The 2009 European Mountain Running Championships were held on 12 July in Telfes im Stubai, Austria. They were that year's area championships for mountain running, held by the European Athletic Association. The 2009 edition saw the introduction of two under-20s competitions into the championships programme, complementing the usual men's and women's senior races. The men's race was 11 km long and featured a total climb of 1300 m in altitude, while the women's and under-20s men's competitions were over 9.5 km and scaled a height of 950 m.Keen contest on cards at European Mountain Running Championship in Telfes im Stubai . European Athletics (2009-07-10). Retrieved on 2010-01-10. The women's junior competition was held over 4 km with a total climb of 400 m.Final entries for European Mountain Running Championships now available online . European Athletics (2009-07-07). Retrieved on 2010-01-10.
Turkish runner Ahmet Arslan retained his European title for a second time in the men's senior race, following wins in 2007 and 2008. In the women's senior race, Martina Strähl took the honours over home favourite Andrea Mayr. Italian athletes dominated the team competitions at the championships, taking the gold medals in the senior men's and women's races, as well as the men's under-20s event. Turkish runners topped the podium in both the under-20s contests; Yusuf Alici and Derya Altintas won the boys and girls titles respectively.Arslan and Strähl rule mountains in Telfes im Stubai . European Athletics (2009-07-13). Retrieved on 2010-01-10.
Results Men Rank Runner Country Time (m:s) Ahmet Arslan58:26 Marco De Gasperi59:09 Sébastien Epiney59:19 4Timo Zeiler59:31 5Raymond Fontaine59:37 6Martin Dematteis60:04 7 Said Jandari60:29 8Emmanuel Meyssat60:58 9Riccardo Sterni61:05 10Javier Crespo61:09
+Teams Rank Team Points 17 20 32 445 548
Total participants: 80 runners and 19 teams.Telfes im Stubai AUT 12 July Mountain running. Tilastopaja (2009-07-12). Retrieved on 2010-01-10.
Women Rank Runner Country Time (m:s) Martina Strähl54:39 Valentina Belotti55:28 Andrea Mayr56:55 4Renate Rungger57:17 5Natalya Leontyeva57:29 6Bernadette Meier-Brändle57:36 7 Zhanna Vokuyeva58:01 8Kate Goodhead58:34 9Katie Ingram58:37 10Maria Grazia Roberti58:40
+Teams Rank Team Points Valentina BelottiRenate RunggerMaria Grazia Roberti16 19 34 454 557
Total participants: 64 runners and 16 teams.Telfes im Stubai AUT 12 July Mountain running. Tilastopaja (2009-07-12). Retrieved on 2010-01-10.
Under-20s men Rank Runner Country Time (m:s) Yusuf Alici50:29 Xavier Chevrier50:44 Candide Pralong51:39 4Jakub Bajza52:58 5Scott McDonald53:06 6Didrik Tønseth53:13 7 Michael Gras53:28 8Luca Cagnati53:37 9Jørgen Bye Brevik53:51 10Kelemu Crippa53:54
+Teams Rank Team Points 20 26 32 439 558
Total participants: 59 runners and 14 teams.Telfes im Stubai AUT 12 July Mountain running. Tilastopaja (2009-07-12). Retrieved on 2010-01-10.
Under-20s women Rank Runner Country Time (m:s) Derya Altintas23:15 Elif Karabulut23:20 Yasemin Can23:29 4Andra Ologu23:39 5Tatyana Prorokova23:43 6Gina Paletta23:45 7 Ludmila Horká23:51 8Raluca Morjan23:59 9Victoria Graves24:03 10Kaja Obidic24:15
+Teams Rank Team Points 3 12 15 418 526
Total participants: 38 runners and 14 teams.Telfes im Stubai AUT 12 July Mountain running. Tilastopaja (2009-07-12). Retrieved on 2010-01-10. NB: The women's under-20s team competition was decided by the performances of each country's top two performers.
References
External links Official website at European Athletics