Kilian Jornet says crazy Golden Trails final ‘one of the most beautiful races’, as Judith Wyder runs farther than ever to win
- No one expected it to take that long, as the relentless climbs and technical trails put runners through their paces
Kilian Jornet said the Golden Trails final race in Nepal was “one of the most beautiful races I have ever done”.
After five races in Europe and one in the US, the top 10 men and women of the series were invited to run the 42km race in Nepal. Jornet won in 4:46:05 and claimed the overall series too.
“The course shows all the different landscapes – running through fields, forests, mountains,” he said.
Organisers estimated the winner to complete the race in four hours but the course was far tougher than expected.
“It’s a hard race. It’s a slow race,” the Spaniard said. “It was technical. The downhill is when you have to full push, it wasn’t scrambling, but it was big steps, roots, rocks. You really had to watch your feet.”
Jornet won Zegama, Sierre Zinal and Pikes Peak events in the series.