Branzoll – Alessandro Degasperi and Edeltraud Thaler won the ninth edition of the AgeFactor Run in Branzoll on October 24, 2026. The race also served as the seventh and final stage of the 2026 Top7 running series.
Degasperi and Thaler Claim the Day's Victory via AgeFactor
About 200 runners took to the starting line on Saturday afternoon at an event organized by USD Branzoll. In the AgeFactor Run, the scoring time isn’t determined solely by the actual running time, but by multiplying that time by an age-based factor. Degasperi of US Dolomitica, who is from Predazzo, ran the 10 kilometers in 31:01.5 minutes, achieving an official AgeFactor time of 28:30.7 minutes. For the 46-year-old, it was his first victory at the AgeFactor Run in Branzoll. Second place went to Franco Torresani of the Ski Club Fondisti from Nonsberg with a time of 28:53.7 minutes; third place went to Helmut Pazeller of the ASV Rennerclub Vinschgau with a time of 29:22.5 minutes. The fastest runner of the day was Khalid Jbari of the Athletic Club 96 Alperia from Leifers, who completed the course in 30:51.0 minutes, placing fourth in the AgeFactor standings. In the women’s race, Edeltraud Thaler of the ASV Telmekom Team Südtirol from Lana won with an Agefactor time of 33:44.3 minutes, ahead of Sara Baroni (34:18.0 minutes) and Gabi Baltruschat of Eintracht Frankfurt (34:21.2 minutes). Thaler had last won the race in 2023. The fastest woman of the day was Selina Christandl of the ASV Rennerclub Vinschgau with a time of 36:05.8 minutes.
Jbari and Christandl win the Top 7 overall standings
The awards ceremony for the entire Top7 series was held afterward at the Kulturhaus in Branzoll. In the overall standings, Jbari took first place among the men with 2,100 points, while Christandl won the women’s division with 2,180 points. The standings were based on the six best results of those athletes who had participated in at least six of the seven races of the season. In the women’s division, Annemarie Schöpf of the ASV Rennerclub Vinschgau followed with 1,918 points, and Mirka Lorenzani of the ASC Laas Raiffeisen came in third with 1,700 points. Rounding out the men’s podium were Peter Riffesser of ALC Kaltern with 1,641 points and Kevin Kuntner of ASV Rennerclub Vinschgau with 1,633 points.
The running series will be called RUN7 going forward
At the awards ceremony, the organizers announced that starting next season, the Top7 running series will be known as RUN7 will continue. The series comprises seven events, including the BOclassic, the Seiser Alm Half Marathon, the Ultner Höfelauf, and the AgeFactor Run. According to the organizers, in addition to a category for competitive runners, there will also be a recreational category in the future. Organizer Massimo Zago of USD Branzoll noted that the tenth edition of the AgeFactor Run is scheduled for 2027, for which they already have special plans in the works.
