The 2020 World Championships Take Shape!
The WMRA recently travelled to Lanzarote to inspect the courses for this year’s World Championships and to work out the details with the organisers. We’re pleased to bring you some more information on the 2020 World Mountain Running Championships and World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships. An important point to note is that World Mountain Running Championship Classic distance races are to be held on Friday 13th November and the World Long Distance Mountain Running Championship races will be held on Saturday 14th November.
During the visit a representative from the WMRA met with the local organising committee and inspected all courses, including start and finish areas. Accommodation and transport options for teams were discussed (4 nights accommodation will be offered to teams), along with rules and full schedule. Here’s some useful information that was confirmed in the meeting.
Here’s the full provisional schedule for the event (the final timetable will be published in the team manual):
| Day | Time |
|
| Tuesday 10th November | All day | Early arrivals |
| All day | World Championships (WCh) and World Long Distance Championships (WLDCh) courses visit | |
| Wednesday 11th November | All day | WCh and WLDCh teams arrive – accreditations |
| All day | WCh and WLDCh courses visit | |
| Thursday 12th November | All day | Late teams arrival |
| All day | WCh and WLDCh courses visit | |
| 9.00 – 12.00 | WMRA congress | |
| 15.00 – 15.30 | Press conference | |
| 16.00 – 17.00 | WCh and WLDCh technical meeting | |
| 18.00 – 19.00 | WCh and WLDCh opening ceremony (Haria Square) | |
| 20.00 – 21.00 | VIP reception | |
| Friday 13th November | 8.00 | Open races (junior and senior courses) |
| 10.00 | WCh Race – start junior women (Haria) | |
| 10.30 | WCh Race – start junior men (Haria) | |
| 10.45 | WCh Race – start women (Caleta de Famara) | |
| 11.30 | WCh Race – start men (Caleta de Famara) | |
| 17.00 – 18.00 | WCh award ceremony (Haria Square) | |
| Saturday 14th November | 10.00 | WLDCh race start (Haria) |
| 10.20 | Open race start | |
| 17.00 – 18.30 | WLDCh award ceremony and closing ceremony (Haria Square) | |
| 20.00 – 24.00 | Farewell party (Haria) | |
| Sunday 15th November | All day | Teams depart |
Technical information about the courses:
| Classic | Classic | Long Distance | |
| Senior men and women | Junior men and women | Men and women | |
| Length | 13km | 4.7km | 44km |
| Total ascent | 750m | 380m | 1900m |
| Total descent | 125m | 30m | 1900m |
| Start location | Caleta Famara | Haria | Haria |
| Start altitude | 5m | 280m | 280m |
| Finish location | Penas del Chache | Penas del Chache | Haria |
| Finish altitude | 630m | 630m | 280m |
| Terrain – asphalt road | 1km | 1.5km | 4.5km |
| Terrain – tarmac road | 2km | 0.5km | 5km |
| Terrain – 4WD road | 1km | 0.5km | 12.5km |
| Terrain – meadow | 0km | 0km | 0km |
| Terrain – mountain path | 9km | 2.7km |
23km |
Course profiles
Junior course:
Senior course:
Long course:
