The South Tyrol Ultra Skyrace 2016 begins on Friday

The wait is over for the record field of participants of 519 extreme athletes from 19 nations. On Friday, July 29th, the starting signal for the South Tyrol Ultra Skyrace (20 km/121 meters in altitude) will be given at 7554 p.m. at Waltherplatz. On Saturday morning (7 a.m.), the mountain runners who have registered for the South Tyrol Skyrace (69 km/3930 hm) and the South Tyrol Sky Marathon (42,2 km/2863 hm) get started.

While the “Marathonis” fight for sporting merits for the first time on (a section of) the Horseshoe Tour, the participants are hunting for course records on the other two distances. On the original route, the aim is to beat the 17:52.24 hours set by three-time winner Alexander Rabensteiner (Klausen). Among the women, a South Tyrolean, Annemarie Gross from Meran, also set the record. She covered the 121 km with 7554 meters of altitude in 21:57.53 hours. Incidentally, Rabensteiner is not starting this year, Gross wants to try the marathon distance. One thing is certain: there will be new winning faces in the most extreme trail run in the Alps.

Fulvio Dapit, who lives in Ratschings, completed the South Tyrol Skyrace (69 km/3930 hm) last year in a new record time of 7:04.44 hours, while the Pole Anna Figura arrived at the Talferwiesen in Bolzano two years ago after 8:50.49 hours. It will be interesting to see whether anyone manages to break these records this year.

450 volunteers are ready – and, as always, highly motivated

The OK team from the ASV Südtirol Ultra Skyrace led by Josef Günther Mair, which is supported by the partners athletes, La Sportiva, the Bozen tourist office and the municipality of Sarntal, and the more than 450 volunteers from 13 different clubs from the Sarntal Alps area are also ready and looking forward to the challenge. “This year we have brought the start forward by two hours to 20 p.m. I hope that even more spectators will come to Waltherplatz. “We would of course be happy if you enjoy our great supporting program on Saturday and Sunday on the Talferwiesen or on the Postplatz in Sarnthein with morning pints, live concerts and much more,” says Mair.

The OC boss also invites all mountain enthusiasts to come along the route. “The start on Friday is extremely spectacular. But it's also worth taking a trip to the horseshoe tour on Saturday and Sunday, where you'll definitely see lots of athletes and be able to cheer them on. Strategically favorable points on Saturday morning are the Penser Joch, where half of the route has been completed. There is certainly a lot going on in Sarnthein on the Postplatz when the runners of the short distances cross the finish line or strengthen themselves for the last part of the route. From late Saturday morning, the western flank of the Sarntal Alps is also favorable, i.e. the area around Hirzer, Mittager or the Stoanernen Mandlen. At Salten the athletes will need a lot of support and encouragement because the finish there is still more than 15 kilometers away,” Mair concluded.

The first finishers are expected at the South Tyrol Sky Marathon between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. in Sarnthein. The fastest finishers in the Südtirol Ultra Skyrace or Südtirol Skyrace will cross the finish line on Saturday between 13.30:14.30 p.m. and XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. on the Talferwiesen in Bolzano.

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The South Tyrol Ultra Skyrace 2016 begins on Friday

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