{"id":5575,"date":"2023-01-10T13:56:57","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T18:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.ultratrailcanada.com\/?p=5575"},"modified":"2023-05-01T19:47:41","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T23:47:41","slug":"quebec-mega-trail-golden-trail-national-series-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ultratrailcanada.com\/en\/quebec-mega-trail-golden-trail-national-series-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Qu\u00e9bec Mega Trail is back in the Golden Trail National Series 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Qu\u00e9bec Mega Trail (QMT) is proud to announce that, for the third year in a row, one of its events has been selected to be part of the prestigious <b>Salomon<\/b><span class=\"s1\"><b>\u2019<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><b>s<\/b><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldentrailseries.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b> Golden Trail National Series (GTNS)<\/b><\/a>. Thanks to a special agreement with the organization, the <b>QMT-25<\/b>, which will be happening on July 2<span class=\"s3\"><sup>nd<\/sup><\/span> 2023, will allow the participating athletes to earn twice the points in the GTNS ranking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">This makes the QMT the only Canadian race in the GTNS in 2023. There are four other races in the USA : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rednewtracing.com\/breakneck-point\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s4\">Breakneck point<\/span><\/a> 21k, +1,300m, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/brokenarrowskyrace\/?__tn__=kK-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s4\">The Broken Arrow Skyrace<\/span><\/a> 26k, +1,510m,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pikespeakmarathon\/?__tn__=kK-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span class=\"s4\">Pikes Peak Marathon &amp; Ascent<\/span><\/a> 21k, +2,832m et le<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mammothtrailfest.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span class=\"s4\">Mammoth Trailfest<\/span><\/a> 26k, +1,400m to complete the North american calendar of the mythical circuit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; We are very excited to know that our most popular event is the only Canadian event of the Golden Trail Series. There is no doubt that it\u2019ll be an incredible show to watch! By offering the runners twice the points, we are consolidating our status as the most competitive race in the country, both on long and short distances.\u201d\u00a0 &#8211; Jean Fortier, General director and founder of Qu\u00e9bec M\u00e9ga Trail.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8221; <\/span><em>QMT is recognized as one of the most beautiful and most challenging race in Canada. Salomon is thrilled to highlight this prestigious event as part of the Golden Trail National series for the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> consecutive year, giving the opportunity to elite runners to measure themselves against the world\u2019s bests.\u00a0<\/em><em>Whether you are new to the sport or a professional athlete, QMT is a true celebration of Trail Running and should be on everyone\u2019s bucket list! <\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00bb &#8211; Virginie Murdison, marketing manager for Salomon<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The grand finale of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldentrailseries.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">GTNS<\/span><\/a>, which will welcome the highest ranked athletes, will take place from October 19 to 22 during the Il Golfo dell&#8217;Isola Trail Race ITA event, in Italy (23k,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>+1,200m).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Last year, Jean-Philippe Thibodeau (Qu\u00e9bec) and Katheryne Short (British-Columbia) won the QMT-50 event, which was on the GTNS, in 5:01:49 and 5:40:42 respectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Qu\u00e9bec Mega Trail (QMT) is proud to announce that, for the third year in a row, one of its events has been selected to be part of the prestigious Salomon\u2019s Golden Trail National Series (GTNS). 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