2nd Commonwealth
Mountain & Ultra Running Championships
Hosted across three spectacular north-west Wales locations — Llandudno, Llanberis (Snowdon), and Newborough Forest, Anglesey. An international festival of mountain, ultra, and trail running uniting over 25 Commonwealth nations.
Event ScheduleLatest News
English Team Management Looking to Duplicate Effort from Keswick
England swept team golds at the inaugural Championships. Managers Jackie Newton and Bashir Hussain share their ambitious goals for North Wales...
New Zealand Runner in the IAAF Cross Country Championships
Sarah Biss, who competed at the inaugural Commonwealth Championships, heads to the World Cross Country in Punta Umbria, Spain on March 20th...
Scholz Wins IAU Athlete of the Year Award
Sharon Scholz of Australia wins the inaugural IAU Athlete of the Year following a remarkable 2010 season with multiple national records...
Press Release for the 2nd Commonwealth Championships
Official press release from the media conference held on 10th February 2011 in North Wales. Available in English and Welsh...
Running Through the Heart of Ontario on a Personal Two-Week Journey
Charlotte Vasarhelyi breaks the Bruce Trail speed record — 896km in just 13 days, 10 hours, 51 minutes across the Niagara Escarpment...
Nakadai and Greenwood Win the 100km World & European Championships
Gibraltar hosted 180+ athletes from 30 nations. Nakadai (JPN) and Ellie Greenwood (GBR) claimed gold at the 24th IAU 100km World Championships...
2nd Commonwealth Mountain and Ultradistance Championships Announced
The championships are officially confirmed for North Wales, taking place from 23–25 September 2011. Full event details coming soon...
Athletic Prodigy Running Through the Australian Mountain Peaks
Jessamy Hosking, top Australian finisher at Keswick, shares her journey from childhood runs with her father to international mountain racing...
1st Commonwealth Championship Post-Race Brochure
The official post-race brochure from the 1st Commonwealth Mountain & Ultra Distance Running Championships, used to promote future events...
Runner from Skipton Who Grew Up in the Mountains and Called It Home
Victoria Wilkinson — 1997 World Junior Mountain Running Champion — reflects on two decades of fell running and Cyclo-Cross excellence...
8th IAU 24-Hour World & European Championship
Commonwealth nations shone in Brive, France. John Pares (GBR) led with 252.548km, with Sharon Scholz topping the women's standings at 224.885km...
European Mountain Running Championships
UK teams competed in Sapareva Banya, Bulgaria on July 4th 2010. Junior men finished 3rd. Full results across junior and senior categories...
Event Schedule
Three days of world-class competition across North Wales, September 2011
24-Hour Race
Men & Women · Newborough Forest, Anglesey
Leading athletes expected to cover 240–260km
Mountain Up & Down
Men 12km · Women 8km · Llanberis (Snowdon)
British Junior Mountain Championships included
Trail Race 55km
Men & Women · Llandudno area
Challenging off-road course through North Wales
Three Spectacular Locations
Llandudno
Seaside town serving as the festival hub and trail race start point for the 55km off-road course
Llanberis · Snowdon
Home of the mountain Up & Down race — ascending and descending Britain's most iconic peak
Newborough Forest, Anglesey
Ancient forest on the island of Anglesey hosting the gruelling 24-hour ultra race circuit
Champions in Focus
Profiles from across the Commonwealth — the athletes who define this sport
Jessamy Hosking
Australia · Mountain RunningTop Australian finisher at Keswick in both Up-Only and Up-and-Down events; competed at Empire State Run Up with a broken foot
Victoria Wilkinson
England · Mountain Running1997 World Junior Mountain Running Champion; 13th at World Champs 2008 and national team veteran across two sports
Charlotte Vasarhelyi
Canada · Ultra RunningBruce Trail speed record holder — 896km in 13 days, 10 hours, 51 minutes; five-time Canadian national team representative
Sharon Scholz
Australia · 24-Hour UltraIAU Athlete of the Year 2010; 6th at IAU World 24-Hour Champs with 224.885km and multiple Australian national records
A Festival of Mountain & Ultra Running
The Commonwealth Mountain and Ultradistance Running Championships combines mountain races, ultra-distance events, and trail running for men and women from across the Commonwealth. The long-term vision is to bring mountain and ultra running into the Commonwealth Games programme — a goal championed by athletes, managers, and officials alike.
Inaugural championships held in Keswick, Cumbria, England — a landmark event for the sport
2nd edition hosted across three spectacular venues in North Wales, September 2011
Over 25 Commonwealth nations represented; open races for local and visiting athletes
Goal: securing mountain and ultra running as a full Commonwealth Games discipline
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