Ranking Calculations

Counting what Counts

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World Ranking Calculations

The World Ranking for Mountain Running consists of points allocated to each athlete based on the results of their races. The WMRA uses a category classification to allocate a points weighting to the most important mountain running events.  Whereby category A races will allocate a greater number of points compared to category B, C etc.  This rewards the athletes who compete at the most prestigious and important Mountain Races around the World.  

An athletes current World Ranking calculation is taken by adding these points from the race results over the preceding 365 days.  This makes the World Ranking for Mountain Running a rolling yearly ranking meaning that the current position reflects the athletes results over the past year when viewed from any day.  It means that the current ranking will show a real 365 placing in the World and is updated in real time.

An historical record of Calendar Year Rankings for each athlete is also provided where it is possible to see an athletes highest ranking over a calendar year (1 January – 31 December).   It is the total number of points an athlete has accumulated over that period of time ranked against all other athletes.

Series and Categories

Series NameCategory
Classic Up & Down World Championships
A
Short uphill world championships
A
Short Trail World Championships
A
Gold Label WMRA Mountain Running World Cup Races
B
NACAC (North American, Central American & Caribbean) Championships
C
European Mountain Running Championships
C
WMRA Nations Cup
C
All other Area Mountain Running Championships
D
Mountain races from an international series *
D
Silver Label WMRA Mountain Running World Cup Races
E
National Mountain Running Championships
E
WMRA Ranked Mountain Race
E

* Example: Golden trail world series / infinite trails / skyrunning world series races etc


Races – Places – Points – Category

Series Name

Classic Up & Down World Championships

Short Uphill World Championships

Short Trail World Championships Gold Label WMRA Mountain Running World Cup Races WMRA Nations Cup European Mountain Running Championships / NACAC All other Area Mountain Running Championships

Mountain Races from an International Series*

Silver Label WMRA Mountain Running World Cup Races National Mountain Running Championships WMRA Ranked Mountain Race
Category A A B C C D D E E E
Ranking Top 20 Top 20 Top 15 Top 10 Top 10 Top 10 Top 10 Top 10 Top 10 Top 10
1 100 100 50 50 50 30 30 20 20 20
2 70 70 40 40 40 25 25 17 17 17
3 50 50 30 30 30 20 20 14 14 14
4 40 40 25 25 25 18 18 12 12 12
5 35 35 20 20 20 16 16 10 10 10
6 30 30 18 18 18 14 14 7 7 7
7 25 25 16 16 16 12 12 5 5 5
8 20 20 14 14 14 10 10 4 4 4
9 15 15 12 12 12 8 8 3 3 3
10 11 11 10 10 10 5 5 2 2 2
11 10 10 8              
12 9 9 6              
13 8 8 4              
14 7 7 2              
15 6 6 1              
16 5 5                
17 4 4                
18 3 3                
19 2 2                
20 1 1                

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