BLACK CANYON ULTRAS 2025, SETH RUHLING AND RILEY BRADY TAKE THE WIN IN ARIZONA WITH COURSE RECORDS

Black Canyon Ultras 2025 was once again a spectacular showcase of the best American trail running. The fast trails and beautiful Arizona landscape gives the event a unique and distinctive character. Black Canyon Ultras has become one of the most important races on the North American calendar and with around 2000 runners taking the start it shows the popularity of the event. This edition saw the victories of Seth Ruhling and Riley Brady with incredible course records. A race to remember.
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BLACK CANYON ULTRAS ATTRACTS THE FASTEST IN TRAIL RUNNING

After a successful start to the season with the Hong Kong 100, Gran Canaria World Trail Majors travels to Arizona, United States, for the second event of the year, the 2 race format of long and short series continues. One of the best race weekends in the U.S.A. calendar, Black Canyon Ultras, organised by the prestigious Aravaipa running. It will be a fast race, with a high level of competition, becase Black Canyon Ultras always attracts the fastest in trail running. Also, the 100 Km race awards golden tickets to the top 3 male and female finishers for the Western States Endurance Run, this makes it a big attraction to the competitive runners.

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HONG KONG 100, MORE THAN JUST A RACE

Hong Kong 100 saw the victories of Meng Guangfu and Sunmaya Budha. But a race like this is much more than its winners, it’s always more than a race. Running is Hong Kong is a mix of feelings, the nature and the city, steep climbs and soft beaches, push hard while you can and distract yourself with gentle scenery. A place to visit for running and discovering.

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HONG KONG 100 2025 KICKS OFF GRAN CANARIA WORLD TRAIL MAJORS WITH VICTORIES FOR MENG GUANGFU AND SUNMAYA BUDHA

Brilliant victories for Meng Guangfu and Sunmaya Budha in the inaugural 2025 Gran Canaria World Trail Majors race, Hong Kong 100. Chinese dominance with podium finishes for Guidu Qin and Guomin Deng in the men’s race while in the female Veronika Leng and Hau Thi Ha do it in the women’s race. In the Short Series by Gran Canaria World Trail Majors, first race in the new short distance series, sees victories for Yang Jianjian and Ram Maya Budha (Sunmaya’s sister!).

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HONG KONG 100 STARTS THE SEASON FOR THE GRAN CANARIA WORLD TRAIL MAJORS WITH AN AMAZING EVENT

The outskirts of the immense city of Hong Kong, on the Sai Kung peninsula and a large part of the UNESCO Global Geopark, will see the fifteenth edition of the Hong Kong 100 take place from the 16th to the 18th of January, which once again kicks off the Gran Canaria World Trail Majors Series 2025. A strong field of runners will battle for the glory of winning one of the most prestigious trail running events in Asia.

33, 56 or 103 kilometres and thousands of steps wind along the coastline with the South China Sea in sight, in a setting that will bring together more than 2,800 runners from 60 countries. The event consists of three races, The Third, The Half and the Hong Kong 100 itself plus a combined race for the strongest (the “Grand Sam”, 192 km and +9000 m over three days).

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SHORT SERIES BY GRAN CANARIA WORLD TRAIL MAJORS, THE SERIES FOR MORE RUNNERS

Gran Canaria World Trail Majors is pleased to announce the creation of the Short Series by Gran Canaria World Trail Majors to include more trail runners to its already established long distance series. The Short Series follows the same model as the long-distance races, open to all, built on diversity and respect, independent, but aiming to be more inclusive for more runners. If World Trail Majors are “Races of a Lifetime” Short Series are also “Races for Everyone”.

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GRAN CANARIA WORLD TRAIL MAJORS WELCOMES VIETNAM MOUNTAIN MARATHON FOR 2025

After the recent announcement of the Australian Grampians Peaks Trail 100 Miler to the second season of the Gran Canaria World Trail Majors, we now announce a second new race to the 2025 season with the Vietnam Mountain Marathon. The event is the oldest in Vietnam and annually brings together over 4000 runners over its various distances. The race joining the World Trail Majors series is the 100 Kilometre distance.

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AUSTRALIA’S GRAMPIANS PEAKS TRAIL 100 MILER INDUCTED INTO THE GRAN CANARIA WORLD TRAIL MAJORS

The Gran Canaria World Trail Majors is proud to announce the induction of Australia’s Grampians Peaks Trail 100 Miler (GPT100) into the global series for 2025 and beyond. Australia’s GPT100 will now sit alongside races in Canada, France, Hong Kong/China, Japan, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the U.S.A and the United Kingdom.

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GRAN CANARIA WORLD TRAIL MAJORS 2024 HIGHLIGHTS VIDEO. 7 MINUTES OF DREAMS

A picture is worth a thousand words, they say. It may often be true, but here, it falls short. Thousands of people, their memories, their efforts, their joys (and sorrows), and their dreams cannot fit into seven minutes of video. But we’ve tried. This is a summary of what 2024 has been: the first edition of the Gran Canaria World Trail Majors, 2024 in a nutshell. Enjoy it.

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