# Skyrunner World Series

The Skyrunner World Series is an annual international championship of skyrunning (high altitude endurance races) and the official International Skyrunning Federation (ISF) race circuit for mountain running. Each year the Skyrunner World Series presents a global Sky Racing calendar, attracting mountain running athletes from almost every country.

## History

Skyrunning was founded in 1992 by Italian Marino Giacometti, President of the International Skyrunning Federation which sanctions the discipline worldwide. The SWS was launched in 2004 and has grown to represent the peak of outdoor running defined by altitude and technicality. In 2017, Migu Run, an advanced online and offline exercise and health management platform founded in China, became title sponsor of the Migu Run Skyrunner World Series.

## Definition of a Skyrunner World Series Sky Race

Skyrunning stands apart from other mountain running activities. The criteria of a SWS Sky Race are:
* Race Duration: Day-long races with a time limit of 16 hours.
* Race Distance: Sky Races feature distances from 22 km to 66 km to enable full intensity performance throughout the race.
* Race Values: Races are characterised by their technicality, speed, intensity and extreme terrain.
Altitude (average and maximum reached), peak reach, running on snow/glacier, grade II climbing difficulty and increased elevation percentage are other factors also taken into account when defining a Sky Race.

## 2019 rules and rankings

The 2019 Skyrunner World Series proposes two ranking systems. The single season ranking, introduced in 2019 and limited to the Skyrunner World Series, and the 52-week ranking which encompasses all races, including the Skyrunner National Series races.

### The single season ranking

In 2019, the Skyrunner World Series introduced the first single ranking system. The objective of the general ranking is to unify the circuits and key races to make the series even more competitive and define who is the best Skyrunner in the World; a Skyrunner being someone able to face any type of mountain with technicality, speed and intensity, and serves as a base to distribute the end of season bonus pool.
The 2019 Skyrunner World Series season runs from April to October. It consists of 15 races in 11 countries and concludes with the "SkyMasters", the end of season race open only to qualified athletes.
Athletes are ranked on their top 4 points results of the season, of which no more than 2 can be "SuperSky Races" - races rewarding twice as many points as a Sky Race, plus the SkyMasters points.
At each race, points will be attributed to the top twenty finishers in a symmetric manner for men and women according to the following grid:
| Pos. | Sky Race | SuperSky Race | SkyMasters |
| 1 | 100 | 200 | 250 |
| 2 | 80 | 160 | 200 |
| 3 | 70 | 140 | 175 |
| 4 | 60 | 120 | 150 |
| 5 | 54 | 108 | 135 |
| 6 | 48 | 96 | 120 |
| 7 | 42 | 84 | 105 |
| 8 | 36 | 72 | 90 |
| 9 | 30 | 60 | 75 |
| 10 | 26 | 52 | 65 |
| 11 | 22 | 44 | 55 |
| 12 | 18 | 36 | 45 |
| 13 | 16 | 32 | 40 |
| 14 | 14 | 28 | 35 |
| 15 | 12 | 24 | 30 |
| 16 | 10 | 20 | 25 |
| 17 | 8 | 16 | 20 |
| 18 | 6 | 12 | 15 |
| 19 | 4 | 8 | 10 |
| 20 | 2 | 4 | 5 |

### The 52-week ranking

The 52-week rolling ranking is a ranking based on results over the last 52 weeks. It includes the points earned in MRSWS and Skyrunner National Series and is updated every week. After 52 weeks, any result completely disappears.

### End of season bonus pool

The end of season bonus pool increased from €66,000 in 2018 to €75,000 in 2019, split equally between the top 10 ranked male and female athletes of the season. To be eligible for the end of season bonus pool, athletes must participate in a minimum of four races, at least two must be Sky Races and start at the SkyMasters race.

