Announcement from American Trail Running Association partner US Trail Running Conference (USTRC). Active at Altitude, organizers of the US Trail Running Conference presented by Marathon Printing, have announced that Tim Tollefson will be the keynote speaker for the 2023 edition of the industry-leading event. The Conference celebrates its 11th anniversary this year and takes place… Read more »
Announcement from American Trail Running Association (ATRA) Double Track member Life Time Events – Leadville Race Series. Photos by Life Time Events. Dream Chasers: Rodrigo Jimenez Leadville-local Rodrigo Jimenez will be this year’s Dream Chaser, a fundraiser for the LT100 Legacy Foundation. Rodrigo will start last and pass as many runners as possible – the more people he passes, the… Read more »
Trail runner Cathy Beaudoin, pictured in cover photo, wrote the following article about the Freetrail Femmes. Beaudoin lives in Bend, Oregon, and is a member of the Freetrail community and a visually impaired runner who enjoys time on the trails with a guide by her side. Freetrail Femmes Freetrail is a community dedicated to the… Read more »
The following release was written by Kirsty Reade for the World Mountain Running Association and features results from the 50th running of Switzerland’s Sierre Zinal held today, August 12. Feature photo by Marco Gulberti. Sierre Zinal is one of the highlights of every mountain running season and every year it is thought to be impossible… Read more »
The following race preview of Sierre Zinal, to be held on August 12, 2023, was written by Kirsty Reade for the World Mountain Running Association. Cover photo credit to Patrick Zufferey. After a break of a few weeks this weekend the Valsir Mountain Running World Cup heads to Switzerland for perhaps the most famous mountain… Read more »
The 2023 National High School Trail Championships (NHSTC) lived up to its name headlining a star-studded field on Saturday, July 29, including the six members of Team USA who accumulated a team gold, a team silver, and two individual silver medals earlier this summer at the 2023 WMRA International U18 Mountain Running Cup in Annecy,… Read more »
Announcement written by Lin Gentling. The USATF Mountain, Ultra, and Trail Council is pleased to announce the members of the 2023 USATF 50K Road Team who have been selected to represent their country competing in the International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) World 50K Championship to be held in Hyderabad, India on 5 November 2023. An… Read more »
Announcement from American Trail Running Association partner US Trail Running Conference (USTRC). Above: Panelists share practical steps to reduce carbon footprint, reduce waste, and increase sustainability within trail running. Photo by: Terry Chiplin Sustainability in Trail Running – An Inconvenient Truth was the subject of the sixth webinar in an eight-webinar series produced by the… Read more »
Announcement from American Trail Running Association partner US Trail Running Conference (USTRC). The US Trail Running Conference, presented by Marathon Printing, announces that Territory Run Co. will be a first-time exhibitor at the 2023 US Trail Running Conference. This year’s event takes place in Mukilteo, Washington, October 18-20, remaining in the Pacific Northwest for the… Read more »
Above: Photo by: Himalayan Trail Running From April 19 to June 6, 2023 Tayte Pollmann, American Trail Running Association, “Trail Trotter” traveled to the highest mountains in the world, the Himalayas, to discover Nepal’s trail running scene. He had traveled to the country five years prior, and was impressed by the talents of Nepali runners… Read more »
The NACAC Mountain and Trail Running Championships will take place on Saturday, September 16, 2023, in Saskatchewan, Canada. This will be the 17th edition of the Mountain event and the first time for a Trail event. Eleven athletes and one staff member will represent Team USA at the competition. The championships will be held in… Read more »
The following release introducing a revamped Triple Crown of Moab was written by Malachi Ricks who is one of the principle owners at Mad Moose Events, an ATRA corporate member. Moab, Utah – Ultra-marathon runners, get ready to take on a great challenge with the Triple Crown of Moab series kicking off in November 2023!… Read more »
Announcement from American Trail Running Association partner US Trail Running Conference (USTRC). Active at Altitude, organizers of the US Trail Running Conference, have announced that Darn Tough Vermont will continue as the Official Sock Partner of the 2023 Conference. Darn Tough Vermont is an American manufacturer of premium all-weather running, outdoor, and lifestyle socks, backed… Read more »
Announcement from American Trail Running Association partner US Trail Running Conference (USTRC). A Global Campfire: How supporting mental health can help grow your race, was the subject for the fifth webinar in an eight-webinar series produced by the US Trail Running Conference presented by Marathon Printing and was live on Thursday, June 22. The webinar series… Read more »
Announcement from US Skyrunning. US Skyrunning is a member of the International Skyrunning Federation (ISF). Above: SkyRace® Comapedrosa – site of the 2017 and 2022 Youth Skyrunning World Championships. © @jsaragossa On July 31, 2023, Baxter Harrington of Ripton, Vermont is set to join thirteen other runners from across the United States to compete in the… Read more »
The 35th edition of Challenge Stellina, a 14.3K uphill race with 1500 meters of climb, will take place Sunday, August 27, 2023, in Susa, Italy, and Team USA will be on the start line. Four athletes, two men and two women, along with one staffer, will travel to Italy to represent the United States. For… Read more »
Trail runner Sarah Barber reviews the XTRM2 from VJ Shoes. The shoes were provided at no charge for the review and VJ Shoes is an ATRA corporate member. Finding my glass slipper I’ve spent the past two decades believing that I’m terrible at running on technical trails, but I was recently struck by epiphany. I’m… Read more »
Announcement from American Trail Running Association member Spectrum Sports Management, organizer of the Catalina Island Marathon that takes place on Catalina Island in California. AVALON, Calif. – The Hi-Tec Run Catalina series and SFuels have announced a new two-year partnership, making SFuels the Official Nutrition Sponsor of all three storied island running events. The collaboration… Read more »
Trail runners have an up close and personal view of rapidly changing and increasingly devastating fire seasons across the United States. As trail runners, it is on trails we recreate and find our happy place. Many trails are drying out and becoming more susceptible to burning. On smoke-filled days, our lungs are screaming, “Please don’t… Read more »
Release written by Kirsty Reade for the World Mountain Running Association recaps a thrillingly close race for the women and a display of front running for the men at La Montée du Nid d’Aigle on Saturday, July 22, in St. Gervais, France. La Montee du Nid d’Aigle provided the Valsir Mountain Running World Cup’s third… Read more »
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