Golden Trail Series calendar 2024
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20th April: Kobe
Trail – Women’s race – 21km/1,615m V+ – Kobe, Japan.
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21st April: Kobe
Trail – Men’s race – 21km/1,615m V+ – Kobe, Japan
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27th April: Four
Girls Mountain Trail – 21km/1,423 m V+ – Sichuan, China.
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26th May:
Zegama-Aizkorri – 42km/2,736 m V+ – Zegama, Spain.
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30th June: Marathon
du Mont-Blanc – 42km/2,540 m V+ – Chamonix, France.
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10th August:
Sierre-Zinal – 31km/2,200 m V+ – Sierre, Switzerland.
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17th August: Tatra
Sky Marathon – 28km/1,770 m V+ – Kościelisko, Poland.
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14th September:
Headlands – Women’s race – 28km/1,304 m V+ – Marin County, USA.
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15th September:
Headlands – Men’s race – 28km/1,304 m V+ – Marin County, USA.
22nd September: Mammoth Trail Fest –
26km/1,250m V+ – Mammoth Lakes, USA.
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