Three UTMB World Series Majors are held each year and are considered the pinnacle events across the Americas, Europe and the Asia-Pacific regions.
What is a Major?
Collect double the amount of Running Stones compared to other UTMB World Series Events for the UTMB World Series Finals lottery.
In total 210 runners are also granted automatic qualification for the UTMB World Series Finals through each Major. This includes age-group category winners and the top 10 male and female runners in the 100M, 100K and 50K categories.
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Discover the three Majors for 2024
Prize Money
The HOKA Prize Purse.
As part of its ongoing commitment to the sport, UTMB Group is proud to provide enhanced support to elite trail runners via the HOKA Prize Purse on all UTMB World Series Majors. This new investment will support all athletes who juggle demanding training regimes, along with professional careers. The HOKA Prize Purse will help facilitate athlete’s journeys towards earning a sustainable livelihood and aims to elevate the rewards and recognition available to all competitors.
The increase in prize money allocation reflects global UTMB Group's unwavering commitment to gender equality and parity across distances:
Gender Parity: UTMB World Series continues to be committed to ensuring gender parity, which is reflected in the distribution of prize money. Both male and female athletes will receive equal amounts on both Finals and Majors.
| Rank | 50K / 100K / 100M |
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| 1 | 5,000€ |
| 2 | 3,000€ |
| 3 | 2,000€ |
| 4 | 1,250€ |
| 5 | 1,000€ |