## 2019 Race Calendar

| Date | Race | Country |
| 21.04.2019 | Mt. Awa Skyrace 33 km, 2,400m+ | Japan |
| 04.05.2019 | Yading Skyrun 32 km, 2,819m+ | China |
| 11.05.2019 | Transvulcania Ultramarathon 74 km, 4,350m+ / *SuperSky Race | Spain |
| 19.05.2019 | Skyrace Des Matheysins 27km, 1,980m+ | France |
| 01.06.2019 | Madeira Skyrace 56 km, 4,100m+ | Portugal |
| 15.06.2019 | Livigno Skymarathon 34 km, 2,700m+ / *SuperSky Race | Italy |
| 29.06.2019 | Olympus Marathon 44 km, 3,200m+ | Greece |
| 14.07.2019 | BUFF Epic Trail 42K 42 km, 3,325m+ / *SuperSky Race | Spain |
| 21.07.2019 | Royal Ultra Skymarathon Gran Paradiso 55 km, 4,141m+ | Italy |
| 28.07.2019 | Skyrace Comapedrosa 21 km, 2,280m+ | Andorra |
| 03.08.2019 | Tromsø Skyrace 57 km, 4,700m+ | Norway |
| 23.08.2019 | Matterhorn Ultraks «Extreme» 24 km, 2,800m+ / *SuperSky Race | Switzerland |
| 15.09.2019 | ZacUP Skyrace 27 km, 2,650m+ | Italy |
| 22.09.2019 | Pirin Ultra Skyrace 66km, 4,400m+ | Bulgaria |
| 05.10.2019 | Sky Pirineu 37 km, 2,575m+ | Spain |
| 19.10.2019 | The SkyMasters 27 km, 2,600m+ | Italy |

## 2018 Ranking system

For the 2018 season, three rankings were published: Sky Classic, Sky Extra and Overall.
Sky Classic races were 22 km to 50 km long with 7.5% average elevation and a 1,000m difference of min/max. altitude. The Sky Classic ranking took into account the best five results of the season. The Sky Classic category champions were Pascal Egli from Switzerland and GBs Holly Page.
Sky Extra mixed races that were formerly known as Sky Ultra and Sky Extreme. These races were over 50 km long with 6.5% average elevation and 1,000m difference of min/max. altitude. The Sky Extra took into account the best four results of the season and was won by Pere Aurell of Spain and America's Hillary Gerardi.
Overall - all athletes scoring points in any race entered the overall ranking. Their best two results in each category counted for the final ranking.

## Previous overall champions

That is the results of the singles races of the various years.
| Year | Men's winner | Women's winner |
| 2002 | Agustí Roc Amador | Corinne Favre |
| 2003 | Agustí Roc Amador | Teresa Forn |
| 2004 | Agustí Roc Amador | Anna Serra |
| 2005 | Rob Jebb | Corinne Favre |
| 2006 | Ricardo Mejia | Angela Mudge |
| 2007 | Kílian Jornet | Angela Mudge |
| 2008 | Kílian Jornet | Corinne Favre |
| 2009 | Kílian Jornet | Emanuela Brizio |
| 2010 | Tofol Castañer | Emanuela Brizio |
| 2011 | Luis Alberto Hernando | Oihana Kortazar |
| 2012 | Kílian Jornet | Emelie Forsberg |
| 2017 | Jonathan Albon | Maite Maiora |
| 2018 | Kílian Jornet | Ragna Debats |
| 2022 | Nicolas Molina | Lindsay Webster |

## Past events champions

| | SkyRace | SkyRace | Sky Ultra | Sky Ultra | Vertical Kilometer | Vertical Kilometer | Sky Extreme | Sky Extreme |
| Year | Men's winner | Women's winner | Men's winner | Women's winner | Men's winner | Women's winner | Men's winner | Women's winner |
| 2012 | Luis Hernando | Zhanna Vokueva | Kílian Jornet | Núria Picas | Urban Zemmer | Laura Orgué | | |
| 2013 | Kílian Jornet | Stevie Kremer | Kílian Jornet | Emelie Forsberg | Urban Zemmer | Laura Orgué | | |
| 2014 | Kílian Jornet | Stevie Kremer | Kílian Jornet | Emelie Forsberg | Kílian Jornet | Laura Orgué | | |
| 2015 | Tadei Pivk | Laura Orgue | Luis Hernando | Emelie Forsberg | Remi Bonnet | Laura Orgué | | |
| 2016 | Tadei Pivk | Megan Kimmel | Cristofer Clemente | Gemma Arenas | Philip Götsch | Christel Dewalle | Jonathan Albon | Jasmin Paris |
| 2017 | Marco De Gasperi | Sheila Aviles | Luis Hernando | Ragna Debats | Vertical Kilometer World Circuit | Vertical Kilometer World Circuit | Jonathan Albon | Maite Maiora |

