mountain running
Uphill trail sport
Mountain running is a sport that combines trail running with significant elevation gain and loss, typically on steep, rugged terrain in mountainous regions.
Unlike road running or even standard trail running, it emphasizes vertical climbing and technical descents, often on unmarked paths or over rocky ground.
Races range from short uphill sprints to ultramarathons covering extreme distances and elevation changes.
She trained for months before attempting her first mountain running race in the Alps.
- trailPath through wilderness
- single trackSolitary rail or path
- trail shoesFootwear for unpaved ground
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- false summitIllusory highest point
altitude · oxygen debt · ultramarathon · ascent · descent · switchback · ridgeline · scramble · elevation · fell · endurance · lungs · steep · rocky · technical · peak · alpine · breathless
- runningrun, sprint, sprinting, sprints, jog
- Endurance Sportsmarathon, ultrarunning, ironman, triathlon, half marathon
- ultrarunningultramarathon, ultra, 100k, trail race, trail run
mountain, running, mountains, mountainous, mountaineer, mountaineering, runner, runners, mount