Do you assume you might have what it takes to be a skyrunning star of tomorrow?
The Skyrunner World Collection has launched a worldwide seek for new elite athletes to be a part of the 2024 collection. The applying is open to each sponsored and unsponsored runners, and is a good alternative to launch the profession of as but undiscovered expertise.
Clementine Geoffray, 2023 Skyrunner World Collection winner, profitable the 2023 Gorbeai Suzien Skyrace. Picture: Brian Sharp
Athlete supervisor and head of operations for the Skyrunner World Collection, Seana Forbes, stated:
“We imagine there may be a lot skyrunning expertise on the market that has but to be found. As a result of we all know it may be daunting or unclear how one can enter the Skyrunner World Collection as an elite with no sponsor or somebody you recognize on the within, for 2024, we determined to do one thing just a little totally different and make a web based utility accessible for anybody to fill out in the event that they imagine they’ve what it takes to be an elite athlete. We wish to give everybody an equal likelihood.”
The advantages for athletes chosen for this system will embrace elevated publicity and a variety of different helps. Forbes instructed iRunFar, “With the elite program we to begin with provide extra publicity to the elite subject, which is nice for athletes with out sponsors or simply beginning their elite profession. As an elite, athletes can even obtain totally different ranges of assist to participate — this ranges from free entries to free entry and lodging and in some circumstances additionally journey assist.”
Antonio Martínez celebrating after turning into the 2023 Skyrunner World Collection winner. Picture: Antton Guaresti
The applying is open to female and male athletes aged 18 and above, of all nationalities. These making use of should have a excessive degree of expertise with operating on technical terrain.
Final month, the Skyrunner World Collection introduced their new circuit for 2024, a 20-plus race calendar which takes in three continents, exploring the very best of technical mountain operating the world over.
Aspiring skyrunning stars higher act quick, as functions will shut on Friday December 1, 2023.
