ShortITRA 3
Switzerland
Sierre-Zinal
Valais · 9 Aug 2026
Distance31 km
Elevation2,200 m+
Finishers4,120
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Top 5 · General
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Top 5 · General
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Race calendar
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7 featured races · season 2026
UltraITRA 6
France
Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc
Chamonix · 28 Aug 2026
Distance171 km
Elevation10,000 m+
Finishers1,640
ShortITRA 2
United Kingdom
Helvellyn Trail Race
Lake District · 16 May 2026
Distance24 km
Elevation1,180 m+
Finishers870
UltraITRA 5
France
Grand Raid des Pyrénées
Vielle-Aure · 21 Aug 2026
Distance120 km
Elevation7,300 m+
Finishers1,180
ShortITRA 4
Spain
Zegama-Aizkorri
Zegama · 24 May 2026
Distance42 km
Elevation2,736 m+
Finishers580
LongITRA 3
France
Marathon de l'Aubrac
Aubrac · 7 Jun 2026
Distance42 km
Elevation1,050 m+
Finishers1,930
LongITRA 4
Austria
Karwendel Mountain Run
Seefeld · 18 Jul 2026
Distance52 km
Elevation2,480 m+
Finishers1,210
The standard
The universal language of trail running performance, from 0 to 1000. It is how the world knows where you stand. On 1 January 2027, it goes further.
Sample athlete card941World No. 1 · Ultra Long · France
Index progression
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- One number, any terrain
- Distance, elevation, technicality and field strength are weighted so a skyrace and a 170 km ultra become comparable.
- Earned on certified courses
- Only races evaluated by ITRA feed the index, which is why athletes and organisers treat it as the standard.
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- Federations, championships and elite race entries use the index to select and seed athletes.
Live 1 January 2027
Performance Index 2027 goes live
On 1 January 2027 every ranked runner in the world moves onto a rebuilt index: a new terrain model, fairer comparison across race profiles and a methodology published in full. One scale, one sport, one place where your performance counts.
- Terrain-aware scoring: vertical, technicality and surface modelled separately
- Fairer comparison between short mountain races and long ultras
- Faster updates: results reflected within days of a race
- Transparent methodology, published in full
Inside trail running
Lead story
Mont-Blanc · 20:53:11
Twenty hours in the dark, one minute of daylight glory
Inside the closing kilometres of the season's defining ultra, where a fourteen-year-old course record finally moved.
Read the storyFeature · 9 min read
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Next major championshipITRA World Championship Series
Canfranc, Pyrenees, Spain14 November 2026Trail · Short · Long · Classic
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