[South Korea, Trail] Golden Trail Final: Elazzaoui Takes Third Straight Title, Florea Doubles Up
The 2026 Golden Trail World Series closed at Muju Trail (24-25 October, Muju, South Korea) on a technical 29km course with 2,441m of climbing, run in rain that left the stairs and rock slippery. Morocco's Elhousine Elazzaoui won in 2:49:14 to claim the overall series for a third consecutive year, 44 seconds ahead of Kenya's Patrick Kipngeno (2:49:58), with Timothy Kibett third in 2:50:48, Switzerland's Joey Hadorn fourth (2:52:22) and Spain's Alain Santamaría fifth (2:54:00). Iceland's Andrea Kolbeinsdóttir was a surprise women's winner in 3:19:56, almost six minutes clear; Romania's Mădălina Florea was second in 3:25:46 and took the overall series for a second straight year, with Mexico's Miriam Morales third (3:29:12). (Source: iRunFar, 26 Oct)
[Spain, Trail] Sobrescobio Skyrace: Course Records for Tranchand and Sara Alonso
The penultimate Skyrunner World Series race, and the last before the Skymasters finale, was a 30km test in Redes Natural Park in northern Spain. France's Frédéric Tranchand led start to finish and set a new course record of 2:39:07; Spain's Jan Torrella (2:42:06) and Marcos Villamuera (2:42:27) were 21 seconds apart in second and third, with Manuel Merillas fourth (2:43:45). Spain's Sara Alonso smashed the women's course record in 3:13:55, winning by almost 10 minutes, with compatriots Greta García (3:23:47) and Patricia Pineda (3:26:39) completing the podium — four of the top five women were Spanish. (Source: iRunFar, 26 Oct; Skyrunner World Series)
[Italy, Trail] Puglia by UTMB: Thomas and Dematteis Win the 140K
At Puglia by UTMB in Castellaneta Marina, Italy (23-25 October), Belgium's Nicolas Thomas won the longest race, 140km, in 12:15, and Italy's Enrica Dematteis took the women's race in 15:49. Spain swept the 85km through Claudio Díaz (7:28) and Claudia Tremps (8:24). In the 50km, Kenya's Sammy Chelangat held off Switzerland's Roberto Delorenzi by two minutes in 3:37 (3:39), while France's Anaïs Guillot won the women's race in 4:15. (Source: iRunFar, 26 Oct; UTMB Live Results)
[Hong Kong, Trail] Peak Hunters Lion Rock Race: Wong Wu-yin Breaks Course Record in 18:18
The Peak Hunters Wong Tai Sin Lion Rock Race 2026 set off from Lion Pavilion on Tsz Wan Shan on 24 October over a 3.2km course with 240m of climbing via Sha Tin Pass Road and Kwun Yam Temple. The event has been upgraded this year into a three-race series, the Lions Peak Hunters Hong Kong Schools Trail Running Championships, with this as the opening leg; nearly 500 runners raced, and finishers earned ITRA Index points. Wong Wu-yin defended the Boys A grade title in a race-fastest 18:18, taking 22 seconds off the course record he already held, while Wong Po-yin (19:41) and Yam Pak-yu (22:47) won the B and C grades. In the girls' races, Chung Cheuk-lam was fastest overall in 24:17 to retain the C grade title, with Lo Sui-ching (24:33) and Lee Tsz-yau (24:55) winning B and A. The top three Girls B times were more than 10 minutes quicker than last year. The Salvation Army William Booth Secondary School won the boys' inter-school team cup in 1:54:20. (Source: Fitz, 27 Oct)