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WMRA World Cup
The WMRA World Cup is an annual series of mountain running competitions organised by the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) that runs from around May to October. Athletes are awarded points for each performance on the tour. Its predecessor was the Alpine Grand Prix, a 1997 formation including four European races in the Alps region. It formally became the WMRA Grand Prix in 1999 and subsequently expanded to six races in 2001. It reverted to four races in 2007 and from 2008 onwards began to vary between five and seven races. The competition took its current title World Cup in 2014. History The series originally was held mid-year around July to August, fitting mostly between the European Mountain Running Championships (held in early July) and the World Mountain Running Championships (held in mid-September). WM ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain Running
Mountain running is a sports discipline which takes place mainly off-road in mountainous terrain, but if there is significant elevation gain on the route, surfaced roads may be used. In this it differs from fell running; also its courses are more clearly marked and avoid dangerous sections. It is a form of trail running if it is run on unpaved surfaces. Mountain running is a combination of running, jogging, and walking, depending on how steep the trail is. It is recognized by World Athletics and governed by the World Mountain Running Association that since 1985 organizes World Mountain Running Championships, world championships. International federation 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 mainl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janina Saxer-Juszko
Ioannina ( el, Ιωάννινα ' ), often called Yannena ( ' ) within Greece, is the capital and largest city of the Ioannina regional unit and of Epirus, an administrative region in north-western Greece. According to the 2011 census, the city population was 65,574, while the municipality had 112,486 inhabitants.GOV. results of permanent population 2011, p. 10571 (p. 97 of pdf), and in Excel formatTable of permanent population 2011 from the sitHellenic Statistical Authority 24 November 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-09. It lies at an elevation of approximately , on the western shore of |
Sarah Tunstall
Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch and prophetess, a major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a pious woman, renowned for her hospitality and beauty, the wife and half-sister of Abraham, and the mother of Isaac. Sarah has her feast day on 1 September in the Catholic Church, 19 August in the Coptic Orthodox Church, 20 January in the LCMS, and 12 and 20 December in the Eastern Orthodox Church. In the Hebrew Bible Family According to Book of Genesis 20:12, in conversation with the Philistine king Abimelech of Gerar, Abraham reveals Sarah to be both his wife and his half-sister, stating that the two share a father but not a mother. Such unions were later explicitly banned in the Book of Leviticus (). This would make Sarah the daughter of Terah and the half-sister of not only Abraham but Haran and Nahor. She would also have been the aunt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Douglas (runner)
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Petro Mamu
Petro Mamu (born 16 September 1984) is an Eritrean mountain runner who won one World Mountain Running Championships (2012). Biography The 2017 World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships was rewritten and the gold medal was dropped by Eritrean Petro Mamu, disqualified for doping, and was assigned to the Italian Francesco Puppi Francesco Puppi (born 26 January 1992) is an Italian male mountain runner and sky runner, world champion at 2017 World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships. Biography The 2017 World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships was rewritte .... References External links * Petro Mamuat Association of Road Racing Statisticians 1984 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Eritrean mountain runners Eritrean long-distance runners Doping cases in athletics World Mountain Running Championships winners {{Eritrea-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mateja Kosovelj
Mateja ( sr, Матеја) is a given name, variant of the Greek given name ''Mathias'' (Matthew). In Serbian, it's a masculine name, while in Croatian and Slovene, it's a feminine name. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Mateja Andrlić (born 1993), Croatian football forward *Mateja Kežman (born 1979), Serbian footballer *Mateja Maslarević (born 2000), Serbian footballer *Mateja Matejić (1924–2018), Serbian Orthodox priest *Mateja Matevski (1929–2018), Macedonian poet, literary and theater critic, essayist, and translator *Mateja Nenadović (1777–1854), Serbian priest and politician *Mateja Petronijević (born 1986), Croatian sailor *Mateja Pintar (born 1985), Slovenian table tennis player *Mateja Robnik (born 1987), Slovenian alpine skier *Mateja Šimic (born 1980), Slovenian triathlete *Mateja Svet (born 1968), Slovenian alpine skier *Mateja Zver (born 1988), Slovenian footballer Surname *Robert Mateja (born 1974), Polish ski jumper See also *Matej *Mate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentina Belotti
Valentina Belotti (born 4 April 1980) is an Italian female mountain runner, world champion at the 2009 World Mountain Running Championships. Biography At individual senior level she won 4 medals (1 gold and 3 silver) at the World Mountain Running Championships and 3 (all silver) at the European Mountain Running Championships. She also competed at three editions of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships at senior level (2002, 2004, 2007). She won also six senior national championships. National titles *Italian Mountain Running Championships **Mountain running: 2010, 2016 (2) *Italian Vertical Kilometer Championships The Italian Vertical Kilometer Championships ( it, Campionati italiani di kilometro verticale) are the national championships in vertical kilometer, organised every year by the FIDAL from 2012 (first edition was held in Chiavenna). Editions FI ... ** Vertical kilometer: 2013, 2016, 2017 (3) References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Belotti, Valentin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucija Krkoč
Lucija is Croatian and Slovenian form of female name Lucy. In Croatia, the name Lucija was the most common feminine given name between 2000 and 2011. Notable people with the name include: * Lucija Bešen (born 1998), Croatian handball player * Lucija Čok (born 1941), Slovene linguist * Lucija Larisi (born 1975), Slovenian biathlete * Lucija Lesjak (born 1999), Croatian karateka * Lucija Mlinar (born 1995), Croatian volleyball player * Lucija Mori (born 1988), Slovenian footballer * Lucija Polavder (born 1984), Slovenian judoka * Dragana Lucija Ratković Aydemir (born 1969), Croatian art historian * Marija Lucija Stupica (1950–2002), Slovene children's book illustrator * Lucija Šerbedžija (born 1973), Croatian actor and model * Lucija Zaninović (born 1987), Croatian taekwondo practitioner See also * Lucia (name) * Luca (feminine given name) * Luce (name) Luce is an American, English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, French and Italian surname. It is also a French and Italian fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmet Arslan (athlete)
Ahmet Arslan (born 1986 in Gazipaşa, Antalya Province, Antalya) is a long-distance runner from Turkey competing in mountain running. He is a six time successive champion of European Mountain Running Championships. Biography He was born in 1986 to a farmer's family in Gazipaşa of Antalya Province in southern Turkey. Ahmet Arslan has seven siblings. He completed his primary and secondary education in his hometown. After the high school, he attended Adnan Menderes University in Aydın and graduated 2009 with a degree in physical education and sports. Ahmet Arslan started with athletics in 2000 at the high school. He had to discontinue sports in 2004 for one year. After 2005, he begin intensive running training, especially after meeting his coach Metin Sazak, a former athlete. He switched to mountain running from cross-country running. That year, he took part in the national mountain running championships and became successful although he competed in the seniors category despite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iva Milesova
Iva or IVA may refer to: Organizations * Independent Voters Association, a North Dakota U.S. political organization * Informationsvidenskabelige Akademi, a Danish university * Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, (Swedish: ''Kungliga Ingenjörsvetenskapsakademien'') * International Volleyball Association, a former co-ed professional volleyball league in the United States Places * Iva, Indiana, an unincorporated community in the United States * Iva, South Carolina, a town in the United States * Iva, Iran (other), places in Iran * Iva, Samoa, a village Science, medicine and technology *Interactive visual analysis, a methodology for visual exploration and data mining of complex data sets *Intravenous anesthesia, a type of anesthesia *IVA Communications satellite — see List of Intelsat satellites *Intelligent virtual agent in artificial intelligence *Intelligent virtual assistant, a software agent that can perform tasks based on commands or questions Chemical El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Frost (runner)
Anna Heather Frost (born 1 November 1981) is a New Zealand trail and ultra runner. Running career Frost turned professional in 2004 and later began running for Team Salomon. In 2012, she won the Transvulcania ultramarathon in the Canary Islands in a record time of 8:11:31., but did not return to defend her title the next year. She finished first at the Speedgoat 50K in Utah in 2012, second at the Ultra Cavalls del Vent in the Pyrenees mountains of Spain, and first at the Maxi-Race in Annecy, France. In June 2013, she won the Trail du Colorado race in Réunion. In 2010, Frost won the overall title in the Skyrunner World Series. The series included wins at the Table Mountain Challenge and the Three Peaks Race, among others. In 2014, Frost won the Bear 100 Mile Endurance Run in Utah in her first attempt at the 100 mile distance. Having used the race as a qualifier for the Hardrock 100 in Colorado, she won Hardrock the following year. Frost is sponsored by Merrell and Icebrea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Gaiardo
Marco Gaiardo (born 7 December 1970) is an Italian male mountain runner, who won a medal at individual senior level at the World Mountain Running Championships. Biography Gaiardo won also four medals at individual senior level (two gold) and eight gold medals with the national team at the European Mountain Running Championships. See also * Italy at the World Mountain Running Championships * Italy at the European Mountain Running Championships Italy has participated in all editions of the European Mountain Running Championships, since the first edition of 1994 European Mountain Running Championships The 1994 European Mountain Running Trophy was held in Ponte nelle Alpi, Italy. It was ... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gaiardo, Marco 1970 births Living people Italian male mountain runners Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Italian people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
