About
We wanted a race like this to exist, so we built one.
The Ultra Glaralpina started with a simple premise: build the race we'd want to run ourselves. A small field in serious mountains, with no commercial machinery around it. The Glarner Alps, a rugged, compact range of peaks, glaciers, and ridges, forms our arena. The Via Glaralpina, a long-distance trail circling the entire canton, marks our course. We've been running these ridges for years and this is our way of sharing them.
Story
By mountain runners, for moutain runners.
The Ultra Glaralpina is organized by and for mountain runners, who seek the extraordinary without the fanfare. We run ultras not for the medals, money, or media. We run them for the places they take us, both outside in nature and inside our soul. We run them because they replenish us, despite feeling empty and broken. In a world full of comfort and control, ultra running exposes us to a high risk of failure. But with that risk comes the hope of achieving something remarkable.
Our goal with organizing the Ultra Glaralpina is to share this experience with others. In a place we deeply love and respect. We wanted to create a race that we would crave to run ourselves and that we would be proud to have in our neighborhood. Showcasing some of the most rugged and beautiful terrain in a lesser known part of the Alps that deserves attention and admiration. With the Via Glaralpina, a long-distance trail around the entire Glarus region, we found the perfect foundation for our course.
Team
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Benjamin Wiederkehr
Race Director
Placeholder — experienced alpine race organiser with a background in mountain rescue and a deep love for the Glarus Alps.
Anna Wiederkehr
Course Manager
Placeholder — trail runner and route designer who has spent fifteen years exploring every ridge and valley of the Via Glaralpina.
Sara Bieri
Medical Lead
Placeholder — emergency physician and ultra-runner with extensive experience in high-altitude medicine and wilderness first aid.
Partners
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