Ultra-Trail Mt. Fuji

The Ultra-Trail Mt. Fuji (ウルトラトレイル・マウントフジ, urutoratoreirumountofuji) is an annual ultramarathon sporting event in Yamanashi Prefecture and Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, started in 2012.[1] The total distance is 168 km, the cumulative altitude gain is 9,500m,[2] and the time limit is 46 hours.[3][1] It is one of the Ultra-Trail World Tour.[4] It is a sister sport event of Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc.[5]

Ultra-Trail Mt. Fuji
DateApril
LocationYamanashi Prefecture and Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Event typetrail
Distance168km
Established2012
Official siteUltra-Trail Mt. Fuji

There are two categories of race under the banner of Ultra-Trail Mt. Fuji: "UTMF" (Ultra-Trail Mt. Fuji), is the full course around Mt. Fuji, and "STY" (Shizuoka To Yamanashi), goes half way around Mt. Fuji, with a distance of 92 km.[6]

Course

The 168 km course starts and ends at the Yagizaki Park in Fuji-Kawaguchi-ko Town in Yamanashi Prefecture, circulating around Mt.Fuji, cumulatively gaining about 9,500m of altitude. Time limit is 46 hours. The participants are limited to those over 18 years old, and need to submit a proof of earning sufficient points by finishing other trail races.[7]

Results

2015

The 2015 event had 1363 starters for UTMF and 976 starters for STY.

Male[8]

  1. Gediminas Grinius, Lithuania, 20:40:58
  2. Arnaud Lejeune, France, 21:54:51
  3. Jeff Browning, United States, 22:01:01

Female[9]

  1. Uxue Fraile, Spain, 25:34:02
  2. Fernanda Maciel, Brazil, 26:44:25
  3. Aliza Lapierre, United States, 26:44:25

2014

The 2014 event had 1422 starters for UTMF and 968 starters for STY.

Male[10]

  1. François D'Haene, France, 19:09:03
  2. Ryan Sandes, South Africa, 20:18:59
  3. Mike Adam Foote, United States, 20:54:16

Female[11]

  1. Nuria Picas, Spain, 23:27:34
  2. Fernanda Maciel, Brazil, 23:46:24
  3. Maria Semerjian, France, 27:16:13

2013

The 2013 event had 726 finishers out of 991 starters. Entries saw over 40 nationalities.[12]

Men 168 km[13]

  1. Yoshikazu Hara (原　良和）, Japan, 19:39:48
  2. Julien Chorier, France, 19:48:28
  3. Sebastien Chaigneau, France, 19:50:13

Ladies 168 km[14]

  1. Krissy Moehl, USA, 24:35:45
  2. Shona Stephenson, Australia, 25:56:53
  3. Ogawa Hitomi (小川　比登美), Japan, 26:15:25

2012

The 2012 event had 852 starters for UTMF and 1177 starters for STY.

Men 168 km[15]

  1. Julien Chorier, France, 18:53:12
  2. Adam Campbell, Canada, 19:26:29
  3. Ken'ichi Yamamoto (山本　健一), Japan, 21:15:02

Ladies 168 km[16]

  1. Nerea Martinez Urruzola, SPAIN, 24:05:04
  2. Hiroko Suzuki (鈴木　博子), Japan, 27:16:32
  3. Nora Senn, Hong Kong, 28:31:57

References
  1. ULTRA-TRAIL Mt.FUJI【UTMF・STY】 - RUNNET ランネット・大会ガイド&エントリー
  2. 富士市 | ウルトラトレイル・マウントフジ(UTMF) Archived 2014-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Ultra-Trail Mt. Fuji website About UTMF
  4. "Ultra-Trail® World Tour | Ultra-Trail® World Tour 2014". Archived from the original on 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
  5. "ULTRA-TRAIL Mt.FUJI ウルトラトレイル・マウントフジ | レースレポート | トレイルランニング情報サイト - トレラン王国". Archived from the original on 2013-08-02. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
  6. "RACE INFORMATION". ULTRA-TRAIL Mt.FUJI. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  7. ウルトラトレイル・マウントフジ（ULTRA-TRAIL Mt. FUJI）(山梨県 ・静岡県) - スポーツ大会の検索＆参加申込みなら「スポーツエントリー」
  8. "UTMF 2015 Men" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-17. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  9. "UTMF 2015 Women" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  10. "UTMF MEN Results 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
  11. "UTMF WOMEN Results 2014" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
  12. （４）ウルトラトレイル・マウントフジ : 企画・連載 : ランニング : YOMIURI ONLINE（読売新聞）
  13. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-18. Retrieved 2014-02-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  14. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-18. Retrieved 2014-02-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-05-22. Retrieved 2014-02-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. http://www.ultratrailmtfuji.com/images/about/result/pdf/2012/result_utmf_women.pdf%5B%5D
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