This Week In Running: January 26, 2026
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This Week In Running: January 26, 2026
"Weekend highlights included the year's first World Trail Majors and UTMB World Series races. Check it all out! You can also check out our race coverage from the weekend: Hong Kong Ultra - Hong Kong, China The 100k and 50k races were the year's first World Trail Majors contests. 100k Course changes left this year's race short of the 100k distance. What the course lacked in distance, it made up for in climbing, collecting 5,073 meters (16,644 feet) over 93k (58 miles)."
"Gui-Du Qin (China) - 8:52:36 Guang-Fu Meng (China) - 8:58:50 Guo-Min Deng (China) - 9:09:48 Dakota Jones (U.S.) - 9:15:49 John Ray Onifa (Philippines) - 9:50:52 Women The women's top five was: 1. Veronika Leng (Slovakia) - 10:43:35 1. Hậu Hà (Vietnam) - 10:43:35 3. Ling-Jie Chi (China) - 10:52:22 4. Ying Li (China) - 11:28:04 5. Wen-Li Jiang (China) - 11:29:46"
"Arc of Attrition by UTMB - Coverack, U.K. It was the event's 11th edition, all on point-to-point courses featuring coastal trails in winter weather. British runners dominated the races. Arc 100 Arc 50 Arc 25 Full results. Additional Races and Runs International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF) Andorra World Cup - Andorra The ski mountaineering world cup event again had Vertical and Sprint races, and Rémi Bonnet (Switzerland) again won the Vertical race. He finished in 27:21 with nearly a 10-second gap on second place. Cam Smith (U.S.) was sixth in 28:26."
The weekend included the year's first World Trail Majors contests with 100k and 50k races at the Hong Kong Ultra. Course changes shortened the 100k to 93k while increasing climbing to 5,073 meters (16,644 feet). Gui-Du Qin won the men's race in 8:52:36; Guang-Fu Meng and Guo-Min Deng rounded out the podium. Veronika Leng and Hậu Hà tied for first in the women's race in 10:43:35. The Arc of Attrition held its 11th edition on winter coastal point-to-point courses with British runners dominating. Rémi Bonnet won the ISMF Vertical in 27:21 and Axelle Mollaret won the women's Vertical in 31:44. At the Golden Gate Spartan Trail Classic Aidan Bohley and Mari Sullivan won the 50-mile titles in 8:44 and 10:10 respectively.
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