{"id":2079,"date":"2024-09-07T20:35:39","date_gmt":"2024-09-07T14:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8850media.com\/blog\/"},"modified":"2024-09-08T21:00:10","modified_gmt":"2024-09-08T15:15:10","slug":"nepals-growing-strength-in-the-trail-running-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8850media.com\/np\/news\/nepals-kulung-claims-45k-trail-race-in-austria\/","title":{"rendered":"Nepali trail runners stand out among elite field in Austria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nepali trail runners have once again demonstrated their prowess on the global stage, with Suman Kulung and Anita Rai achieving impressive finishes at the Adidas Terrex Infinite Trails event in Gastein Valley, Austria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Representing the Dr Sigrid Schwarzenbacher Foundation team, the duo stood out among elite trail runners from around the world in the competitions that concluded on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kulung claimed victory in the men’s individual 45 km race, completing the challenging course in an impressive time of 4 hours, 41 minutes, and 55 seconds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He finished over ten minutes ahead of Gordon Gianniny from the US, who represented the Adidas Terrex team and crossed the line in 4:56:00. Austrian runner Patrick Lemmerer finished third with a time of 4:58:47, completing the podium for the event, which had 180 finishers in the 45K category. Full results<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Suman Kulung poses with the medal after winning the 45K individual trail race. Photo: Via Facebook<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Kulung’s commanding win follows his commendable fourth-place finish at the 50K Marathon Trail race in Fieberbrunn, Austria, last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The race in Gastein covers approximately 45 km and includes around 3,000m of elevation gain, making it both physically and mentally challenging. It takes participants on a demanding and picturesque route through the scenic valley in northern Salzburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The course begins and ends in Bad Hofgastein, leading runners through diverse landscapes, from lush forest trails to technical ridges and steep climbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Runners ascend the Planitzenweg and Poserh\u00f6he, descend the steep Zwergalweg, and then face a demanding climb towards the Graukogel Middle Station. The ascent culminates at the Tischkogel summit, offering panoramic views of the surrounding alpine landscape. From there, the runners navigate rocky and narrow trails along the ridge before heading towards the final descent into the Alpen Arena.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Anita Rai tackles a rocky section of the demanding 60K race. Photo: Via Facebook<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Meanwhile, Anita Rai delivered an equally remarkable performance in the women’s event, securing second place with a time of 10:28:01, once again highlighting the strength of Nepali athletes in international competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Germany’s Isabel Avens won the race in 10:14:43, while fellow German runner Sophia Huber of the Adidas Runners Munich team finished third with a time of 10:36:28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 60K course runners over three summits in the scenic Gastein Valley: Gamskarkogel (2,467m), Graukogel (2,492m) and Stubnerkogel (2,246m). Gamskarkogel is Europe’s tallest grass-covered mountain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beginning at Bad Hofgastein’s Alpen Arena, the course quickly transitions to trail running. After a brief asphalt section, the runners climb via H\u00f6henweg, pass aid stations, and reach the Gamskarkogel alpine hut with 1,900m of elevation gain. Next, they tackle Graukogel, the second peak, with 1,000 steep metres to its summit. After passing aid stations and scenic views, the trail continues steeply to Tischkogel (2,433m) and finally descends through Angertal to the finish at Alpen Arena.<\/p>\n

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Suman Kulung’s triumph in the men’s 45K race and Anita Rai’s second position in the women’s 60K in Austria’s Gastein Valley add to Nepal\u2019s growing legacy in the trail running world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2088,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"author_meta":{"display_name":"8850 Media","author_link":"https:\/\/8850media.com\/np\/author\/usr_8850\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/8850media.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Suman-Kulung-2-300x225.jpg","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["News<\/a>"],"unlinked":["News<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":0,"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 2 \u0935\u0930\u094d\u0937 ago","modified":"Updated 2 \u0935\u0930\u094d\u0937 ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on 7 \u0938\u0947\u092a\u094d\u091f\u0947\u092e\u094d\u092c\u0930 2024","modified":"Updated on 8 \u0938\u0947\u092a\u094d\u091f\u0947\u092e\u094d\u092c\u0930 2024"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on 7 \u0938\u0947\u092a\u094d\u091f\u0947\u092e\u094d\u092c\u0930 2024 20:35","modified":"Updated on 8 \u0938\u0947\u092a\u094d\u091f\u0947\u092e\u094d\u092c\u0930 2024 21:00"},"featured_img_caption":"[:en]Nepali trail runner Suman Kulung, centre, with runner-up Gordan Gianniny of the US and Patrick Lemmerer of Austria during a presentation after the 45K race. Photo: Via Facebook<\/em>[:]","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/8850media.com\/np\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2079"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/8850media.com\/np\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/8850media.com\/np\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/8850media.com\/np\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/8850media.com\/np\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2079"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/8850media.com\/np\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2079\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2123,"href":"https:\/\/8850media.com\/np\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2079\/revisions\/2123"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/8850media.com\/np\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/8850media.com\/np\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/8850media.com\/np\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/8850media.com\/np\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}