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Zegama Aizkorri race kicks off Salomon Golden Trail Series this Sunday

Another spectacular trail ultra in Spain sees male and female defenders returning, plus 46 other international elite racers

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Some 400 runners will kick off the Salomon Golden Trail Series this weekend at the Zegama Aizkorri trail marathon in Zegama, Spain on Sunday.

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The race is famous for its hot, muddy conditions and the thousands of fans who line the course, forming a human tunnel on a steep ascent at the 20K mark.

Last year’s winner, Stian Angermund of Norway, set a course record of 3:45, and last year’s top female, Maite Maiora of Spain, did the same (4:34).

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The race will see a stacked field, with 48 of the top names on the men’s and women’s sides competing.

Here’s the list of elite women:

Maite Maiora Elizondo – Spain
Megan Kimmel – USA
Laura Orgué – Spain
Michelle Maier – Germany
Ida Nilsson – Sweden
Ruth Croft – New Zealand
Oihana Kortazar – Spain
Emelie Forsberg – Sweden
Mira Rai – Nepal
Anne-Lise Rousset – France
Silvia Rampazzo – Italy
Yngvild Kaspersen – Norway
Denisa Dragomir – Romania
Céline Lafaye – France
Eli Gordón – Spain
Sheila Avilés Castaño – Spain
Alicia Shay – USA
Holly Page – UK
Maya Chollet – Switzerland
Nuria Dominguez Diseño Floral – Spain
Megan Mackenzie – South Africa
Steph Auston – Australia
Emma Clayton – UK
Emma Pooley – Switzerland

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And here are the men:

Stian Angermund – Norway
Marc Lauenstein – Switzerland
Rui Ueda – Japan
Aritz Egea – Spain
Max King – USA
Remi Bonnet – Switzerland
William Rodriguez – Colombia
Pascal Egli – Switzerland
Sage Canaday – USA
Kiril Nikolov – Bulgaria
Thibaut Baronian – France
Alexis Sevennec – France
Ismail Razga – Morocco
Adrien Michaud – France
Stephan Wenk – Switzerland
Finlay Wild – UK
Matt Flaherty – USA
Kane Reilly – South Africa
Christian Greyling – South Africa
Davide Cheraz – Italy
Francois Gonon – France

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