GB&NI Ultra Short Trail team announced for the World Mountain & Trail Championships

The Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the Short Trail event for the 2025 World Mountain and Trail Running Championship in Canfranc, Spain on 25-28 September has been announced today.

This is the third combined Mountain and Trail Running Championships, where athletes from around the world compete in Long and Short Trail Ultra-distance, Classic Mountain distance, and Uphill-only events.

The Short Trail race will be 44.5km with 3657m of elevation gain and loss, including the ascent to La Moleta, which will see athletes climb almost 1500m in just 6km.

The team has been selected with the aim of an individual top ten finish or in securing a top five team finish at the Championships.

The team will join Thomas Roach (Lewes AC) and Kris Jones (Swansea Harriers, Doug Stewart), who were selected last November, both of whom were members of the team who won team gold in this event at the last World Championships in Austria in 2023.

After winning the trial at the Scafell Sky Race, Bertie Houghton (Hallamshire, Lewis Moses) and Naomi Lang (Carnethy, Lewis Walker) secured their places on the team before three more athletes were selected for each team in this round of selection.

Short Trail team selection for 2025 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Canfranc on 25-28th September:

Men

Albert ‘Bertie’ Houghton (Hallamshire, Lewis Moses)

Joseph Wright (Carnethy, Sam Tosh)

Grant Cunliffe (Rossendale)

Ben Rothery (Ilkley, Sarah McCormack)

Thomas Roach (Lewes AC)

Kris Jones (Swansea Harriers, Doug Stewart)

Women

Naomi Lang (Carnethy, Lewis Walker)

Sara Willhoit (Shrewsbury)

Emily Cowper-Coles (Rotherham)

Nichola Jackson (Keswick, Billy Cartwright)

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