Athlete

Ephantus Njeri

Mountain runner

Ephantus Njeri competes in mountain running across uphill and classic up-and-down courses. WMRA describes his Vauban victory as his first World Cup win, following sixth place in the uphill race.

Discipline: Uphill and classic up-and-down mountain runningSource checked October 20, 2026; edition-specific results remain in the dated TUM timeline.Source

2 TUM reports · Published coverage below

Publication history

Coverage over time

2 editorial issues

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Jul 2024Peak 2Nov 2026

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In The Ultra Minute

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July 22, 2026Published in TUM

Vauban’s uphill and descent races have separate podiums

Took over on Sunday’s descent and won the 13.9K up-and-down race in 1:03:01.

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July 6, 2026Published in TUM

Grossglockner’s World Cup podium sweeps

Second man: 1:12:33 at Grossglockner Mountain Run; reported July 6, 2026.

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Connections

Sunday up-and-down winner: 1:03:01

Vauban Mountain Trail

Ephantus Njeri — Sunday up-and-down winner: 1:03:01 at Vauban Mountain Trail. Reported 2026-07-22.

Source

Second man: 1:12:33

Richard Omaya Atuya won in 1:10:20 at Grossglockner Mountain Run, the eighth race of the 2026 WMRA World Mountain Running Cup. Ruth Mwihaki Gitonga is named as the women’s winner in 1:22:29, ahead of Jedidah Sang and Gloria Chebet.

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Sources & notes

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Public background sources checked October 20, 2026. The selection contains 127 published issues.

World Mountain Running Association Undated original public page; inspected October 20, 2026 · Checked Oct 20, 2026

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Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-07-22
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Public source linked by TUMwmra.info · linked in 2026-07-22
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Public source linked by TUMvaurtr.v3.livetrail.net · linked in 2026-07-22
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Public source linked by TUMwmra.info · linked in 2026-07-22
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Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2026-07-06
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Public source linked by TUMtrailrunner.com · linked in 2026-07-06
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