The 2026 KAT100 by UTMB brought three days of trail racing to Austria’s Kitzbühel Alps, with around 1,700 runners from 57 nationalities taking on everything from an 8km trail race to a brutal 100-mile ultra.

Based in Fieberbrunn, the event offered a mix of long-distance racing, shorter trail challenges and plenty of alpine adventure, with runners tackling steep climbs, technical terrain and, for some, a wet night in the mountains.

The headline 100 Miles race covered 169km with 9,000m of elevation gain, with Belgium’s Logan Perin taking the men’s title in 21:53:17.

Germany’s Angelika Hahn won the women’s race in 31:40:10, with the top three women all from Germany.

Five races, one alpine weekend

The KAT100 offered five different distances, giving runners the chance to experience the Kitzbühel Alps at a range of speeds and levels of endurance.

The Marathon Trail, covering 51km and 3,250m of climbing, saw Nepal’s Suman Kulung and Italy’s Lorenzo Beltrami share the men’s victory in 4:36:37. Germany’s Celina Jelinek won the women’s race in 6:15:54.

The Speed Trail covered 24km and 1,650m of elevation, while the Easy Trail offered a more accessible 8km route with 250m of climbing.

Italy’s Paolo Bonanomi won the men’s Speed Trail in 2:09:29, with Norway’s Liselotte Farstad taking the women’s race in 2:39:30.

The Easy Trail was won by Australia’s Vlad Ixel in 31:31, while Austria’s Sabine Hauser was the women’s winner in 40:08.

The event also included a Kids Trail, bringing younger runners into the weekend’s trail-running celebrations.

With its combination of serious ultra-distance racing and more accessible trail events, the KAT100 continues to offer a broad introduction to alpine trail running – from an 8km run through Fieberbrunn to a 169km, 9,000m vertical test across the Kitzbühel Alps.