Manaslu Mountain Trail Race

Manaslu Mountain Trail Race http://manaslutrailrace.org. Seven stages of trail running (plus 2 hikes) race around Nepal's most d The first edition of the race was in 2012.

The Manaslu Trail Race is a challenging multi-stage trail race passing through some of Nepal’s most beautiful Himalayan landscapes in a part-circumnavigation of Manaslu, the world’s eighth-highest mountain. For more detail on the race check out our webpage https://manaslutrailrace.org/or send us your questions at [email protected]

It's the end of Stage 5! Results will be posted later, but we're uploading some images to give a flavour of the event so...
16/11/2024

It's the end of Stage 5! Results will be posted later, but we're uploading some images to give a flavour of the event so far!

22/05/2024

Part 1 of 3 shorts... Roger Henke speaks about deciding to join the Manaslu Trail Race. Part II coming soon.

Beautiful, diverse, and hard - The 2023 Manaslu Trail Race is complete, won by Ida Nilsson in a total time of 20h17m. Lo...
20/11/2023

Beautiful, diverse, and hard - The 2023 Manaslu Trail Race is complete, won by Ida Nilsson in a total time of 20h17m. Lots of sun, a little snow and lots of great running performances. Registration is already open for 2024! Like what you see? Come and join us.

16/11/2023
08/11/2023
Stage 1: A few images from the trail today on the "day of 1000 steps", plus results. Congratulations to Charlotte and Jo...
08/11/2023

Stage 1: A few images from the trail today on the "day of 1000 steps", plus results. Congratulations to Charlotte and Jonas for excellent performances.

12/10/2023
Looking forward to racing with you Mimmi!
11/10/2023

Looking forward to racing with you Mimmi!

Hope to see some of you there!
27/06/2023

Hope to see some of you there!

[stage5] Is your attention going towards the gorgeous, expansive mountain views? Or the clown runner wearing a green wig...
18/06/2023

[stage5] Is your attention going towards the gorgeous, expansive mountain views? Or the clown runner wearing a green wig? Either answer is acceptable. Stage 5 of the Manaslu Trail Race, does make one or two people behave a little silly.

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Stage racing is becoming increasingly popular. With the exception of some notable races, stage races forgo the need give everything you have in one hit, in exchange for more conservative effort you can maintain day after day for several days. The bonus is more head-up running, appreciating at the surroundings, a conversation with your fellow racer, and a perhaps few seconds to stop to take a photo or just absorb the surroundings. And keeping a reserve makes sense - with no roads around here, there’s no drop out vehicle. By foot in means by foot out.

So for those runners who have Nepal on their bucket list – that is, the list of things to do before they “kick the bucket” - a stage race winding between Himalayan peaks would seem a terrestrial heaven.

The Manaslu Trail Race is not the hardest of challenges, but day-by-day the air thins, akin to a treadmill increasing its incline. The stages are ‘short’, 32 km and under, but the stages together have over 10 km of elevation change, or so GPS watches report.

It’s a race, but also a Himalayan Journey, travelling from Hindu to Buddhist, and Nepali to Tibetan landscapes, from low to high altitudes, from lush green to snow white, from a giant Himalayan river’s flow who’s noise either aids or prevents sleep the night before the start, up to the trickle at its source.