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GOLDEN TRAIL SERIES: AFRICAN RUNNERS SHINE ON THE EUROPEAN TRAILS
ANNECY, France , Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- It's a small revolution in the world of trail running! While European and American runners have seemed to dominate the Series races for years, this weekend .
While they have dominated road running for decades, African runners have never really succeeded in establishing themselves in trail running, a speciality that requires technical and muscular qualities that did not seem to fully correspond to their running style. However, during , it was the Africans who stood out! Winners in both the men's and women's races, ahead of the best European runners in the world, they also managed to take many places of honour with .
This result is very encouraging and is in line with what the Golden Trail World Series aims to do: . It is not always easy, however, for these African runners who struggle to get visas in time to participate in events and who sometimes have to be resourceful in financing their travel. This was particularly the case for (team Sky Runners, Kenya ) who had to sell bracelets to raise 1,400 Euros to pay for her trip to Switzerland . This victory in the Golden Trail World Series should make it easier for her to participate in other European races. Especially as African runners have . This is the case of (team Daudin / On Running, Kenya ), winner of the men's race, who claims to have trained for more than six months especially for this round of the GTWS.
After this , it's time for the runners to take a short month's rest before heading to where await them. The first one will take place in which is to host the !
2 – ANDREU BLANES (ESP – HOKA ONE ONE / CARNICAS SERRANO): 02:29:19
3 - PATRICK KIPNGENO (KEN - RUN2GETHER): 02:29:35
4 – PETRO MAMU (ERI – SCARPA): 02:30:18
5 – KILIAN JORNET (ESP – NNORMAL): 02:30:19
2 – MAUDE MATHYS (SUI – SALOMON): 02:52:32
3 – PHILIARIES KISANG (KEN – DAUDIN / ON RUNNING): 02:58:00
4 – TERESIAH OMOSA (KEN – RUN2GETHER): 03:01:13
5 – SARAH MCCORMACK (IRL – INOV-8): 03:04:12
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