Camera and Legs: Experiencing Dements from the Inside
There are many ways to describe what Dements is. You can look at the elevation profiles, the ascent data, or the hours runners spend on the trails of the Serra…
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Road to Dements: Matterhorn Ultraks
Today’s report must begin by acknowledging all the people working to extinguish the wildfires that are devastating large parts of the Iberian Peninsula—some even sacrificing their lives to protect the…
First half of the circuit completed — now for the final stretch!
With the Tatra Marathon, the 15th race of the circuit and only 9 remaining, we can say the first half of the Merrell Skyrunning World Series 2025 is complete, coinciding…
Road to Dements: Tatra Skymarathon
With the circuit’s halfway point behind us, the Merrell Skyrunner® World Series return to Europe. The destination: Poland, with the debut of the Tatra Skymarathon, a new addition to this…
Eslida i Aín: Our Home
Who are we? Where do we come from? Where are we going? What drives Dements, what gives meaning to everything we do and everything we are, are our villages. Their…
Continental Championship: South America & Europe
The Skymasters, as well as being the final of the Merrell Skyrunner® World Series, is the world skyrunning festival, where in November the best in the world will come together…
Road to Dements: Cordillera Blanca Skyrace®
Ultra Trail Cordillera Blanca—the 14th race of the circuit—held in Peru, the first half of the 2025 Merrell Skyrunner® World Series comes to a close. The American races are now…
Road to Dements: Ibarra Skyrace®
Following the cancellation of the Minotaur Skyrace®, the circuit resumes its journey with a stop in Ecuador, returning to the Andes with the celebration of the Ibarra Skyrace®. San Miguel…
Road to Dements: Minotaur Skyrace® Cancelled Due to Extreme Weather Conditions
This weekend was scheduled to host the Minotaur Skyrace®, part of the Skyrunner® World Series, in Canada. However, in our sport, the safety of runners, volunteers, and teams is a…
Road to Dements: 2025 Skyrunner® National Series and Skyrunning® Continental Championship
The Skyrunner® National Series (SNS) is a promotional circuit derived from the Skyrunner® World Series organised on a national level. The Series consists of races falling under the SKY and…
Road to Dements: Skyrace® des Gorges du Tarn
MSWS® 2025 lands in France for its second stop.Between the Alps and the Pyrenees, this race arrives at the legendary Central Massif where nature offers no mercy. The Tarn gorges…
Road to Dements: Hochkönig Skyrace®
The circuit lands in Maria Alm, Austria, in the Zell am See district, at the heart of Salzburg, beneath the towering Hochkönig. Known for its winter tourism and deep-rooted alpine…
Road to Dements: Monte Zerbion Skyrace®
Talking about the Aosta Valley, in the heart of the Italian Alps, is talking about pure mountain spirit. It’s about trail running, ultradistance, and top-level skyrunning — all wrapped in…
Road to Dements: Corendon Tahtali Run to Sky
Although we continue in Asia, the next stop of the Merrell Skyrunner® World Series travels to the Mediterranean, to Turkey, Antalya—specifically Kemer—to reach the eighth stage of the circuit, the…
10 Years of Dements… Thank You for Your Trust!
#10anysDeSalutiMuntanya A new edition of Dements — the 10th — and nearly 1,000 bibs offered were gone in just a few hours. From the event’s staff, we want to thank…
Road to Dements: Ueda Skyrace®
Continuing with the Asian races, the Skyrunner® World Series returned to the Land of the Rising Sun — Japan — a country that already hosted a race in the circuit…
Road to Dements: Kailas Penang Skyrace®
After starting in Europe and passing through South America, the MSWS arrive in Asia, specifically Malaysia. The Kailas Penang Skyrace®, in Georgetown, kicks off the Asian stages of the circuit…
Road to Dements: Skyrace® des Matheysins
Road to Dements: Skyrace® des Matheysins Five races, five female winners, four male winners. More excitement and equality, impossible. We’re in for a heart-stopping Merrell Skyrunner® World Series, with everything…
Road to Dements: Merrell Andes Mountain Skyrace®
Road to Dementes: Merrell Andes Mountain Skyrace® A madness, maximum altitude of race, Cerro del Plomo, 5424 masl, thermal sensations at the summit of -20 ° C, race start at…
Road to Dements: Calamorro Skyrace®
Road to Dements: Calamorro Skyrace® After experiencing Calamorro 2024 in person and seeing for ourselves the level of the athletes, as well as the Benalmádena mountains in our legs, we…
Road to Dements: Mexico Sky Challenge
The last weekend of March, and the second consecutive weekend with a circuit event, marked the start of the first American side of the circuit, beginning in Veracruz, in the…
Road to Dements: First stop, Acantilados del Norte
Now it’s time for action! With the spectacular island of La Palma, full of contrasts, with a wild nature, very demanding humidity conditions and big temperature differences between the peaks…
Matilde and Fosques Fountains
The surroundings of the Matilde spring At the foot of Puntaló (572 m), next to the Chóvar ravine, the springs of Matilde and Gregori are born. The calm and beauty…
Road to Dements: We begin the journey
With the spectacular images of the Skymasters 2024 still fresh in our minds, a new journey in the Merrell Skyrunning® World Series is about to begin. In just a few…
Run Dements virtually
Our friends from MountainsEye have prepared this video in which you can see the complete Dements course from the runner’s point of view. A great job where you can check…
From the first to the last
From early in the morning there is tension, nerves and excitement for the adventure that awaits all the participants of Dements. A tense waiting until the start of the race.…
Race nutrition, by Raquel Casares
SPORTS NUTRITION DURING A RACE By Raquel Casares LópezWinner Dements 2023Dietician Nutritionist at Nutricado Nutrition CenterInstagram:@raquelcnutricionFacebook: Raquel NutricionWeb: Nutricado.es The day of the race arrives, that long-awaited race that we have…
What is Dements?
We have asked participants of different editions their opinion about Dements. From winners such as Manuel Merillas, Ricardo Cherta or Raquel Casares, to the popular runners who represent our main…
Road to Dements.
Cordillera Blanca Skyrace held in the Peruvian Andes, the test of the circuit at the highest altitude, starting from 3,300 meters above sea level and reaching 4500 meters above sea…
Dement 3.0 2016. We keep learning
Not long ago, a good friend asked me, “What are you doing in Dements? You’ve only known them for four days,” and I really didn’t know how to give him…