## Races

| category | Race | Country | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Sky Classic | Yading Skyrun | China | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | x | x | x |
| Sky Classic | Zegama-Aizkorri | Spain | | | x | x | x | x | | x | x | x | | x | x | | x | x | x |
| Sky Classic | Livigno SkyMarathon | Italy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | x | x | x |
| Sky Classic | Olympus Marathon | Greece | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | x | x |
| Sky Classic | Buff Epic Trail | Spain | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | x | x |
| Sky Classic | Dolomites SkyRace | Italy | | | x | x | x | x | | | | x | x | | x | x | x | x | x |
| Sky Classic | SkyRace Comapedrosa | Andorra | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | x | x | x |
| Sky Classic | Matterhorn Ultraks | Switzerland | | | | | | | | | | | | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Sky Classic | The Rut 28K | USA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | x | x | x | x |
| Sky Classic | Limone SkyRace | Italy | | | | | | | | | | | | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Sky Extra | Transvulcania Ultramarathon | Spain | | | | | | | | | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Sky Extra | Ultra SkyMarathon Madeira | Portugal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | x | x | x |
| Sky Extra | High Trail Vanoise | France | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | x | x | x |
| Sky Extra | Tromsø SkyRace | Norway | | | | | | | | | | | | | | x | x | x | x |
| Sky Extra | Trofeo Kima | Italy | x | | | | | | | | | | x | | x | | x | | x |
| Sky Extra | Salomon Glen Coe Skyline | UK | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | x | x | x |
| Sky Extra | Ultra Pirineu | Spain | | | | | | | | | | | | | | x | x | x | x |
| Sky Extra | Pirin Ultra SkyRace | Bulgaria | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | x |
| SkyRace | X-Marathon de la Val d'Aran | Spain | x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SkyRace | Barr Trail Mountain Race | USA | x | x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SkyRace | Ville d'Aoste SkyRace | Italy | x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SkyRace | Sierre-Zinal | Switzerland | x | x | | | | | x | | x | x | | | x | | | | |
| SkyRace | Kinabalu Climbathon | Malaysia | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | | | | | | | | |
| SkyRace | Valmalenco-Valposchiavo | Switzerland | | | x | x | x | | x | x | | | | | | | | | |
| SkyRace | 6000D SkyRace | France | | | x | x | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SkyRace | Sentiero delle Grigne | Italy | | | | x | x | | x | | x | x | | | | | | | |
| SkyRace | OSJ Ontake SkyRace | Japan | | | | | x | x | x | x | x | x | | | | | | | |
| SkyRace | SkyRace Andorra | Andorra | | | | | x | x | x | x | | | | | | | | | |
| SkyRace | Ben Nevis Race | UK | | | | | | | x | x | x | | | | | | | | |
| SkyRace | Circuito dos 3 Cântaros | Portugal | | | | | | | x | x | x | | | | | | | | |
| SkyRace | SkyRace de Serre Chevalier | France | | | | | | | x | | | | | | | | | | |
| SkyRace | Giir di Mont | Italy | | | | | | | x | x | | | | | | | | | |
| SkyRace | Irazú SkyRace | Costa Rica | | | | | | | | x | | | | | | | | | |
| SkyRace | SkyRace Mexiquense | Mexico | | | | | | | x | x | | | | | | | | | |
| SkyRace | Avila SkyRace | Venezuela | | | | | | | | x | x | | | | | | | | |
| SkyRace | Puyada Oturia | Spain | | | | | | | | x | | | | | | | | | |
| SkyRace | Travessa de Canilllo | Andorra | | | | | | | | | x | x | | | | | | | |
| SkyRace | Carrera La Sagra | Spain | | | | | | | | | x | | | | | | | | |
| SkyRace | Ziria SkyRace | Greece | | | | | | | | | | x | x | | | | | | |
| SkyRace | Snowdon Race | UK | | | | | | | | | | x | x | | | | | | |
