The Elbrus Race (or RedFox Elbrus Race), is an international skyrunning competition held for the first time in 2008. It runs each May at Mount Elbrus, Russia. which at 5,642 m is the highest mountain in Europe. The race has formed part of the Skyrunner World Series circuit four times.[2]

Elbrus Race
DateMay
LocationRussia Mount Elbrus
Event typeSkyRace
SkyMarathon
Vertical Kilometer
Distance7.36 km / 1,862 m D+
12.2 km / 3,342 m D+
1,000 m D+[1]
Established2008
Official siteElbrus Race

Races

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  • Elbrus SkyRace, a SkyRace (7.36 km / 1,862 m), from 3,780 m up to 5,642 m MSL[3]
  • Elbrus SkyMarathon, a SkyMarathon (12 km / 3,342 m), from 2,350 m up to 5,642 m MSL[3]
  • Elbrus Vertical, a Vertical Kilometer (1,000 m), from 2,450 m up to 3,450 m MSL[4]

Results

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Year Vertical Kilometer SkyRace SkyMarathon
Men's winner Women's winner Men's winner Women's winner Men's winner Women's winner
2008 not held   Semyon Dvornichenko
2:58:00
  Ekaterina Andreeva
3:33:00
not held
2009 not held   Semen Dvornichenko
2:43:20
  Ekaterina Shubina
4:10:00
not held
2010   Dmitry Ploskonosov
48:41
  Megan Kimmel
59:07
  Mikhail Klimov
2:27:05
  Megan Kimmel
3:22:16
not held
2011 not held
2012   Marco De Gasperi
44:39
  Larisa Soboleva
|56:51
  Denis Provalov
3:17:37
  Zoya Spirina
5:16:30
  Luis Alberto Hernando
3:41:00
  Zhanna Vokuyeva
5:02:00
2013   Marco Facchinelli
44:48
  Larisa Soboleva
51:08
  Aggey Skopin
2:52:42
  Varvara Prokhorova
3:58:38
  Marco Facchinelli
3:30:46
  Oksana Stefanishina
4:45:01
2014   Vitaliy Chernov
47:22
  Elena Kravchenko
54:22
  Vladimir Belyay
2:31:50
  Svetlana Malova
3:28:05
  Marco De Gasperi
3:03:55*
  Oksana Stefanishina
4:32:28*
2015   Vitaliy Chernov
44:16
  Elena Kravchenko
52:24
  Vladimir Belyay
2:49:30
  Tatyana Ufimtseva
3:45:42
  Vitaly Shkel
3:29:04
  Oksana Stefanishina
4:42:00
2016   Cardona Oriol
45:43
  Elena Kravchenko
54:37
  Vladimir Belyay
  Vyacheslav Khorosavin
3:11:06
  Marina Georgieva
3:40:20
  Karl Egloff
3:44:43
  Diana Zelenova
4:43:17
2017   Vitaliy Chernov
43:14
  Elena Kravchenko
54:00
  Dorjsurenkhor Otgonkhuu
2:59:13
  Oksana Stefanishina
2:49:40
  Karl Egloff
3:24:14
  Diana Zelenova
4:30:12

*record of the race

References

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  1. ^ "The Elbrus Race extream and Classic routes presentation". elbrusrace.com. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  2. ^ "FESTIVAL RED FOX ELBRUS RACE". elbrus.redfox.ru. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Neuer Speedrekord am Mount Elbrus, 5642 m". bergsteigen.com. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  4. ^ "VERTICAL KILOMETER® - MT. ELBRUS (2450-3450 M)". elbrus.redfox.ru. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
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