SkyRun 2017 - Lucky Miya winning the SkyRun
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Snow couldn't stop Lucky Miya on Saturday as he claimed the SkyRun title for men in the Witteberg, in what was only his second attempt at the gruelling 100-km mountain run.
Miya, who was last year's runner-up, took 12 hrs 58 min 38 seconds to become just the third runner in the 21-year history of the event to dip under 13 hours. In doing so, he bettered his time from last year by nearly 40 minutes, although, according to him it was not good enough.
For a large part the France-based Nepalese runner, Sangé Sherpa, led the race and it did appear as if he could rewrite the history books by becoming the first-ever international runner to win the SkyRun. However, Miya ran a much better tactical race and knew exactly where to make his move.
Miya, who was last year's runner-up, took 12 hrs 58 min 38 seconds to become just the third runner in the 21-year history of the event to dip under 13 hours. In doing so, he bettered his time from last year by nearly 40 minutes, although, according to him it was not good enough.
For a large part the France-based Nepalese runner, Sangé Sherpa, led the race and it did appear as if he could rewrite the history books by becoming the first-ever international runner to win the SkyRun. However, Miya ran a much better tactical race and knew exactly where to make his move.
