultra trail run in Myanmar
Kathmandu, February 26. Nepali ultra runner Priya Rai has won a gold medal at the Kalaw Ultra Trail Run in Myanmar. She won gold in the 50 km event at the Kalaw Ultra Trail Run held in Kalaw, Myanmar, on Saturday. Priya completed the stipulated distance in 5 hours 38 minutes 39 seconds. Priya has […]
Lokendra and Annie win KVR Summit Challenge
Kathmandu, Magh 24. Lokendra Rai and Annie Mai Ban have emerged winners of the fifth and final round of the third edition of the KVR Summit Challenge in the men’s category and the women’s category, respectively. In the 20-kilometer race organized by Trailmandu Nepal on Saturday, Lokendra, the winner of the men’s category, clocked 1 […]
Kulung and Martin Conquer the Trails at KVR Summit Challenge
Recent race news from: https://bootballer.com/posts/412-kulung-and-martin-conquer-the-trails-at-kvr-summit-challenge Milan Kulung and American runner Sonia Martin took first place in the fourth series of the 3rd KVR Summit Challenge, leading the way on the tough trails of the Chandragiri hills. Trailmandu Nepal organized Saturday’s event, where athletes competed in either a 25km or 10km race along a scenic but […]
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[video] Mustang Trail Race
In April 2025, ultra runner and journalist Joe Baur, ran the Mustang Trail Race, an eight-stage trail race adventure tucked away behind the Himalayas. Back in early April, I ran in the 8-stage Mustang Trail Race in Nepal. The race is a 170-kilometer (100+ miles) trail race through Nepal’s Mustang region (forbidden to tourists until […]
Nepali runners head to race in Hong Kong
Five Nepali runners are in Hong Kong for the prestigious Hong Kong 100 race this weekend. Those runners are: Priya Rai, Man Kumar Magar, Nirmala Rai, Dhiraj Budha, Rajyalaxmi Rawal. With huge efforts from members of the Pokhara Trail Series and the Karnali Club in Jumla, five Nepali trail runners are now in Hong Kong […]
International Red Panda Trail Marathon Results
The International Red Panda Trail Marathon was organized along the scenic trail of red panda habitat covering 48 KM from Phungling Municipality, Taplejung to Pathibhara temple and back to Phungling. The trail marathon was organized on 21 September 2024 which is also International Red Panda Day. The marathon was organized to gather people and impart red panda conservation awareness messages […]
Join Mira Rai on a Himalayan Trail Race to save Red Pandas!
Dear friends, I am delighted to share that I will be participating in the first-ever International Red Panda Trail Race on September 21, 2024! Will you join me? I am partnering with Red Panda Network (RPN) on this unique high-elevation trail run through the breathtaking Himalayan landscapes of Nepal in celebration of International Red Panda […]
Running the Everest Three-Passes
We recently spotted this incredible image taken by Dan Patitucci on the web. Dan and Kim returned to Solukhumbhu in Nepal in 2023 after a previous experience in 2018. If you’ve ever wondered about what running at very high altitudes is like, or the Everest Three Passes region in particular. A synopsis to get you […]
Registration is open for Panchase Ultra
November is a long way off, but as an ultra runner you have to plan your year. So consider including this race in your race calendar. Pokhara is a great destination to start a trek, and to relax after a trek with good food and accommodation by famous Fewa Lake. See photos of previous races […]
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[report] Capital to Country Multi Day Ultra
Here is the race director’s report for the Capital to Country Multi Day Ultra. We did it! Our first international event, an incredible time with some great runners and an amazing team to work with. We are back next year, limited to 20 places, on the 24th November. There aren’t many events which come with the […]
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[profile] The Nepalese woman whose dream of running changed her life: from having to get married at 16 to shining in trail running
Sunmaya Budha nearly died of malnutrition as a child. Like her sisters, she was destined to marry at 16, but left home to run. Now she is a professional trail runner. By ANDRÉS GARCÍA, 29/06/2023 Sunmaya Budha, like almost all girls in Nepal, was destined to be married off as a teenager. Her three older […]
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[results] Panchase 55 km
The 2nd edition of Panchase 55 km, a hilly circumnavigation of Pokhara’s Fewa Lake, like many races in the pandemic era, was long overdue. The 1st edition took place in 2018, but then due to COVID-19 and other issues, the 2nd edition had to wait until April 1st, 2023. At this time of year, there […]
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[results] Mustang Trail Race 2023
Every year the Mustang Trail Race heads up this small hill just north of Kagbeni, and almost always the first man and women to the top win the race nine days later. There is a good reason for this. Most of the participants in the race are not from Nepal and have no adaptation to […]
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[results] Nepal at the Trail World Championships 2023
A quick summary of the events at the Trail World Championships in Innsbruck, Austria. Nepal had 3 individual runners in the race: Sunmaya Budha, Arjun Kulung Rai, and Sworupa Khadka, all competing in the “long”Trail Long” race of ~86 km with D+ of 6500 (the total climb). That is a huge amount of climbing for […]
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[results] Fishtail 100 Race 2023
This year was the first Fishtail Race with a 100 km distance! This “ultra marathon” version of the regular Fishtail Race with marathon and shorter distances had a total of 19 participants in the 50 km category and 7 participants in the very challenging 100 km category (4 male, 3 female) from 6 different countries. […]
Mustang from the sky!
