trail porto moniz

Trail Porto Moniz last weekend was an exciting race from the start to the finish line.

The favorite runners Luís Fernandes and Gediminas Grinius fought basically from the start line until the finish for the victory, but the local runner Luís Fernandes took the win on the last kms. Silviu-Marian Curuciuc was 3rd on the race.

On the women’s side, the local runner Maria João Abreu shared the win with Elena Vaseva, and Olga Sapach took the 3rd place.

The ultra distance race was 48km long and 3670m elevation gain, being part of the local circuit as well as the nacional ATRP circuit. It was also was a 50k UTMB World Series Qualifier giving 3 ITRA points to the finishers.

This year the weather was a windy and foggy at the top of the mountains, but the temperature was perfect for the race.

The top 3 for Men and Women for the 48km race:

MEN WOMEN
1. Luís Fernandes – 5:48:53 1. Maria João Abreu – 7:33:35
2. Gediminas Grinius – 5:50:28 2. Elana Vaseva – 7:33:36
3. Silviu-Marian Curuciuc – 6:03:05 3. Olga Sapach – 7:42:31

 

The Trail Porto Moniz middle distance of 26km was won by the Salomon Team Manager and Salomon Golden Trail Series director Gregory Vollet flying down the dowhills to the win ahead of the local runners Alexandre Veríssimo and Bruno Silva.

On women side, Sara Rodrigues won the race ahead of Olívia Sousa and Sofia Vieira.

Lastly, the 12km short race of Trail Porto Moniz was won by Vítor Faria for men and by Sónia Quelhas for women.

This race is a great preparation for the MIUT race, since it shares some of the same trails and it takes place about 2 months before the race, the perfect timing to test the body and the performance of the training.

MIUT 2022 is coming…

The 13th edition of this amazing race starts at Saturday 0:00am from the northern Porto Moniz village towards Machico on southeast of the island.

This year for the MIUT115 there are some elite runners trying to get the golden medal or even for the podium.

Looking on Men side we have the ITRA leader Jim Walmsley as the greatest favorite for the win, but we can also expect some close chase from Andreas Reiterer, Thibaut Garrivier, Sebastian Krogvig, Mathieu Blanchard, among other great runners.

On Women side we have the ITRA leader Courtney Dauwalter and the French Audrey Tanguy will for sure fight hard for the win, but her countrywoman Maryline Nakache and the Swiss Kathrin Goetz might have a word to say, as well some other strong ladies.

Regarding to the MIUT85 race, Tom Evans and Remigio Huaman are the favorites for the win, but Nicolas Gourdon and the Portuguese Tiago Romão will for sure dispute the race. On women Kelly Wolf is the favorite for the win.

For the MIUT60 the competition will be strong, both on men and women, since we have Stephen Kersh, Luis Alberto Hernando, Sheila Aviles Castaño and Yngvild Kaspersen as favorites.

The shorter distances of 42km and 17km will be for sure super fast as always, since a big part of the courses are flat and downhill.

It will be a big event, that’s for sure! MIUT 2022 will have around 3.200 runners from almost 50 countries coming to Madeira Island to run their races and some of them also bring the family to spend some nice holidays as well.

Meanwhile, all year around you have our trail running tours to have some fun! Go ahead and book your running tour!

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MIUT 2022
source: miutmadeira.com