| SkyRace | Sorginen Lasterketa | Spain | | | | | | | | | | x | | | | | | | |
| SkyRace | Elbrus Race | Russia | | | | | | | | | | | x | | | | | | |
| SkyRace | Ronda dels Cims | Andorra | | | | | | | | | | | | x | | | | | |
| SkyRace | Lantau 2 Peaks | Hong Kong | | | | | | | | | | | | | | x | | | |
| SkyRace | Ring of Steall SkyRace | UK | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | x | |
| SkyMarathon | Sentiero 4 Luglio SkyMarathon | Italy | | x | | | | x | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SkyMarathon | Maraton Alpino Madrileno | Spain | | x | | | | | x | | | | | | | | | | |
| SkyMarathon | Cervinia SkyMarathon | Italy | | x | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SkyMarathon | Pikes Peak Marathon | USA | | | x | x | | | x | x | x | x | | x | | | | | |
| SkyMarathon | Marató de Muntanya de Berga | Spain | | | | | | x | x | | | | | | | | | | |
| SkyMarathon | Monte Rosa SkyMarathon | Italy | | | | | | | | x | | | | | | | | | |
| SkyMarathon | Chaberton Marathon | France | | | | | | | | x | x | | | | | | | | |
| SkyMarathon | Red Rock SkyMarathon | Italy | | | | | | | | | x | | | | | | | | |
| SkyMarathon | SkyMarathon Ribagorza Románica | Spain | | | | | | | | | | x | | | | | | | |
| SkyMarathon | Marathon du Montcalm | France | | | | | | | | | | x | x | | | | | | |
| SkyMarathon | Mont Blanc Marathon | France | | | | | | | | | | | | x | | x | | | |
| Sky Ultra | UltraTrail de Mexico | Mexico | | | | | x | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sky Ultra | Bettelmatt Ultra Trail | Italy | | | | | | | | | | x | | | | | | | |
| Sky Ultra | Speedgoat | USA | | | | | | | | | | | x | x | x | | | | |
| Sky Ultra | Cavalls de Vent | Spain | | | | | | | | | | | x | | | | | | |
| Sky Ultra | Gran Trail des Templiers | France | | | | | | | | | | | x | | | | | | |
| Sky Ultra | Ice Trail Tarentaise | France | | | | | | | | | | | | x | x | | | | |
| Sky Ultra | Ultra Race of Champions | USA | | | | | | | | | | | | x | | | | | |
| Sky Ultra | The Rut 50K | USA | | | | | | | | | | | | | x | x | x | x | |
| Sky Ultra | Scenic Trail | Switzerland | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | x | |
| Sky Ultra | Devil’s Ridge Ultra | China | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | x | |
| Sky Ultra | Salomon Ben Nevis Ultra | UK | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | x | |
| Sky Ultra | Royal Ultra Sky Marathon | Italy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | x | |
| Vertical | Kilomètre Vertical de Val d’Isère | France | x | x | | | | | | | | | | | x | x | x | | |
| Vertical | Kilomètre Vertical Arles/Tech | France | | | | | | | | | | x | | | | | | | |
| Vertical | Elbrus Vertical Kilometer | Russia | | | | | | | | | x | | x | x | | | | | |
| Vertical | Gerania Vertical Kilometer | Greece | | | | | | | | | | | x | x | | | | | |
| Vertical | Dolomites Vertical Kilometer | Italy | | | | | | | | | | | x | | x | x | x | | |
| Vertical | Kilomètre vertical de Fully | Switzerland | | | | | | | | | | | x | | | | | | |
| Vertical | Vertical Kilometer del Puig Campana | Spain | | | | | | | | | | | x | | | | | | |
| Vertical | Cara Amon Vertical | Spain | | | | | | | | | | | | x | | | | | |
| Vertical | Chamonix Kilomètre Vertical | France | | | | | | | | | | | | x | | | | | |
| Vertical | Limone Extreme Vertical Kilometer | Italy | | | | | | | | | | | | x | x | x | x | | |
| Vertical | Transvulcania Vertical | Spain | | | | | | | | | | | | | x | | x | | |
| Vertical | Lone Peak Vertical | USA | | | | | | | | | | | | | x | x | x | | |
| Vertical | Tromsø Vertical Kilometer | Norway | | | | | | | | | | | | | | x | x | | |
| Vertical | Santa Caterina Vertical Kilometer | Italy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | x | | |