Here we go back to the 2018 Mustang Trail Race with a rare bird’s eye view. If you want to see the best of trail running in Nepal, then it has to be trail running in the Upper Mustang region of Nepal. In this video, “Mustang from the Sky” a drone follows the runners across […]
Suman Kulung wins Panchpokhari Winter Trail Marathon
Newsflash: Suman Kulung Rai of Solukhumbu won this edition of the Panchpokhari Winter Trail Marathon organized today at Sindhupalchak’s Panchpokhari… Other results are not yet available. Notes about the race: Panchpokhari Winter Ultra Trail Half Marathon-2021 will be organised for the promotion of tourist destinations at Panchpokhari Rural Municipality in the Sindhupalchowk including Panchpokhari Kunda. To be organised […]
Profile: Jagan Timilsina
Jagan Nath Timilsina comes from the village of Sarangkot in Pokhara, Nepal. He started his career as a load carrying porter in the tourism sector in 1998 at an age of 14. Slowly he worked his way up to be working as a trekking guide and then later, as a mountain guide. From carrying 30 […]
KILIAN JORNET AND JUDITH WYDER WIN GOLDEN TRAIL WORLD SERIES TITLES
KILIAN JORNET AND JUDITH WYDER WIN GOLDEN TRAIL WORLD SERIES TITLES WITH VICTORIES AT ANNAPURNA TRAIL MARATHON 2 min recap video NEPAL – Kilian Jornet and Judith Wyder are the 2019 Golden Trail World Series (GTWS) champions after both won the Grand Final race at the Annapurna Trail Marathon on Friday in Nepal. For Kilian, […]
Gosaikund Helambu Trail marathon race review
Race report by Hannah Straw who took part in this race. Find race results here, and race information here. Nepal is famous for its mountains. Some of its mountain ranges are famous for their lakes. Gosaikunda lake is a sacred place nestled in the Langtang National Park. Thousands of Hindu pilgrims ascend to the lake […]
Vlad Morozov completes 1,000 miles solo run across Nepal.
Press Release – November 2018 – immediate release Vlad Morozov completes 1,000 miles solo run across Nepal. Vladimir Morozov, 35, from Birmingham has just completed an incredible physical and mental test: running 1,000 miles across Nepal solo and unassisted. Motivated to fulfill his dad’s desire to visit Nepal before he sadly passed away and combining his […]
Race #2 announced – Kathmandu Trail Running Series
The second race of the Kathmandu Trail Race Series starts very soon! Just a week to go. Join the Facebook event page here. Information is here: http://register.trailrunningnepal.org/2-nayapati-hcf-15-km-7-km/
Mira Rai’s 2016 season
Not everything has gone to plan in 2016 for Mira Rai, and the plan was to follow the Skyrunning Ultra Series in Spain and Portugal. “Unfortunately this year I got injured running in a race in the UK. I tried the next race in Spain, but my leg was not feeling good. After returning to training […]
Bhim Gurung beats a world champion
Thanks for the opportunity China Mountain Trails, says Bhim Gurung fresh back from the Yading Skyrace in China. There he took on Italian Tadei Pivk, the 2015 World Skyrunning and beat him into second place. “I tried as hard as I could, but he (Gurung) was so fast on the downhill, I couldn’t keep up,” said Pivk. […]
Solar lights to Manaslu
Mira comes from a remote village, fairly typical of rural villages across Nepal. As night comes, there’s maybe a little bit of solar light, some candle or oil lamp light and light from the fire in the kitchen area. Dim and limited would describe it. Mira took one of these solar lights home with her […]
Fixing Altitude Sickness with Diamox
Climbing (or trail running) mountainous ranges can be exhilarating as well as a dangerous experience for those who dare. Depending on individual capacity, altitude sickness can appear in mountain climbers any time between 8000 to over 12000 feet above ground level. Often at times, altitude sickness is dependent on the climbing speed of the individual […]
Nepal runners 3rd and 4th in Hong Kong 50km race
Congratulations to Bed and Bishnu Maya for great performances in Hong Kong this weekend. It’s Bishnu Maya‘s fourth and fifth trail races and her second 50km event. She looked pretty beaten up at the end, but that can be expected from Michael Maddess’s hilly Lantau course with the awesome-crazy 900m Dog’s Teeth climb. And she […]
Nepal wins VK race in Hong Kong
The hardest part for Nepali trail runners is getting to the start line. There are few races in Nepal that offer real learning experiences for elite runners. To get the the top as a trail runner, you have run with the best trail runners. Roger Henke explains it well at the end of this blog […]
Manaslu Trail Race 2015 write up – Mark Brightwell
Manaslu Trail Race 2015 – words and images by Mark Brightwell The race starts in gloomy greyness at Soti Khola, 700m above sea level and flanked by the roaring waters of the Bhudi Gandaki. We will follow this river to its source at the snout of a glacier below the towering twin summits of Manaslu […]