UTMB World Series events for the 2022-23 season have been confirmed in Europe and Asia-Pacific, with a US event to be revealed at a later date, giving runners more opportunities to reach the UTMB World Series Finals in Chamonix, France, in 2023.
24 international events are now confirmed for the inaugural UTMB World Series in 2022, with the full calendar of 30 events to be announced in the new year.
Runners in the USA will be able to experience two trail running events in North America, which are now joining the inaugural UTMB World Series in 2022. The organizers of the world’s leading trail running circuit have also announced more opportunities for European runners, with the confirmation of additional events in Croatia and Slovenia.
Taking place from 7-10 July 2022, Val d’Aran by UTMB is set to become the first ever European UTMB World Series Major for the 2022-23 season. The event gives runners the chance to experience the wild side of the Spanish Pyrenees across four distances – 161km, 105km, 55km and 15km. The event in its inaugural edition in 2021 welcomed over 3,000 runners from 75 different nationalities.
TransLantau by UTMB, a leading race in Hong Kong, has been confirmed as the 2022-23 Asia-Pacific Major. Taking place from 3-6 November 2022, the event will offer four races on Lantau Island ranging from 25km to the new 140km distance, allowing runners to escape the urbanization of the city and discover the wilderness of Hong Kong.
The 2022-23 US Major will be confirmed in the coming months, and will take place at the beginning of 2023, forming part of the qualification for the first ever UTMB World Series Finals in Chamonix, in August 2023.
The UTMB World Series Majors offer additional qualification chances for the UTMB World Series Finals with the top 10 male and top 10 female runners in each of the 50K, 100K and 100M categories automatically winning their place at the 2023 Finals start line.
Regular runners will also collect double the amount of ‘Running Stones’ points compared to other UTMB World Series Events, increasing their chance of being selected through the UTMB Mont-Blanc 2023 registration lottery.
UTMB World Series 2022 confirmed events (as at 16 December 2021)
24 leading international events across 16 countries are now confirmed for the first ever UTMB World Series. UTMB World Series Events are the only place where runners can collect Running Stones and begin their journey to UTMB Mont-Blanc – the new home of the UTMB World Series Finals.
- Tarawera Ultramarathon by UTMB (New Zealand), 12 February
- Istria 100 by UTMB (Croatia), 7-10 April
- Canyons Endurance Runs by UTMB, (USA) 23 April
- Ultra-Trail Australia by UTMB (Australia), 12-15 May
- Trail du Saint-Jacques by UTMB (France), 11 June
- mozart 100 by UTMB (Austria), 18 June
- La Sportiva Lavaredo Ultra Trail by UTMB (Italy), 23-26 June
- Trail 100 Andorra by UTMB (Andorra), 24-26 June
- Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run (USA), 25-26 June
- Speedgoat Mountain Races by UTMB (USA), July
- Ultra-Trail Snowdonia by UTMB, (Wales), 1-3 July
- Restonica Trail by UTMB (France) 7-9 July
- Val d’Aran by UTMB (Spain), 7-10 July
- Trail Verbier Saint-Bernard by UTMB, (Switzerland), 8-10 July
- Eiger Ultra Trail by UTMB, (Switzerland), 15-17 July
- Wildstrubel by UTMB, (Switzerland), 8-11 September
- Julian Alps Trail Run by UTMB, (Slovenia), 16-18 September
- Nice Côte d’Azur by UTMB (France), 22-25 September
- Puerto Vallarta México by UTMB (Mexico), October
- Thailand by UTMB (Thailand), 10-13 November
- TransLantau by UTMB (Hong Kong), 3-6 November
- Panda Trail by UTMB (China), dates TBC
- Gaoligong by UTMB (China), dates TBC
- UTMB World Series Finals; UTMB Mont-Blanc (France, Italy, Switzerland), 22-28 August
