The Spartan Trail World Championship (STWC) features some of the best trail running events in the world, creating a world-class, global concept of trail running competition. It will include options for both long distance and short distance runners.
The Spartan Trail World Championship (STWC) is a global championship with multiple stops around the world. Each World Championship race will feature multiple distances. Elite runners will compete for prize money at each event with points on the leaderboard for the final prize purse payout.
They’re premier events around the globe offering points for the championship leaderboards and increased prize money for the top finishers in the Elite category. For Season 2, there will be 9 championship races. Each race will feature a Trail Ultra Championship distance and a Trail Run Championship distance.
There will be two separate championships held side by side, with a distance for each championship at every event, a Trail Ultra Championship (50k and more) and a Trail Run Championship (up to 49k). A Spartan Trail World Championship season does not stay within a calendar year, Season 2 will begin in February 2022 and end in February 2023.
1. Transgrancanaria (Canary Islands / Europe)
2. Patagonia Run (Patagonia / South America)
3. Brisbane Trail Ultra (Australia / Oceania)
4. Fjällmaraton (Sweden / Europe)
5. Skyline Scotland (The Fells / Europe)
6. Salomon Ultra Pirineu (Pyrenees / Europe)
7. Borneo Trail Classic (Asia Pacific / Asia)
8. Golden Gate Trail Classic (Golden Gate / North America)
9. Aconcagua Ultra Trail (The High Andes / South America)
STWC events won’t have a special elite category. Top 5 overall for each category distance will be awarded with prize money. You don’t need to apply or do any special extra step to participate for awards or prize money.
We have a limited amount of slots available for elite runners on all our halo events. To be eligible for those slots, especially for races that are sold out, you need to contact us up to one month before race date. After that period of time, we can’t guarantee entry to the race if it is already sold out.
Reach us at trail@spartan.com to be eligible of our Elite slots on Spartan Trail World Championship stop.
We’re reviewing proposals and alternatives for the application of doping controls on Season 2 of the Spartan Trail World Championship. They will be communicated as soon as it’s decided.
Two separate points leaderboards will be tracked, a Trail Ultra Championship Leaderboard, and a Trail Run Championship Leaderboard. Points are not combined between the two leaderboards.
Points are assigned based on an athlete’s final place and their gender, within their specified STWC category. Each stop will have a top score of 1000 points.
Points calculation
Points are calculated using the following formula:
1st Place Gender/Championship Finishers Time (Minutes)/Your Finish Time (Minutes) x 1000 = Total Points Score
Example:
Bonus per position
To reduce the possibility of ties, we will add bonus points for the top 5 finishers the following way:
Leaderboard scoring races
A runner can participate in as many races as wanted, but the four best results will be counted. There will be a minimum of two races to enter the Final Leaderboard, each athlete will be able to create its own strategy to score more points towards the end of the season.
Tie Rules
STWC Events |
||||
Trail Ultra |
Trail Run |
|||
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
|
1 |
$2,500.00 |
$2,500.00 |
$2,300.00 |
$2,300.00 |
2 |
$2,000.00 |
$2,000.00 |
$1,500.00 |
$1,500.00 |
3 |
$1,000.00 |
$1,000.00 |
$800.00 |
$800.00 |
4 |
$800.00 |
$800.00 |
$600.00 |
$600.00 |
5 |
$600.00 |
$600.00 |
$400.00 |
$400.00 |
TOTAL |
$6,900.00 |
$6,900.00 |
$5,600.00 |
$5,600.00 |
TOTAL: $25,000 |
STWC Season 2 Final Leaderboard |
||||
Trail Ultra |
Trail Run |
|||
Male |
Female |
Male |
Female |
|
1 |
$3,500.00 |
$3,500.00 |
$3,000.00 |
$3,000.00 |
2 |
$3,000.00 |
$3,000.00 |
$2,500.00 |
$2,500.00 |
3 |
$2,000.00 |
$2,000.00 |
$1,500.00 |
$1,500.00 |
4 |
$1,500.00 |
$1,500.00 |
$1,200.00 |
$1,200.00 |
5 |
$1,000.00 |
$1,000.00 |
$800.00 |
$800.00 |
TOTAL |
$11,000.00 |
$11,000.00 |
$9,000.00 |
$9,000.00 |
TOTAL: $40,000 |
The STWC passes are still not available, and will be updated as soon as they are. Stay tuned!