AdventureCORPS Presents the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon on July 4-6, 2023

Announcement from American Trail Running Association Double-Track member AdventureCORPS®. Lone Pine, CA: On July 4-6, 2023, AdventureCORPS will present its legendary BADWATER® 135 Ultramarathon, the 135-Mile World Championship. Now in its 46th year, this world-renowned event pits up to 100 of the world’s toughest athletes against one another and the elements in a crucible like… Read more »

Autistic Runner Zach Bates, Youngest Finisher At The 2023 Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run

Featured photo credit: Rana Bates. Zach Bates, twenty-one-year-old autistic runner from Lakeside, AZ, became the youngest finisher at the 2023 Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run. In Bates’ short but successful running career, he has already completed three 100-mile races, a 100-kilometer, 50-mile, and over five 50-kilometer races. Bates pushes his limits on trails and… Read more »

Valsir Mountain Running World Cup Heads to Portugal

This press release from the World Mountain Running Association was written by Kirsty Reade with photos by Marco Gulberti and is a preview of the Montemuro Vertical Run, the second Gold Label race of this year’s Valsir Mountain Running World Cup. On July 2, the third annual Montemuro Vertical Run in the municipality of Castro… Read more »

Spring 2023 Trail Runner Survey Results

Each spring, the American Trail Running Association conducts a survey to measure trail running trends from our national audience. This year we had responses from nearly 1300 individuals. Complete survey results are made available to corporate members at the Switchback, Steep & Rocky and All-terrain levels. The following selected outtakes are from our most recent… Read more »

USTRC Announces Gnarly Sports Nutrition as Exhibitor and Webinar Participant

Announcement from American Trail Running Association partner US Trail Running Conference (USTRC). Nailsworth, England – US Trail Running Conference, presented by Marathon Printing, announces that Gnarly Sports Nutrition will be a first-time exhibitor at the 2023 US Trail Running Conference. Dr. Shannon O’Grady, Head of Product and COO for Gnarly, will be presenting at the… Read more »

Dynafit Joins as Sponsor of Vert Running Series

The following release was generated by Dynafit, an American Trail Running Association steep and rocky level member. Photography provided by Dynafit. Dynamic Partnership: Elevating Trail Running in the Pacific Northwest BOULDER, CO (June 2023) – Dynafit, a global leader in innovation in competitive mountain endurance sports, is thrilled to announce its sponsorship of the first-ever… Read more »

Trail Runner’s Shoe Review: VJ Shoes Ultra 2

VJ Shoes Ultra 2 as reviewed by trail runner Sarah Barber. Product was provided by American Trail Running Association corporate member VJ Shoes at no cost for the test. A quick scroll of the results from the recent 2023 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships (held in Austria) informs us that apart from a handful… Read more »

Québec Mega Trail: IT’S A START!

Announcement from American Trail Running Association (ATRA) Switchback member Québec Mega Trail (QMT). Above photo by: QMT – CatherineTetreault. Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré – The countdown is over! After months of preparation, the 3,000 or so runners registered for one of 10 Quebec Mega Trail events will be in action starting Friday, June 30th on the trails bordering… Read more »

Battling Snow and Cold Temperatures, Pell, Spillman, and Clark Took First Place at the Leadville Trail Marathon

Announcement from American Trail Running Association (ATRA) Double Track member Life Time Events – Leadville Race Series. Featured Photo by Life Time Events. Leadville, Colo. – The Leadville Trail Marathon and Heavy Half presented by La Sportiva, owned and produced by Life Time, welcomed a field of approximately 1500 runners representing all 50 states and six countries, to Leadville’s high country… Read more »

McLaughlin and Hemming Win Exceptional Broken Arrow Skyrace 23k

Press release from the World Mountain Running Association written by Kirsty Reade, recapping the Broken Arrow Skyrace 23K in Palisades Tahoe, CA, on Sunday, June 18. Feature photo by Jonathan Wyatt. The vertical uphill race at Broken Arrow on Friday, June 16, was made even more challenging this year by the record snowfall in Lake… Read more »

Focus on Mental Health for Next USTRC Webinar, A Global Campfire

Announcement from American Trail Running Association partner US Trail Running Conference (USTRC). Image: Anna Christophorou, Speedfreaks. A Global Campfire: How supporting mental health can grow your race, is the subject of the fifth webinar in eight-webinar series produced by the US Trail Running Conference presented by Marathon Printing. The live webinar takes place on Thursday,… Read more »

Leadville Race Series 2023 Lead Challenge Kicks Off

Announcement from American Trail Running Association (ATRA) Double Track member Life Time Events – Leadville Race Series. Photos by Life Time Events. This weekend’s marathon will also kick off the Lead Challenge, a progressive series of trail runs and mountain bike events ranging from 26.2 to 100 miles for a total of 282.4 miles. Racers must complete each… Read more »

Leadville Race Series Announces Mosquito Pass Course Change

Announcement from American Trail Running Association (ATRA) Double Track member Life Time Events – Leadville Race Series. Photos by Life Time Events. The Leadville Race Series crew has been putting in the work on Mosquito Pass (which sits at 13,185 feet) for this Saturday. However, despite their best efforts to clear Mosquito Pass, Mother Nature has prevailed with… Read more »

USTRC Webinar Highlights How Technology Can Help Grow Races

Announcement from American Trail Running Association partner US Trail Running Conference (USTRC). Nailsworth, England – Leveraging Technology was the subject for the fourth webinar in an eight-webinar series produced by the US Trail Running Conference presented by Marathon Printing, and was live on Thursday, May 25. The webinar series is free for all race directors… Read more »

Race Preview Broken Arrow Skyrace

Press release from World Mountain Running Association written by Kirsty Reade, previewing the first race in the 2023 Valsir World Cup – Broken Arrow Skyrace. The 2023 Valsir Mountain Running World Cup gets underway this week, with the first Gold Label Race – the Broken Arrow vertical uphill race, followed by Gold Label Race –… Read more »

2023 Valsir Mountain Running World Cup Kicks off at Broken Arrow

Press release from the World Mountain Running Association written by Kirsty Reade. The 2023 Valsir Mountain Running World Cup has an exciting mix of races new to the series, as well as established favorites which attract the best athletes year after year. Look forward to incredible racing and discover up-and-coming runners, all under the backdrop… Read more »

Trail Runner’s Shoe Review: DYNAFIT Ultra 100

Trail runner Sarah Barber reviews the DYNAFIT Ultra 100 trail running shoes, which were provided at no cost by DYNAFIT, a corporate member of American Trail Running Association. Those who made it past high school physics know that a dyne is a derived unit of force—specifically the amount of force required to accelerate a one-gram… Read more »

Canfranc Pirineos 2025 Receives the flag from Innsbruck-Stubai

Press release from the World Mountain Running Association on site in Innsbruck, Austria at the 2023 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships. Canfranc Pirineos in the Spanish Pyrenees will succeed the Alps as the next venue to host the WMTRC in September 2025. The World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, which just finished at Innsbruck-Stubai,… Read more »

Juniors Deliver Excitement on Final Day of World Mountain and Trail Running Championships

Announcement from the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA). Written by Kirsty Reade. Victories for Uganda and Great Britain in exciting Junior Classic Mountain races. Junior Runners Deliver Exciting Start to Final Day of 2023 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, Innsbruck, 10th June 2023, the Junior Classic Mountain Race kicks off the final day of… Read more »