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1988 World Mountain Running Championships
The 1988 World Mountain Running Championships was the 4th edition of the global mountain running competition, World Mountain Running Championships, organised by the World Mountain Running Association and was held in Keswick, Cumbria Keswick ( ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Allerdale Borough in Cumbria, England. Historic counties of England, Historically, until 1974, it was part of Cumberland. It lies within the Lake District National ..., United Kingdom on 15 October 1988. Results Men Distance 14.0 km, difference in height 1185 m (climb). Men team Men short distance Men short distance team Men junior Men junior team Women Women team References External links World Mountain Running Associationofficial web site {{WMRA Championships World Mountain Running Championships World Long Distance Mountain Running ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Mountain Running Association
The World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) is the global governing body of mountain running. For World Athletics purposes, mountain running takes place on terrain that is mainly off-road, but if there is significant elevation gain on the route, surfaced roads may be used. Courses involve considerable amounts of ascent (for mainly uphill races), or both ascent and descent (for up and down races with the start and finish at similar heights). The average incline is normally between five and twenty per cent. Courses are clearly marked and should avoid dangerous sections. History The WMRA was founded in 1984 as the International Committee for Mountain Running and the decision to change the name to the World Mountain Running Association was taken in 1998. In 1985, the organisation staged the first annual World Mountain Running Trophy. In 2002, World Athletics (then the IAAF) officially recognised the World Trophy as an international competition and in 2009 the name was changed to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |