The 17th annual NACAC Mountain Running Championships will become the first ever NACAC Mountain & Trail Running Championships to be held on Saturday, September 16, 2023, hosted by Prairie Sky Running Company at the Beaver Flat 50K in Saskatchewan, Canada.
For 2023, the events are organized under the auspices of Athletics Canada. The classic mountain running race will be an up/down format event of approximately 10km and the trail running race will be approximately 50km.
Results from all seventeen previous editions of the NACAC Mountain Running Championships can be found on the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) website. The NACAC Mountain Running Championships was not held in 2020, 2021 or 2022.
Venue: Saskatchewan, Canada
Website: http://www.pskyrunning.com/home
Course Records 50K:
Mike Sidic – 4:37:21 (Vancouver, BC) 2018
Caitlin Schindel – 5:16:20 (Saskatoon, SK) 2022
Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
Up to four athletes are allowed per team (4 men; 4 women) per nation, and three athletes per team (the top 3 men; top 3 women) score for the team result. There are individual and team awards.
2019 NACAC Mountain Running Champion Andy Wacker. Photo by Tad Davis.
U.S. Team Selection
Mountain Running Team: Top US man / top woman at the 2023 USATF Mountain Running Championships /Mt. Sunapee, NH on April 30 – Dan Curts and Grayson Murphy. The top US man/woman at the 2023 World Mountain Running Championships on June 10, and the third and fourth spots will be based on resume submissions to fill the team.
Trail Running Team: Top US man/ top woman at the USATF Marathon Trail Running Championships in Breakneck, NY, on May 6, 2023 – Brittany Charboneau and Garrett Corcoran; The Top US man/top woman in the 40K Short Trail events at the World Mountain & Trail Running Championships on June 8, in Innsbruck, Austria. The third and fourth spot based on resume submissions to fill out the team.
Resumes are due July 12. Send running resumes to Jason Bryant ([email protected]).
The team will be announced by August 1, 2023.
Jason Bryant will be the team staff member for this trip.
Team USA athlete eligibility requirements: Athletes must be a 2023 USA Track & Field (USATF) member and eligible to represent Team USA in international competition.
Funding: This team is unfunded for travel, the LOC provides 3 nights accommodations and meals, transport to and from Regina Airport. National team uniforms provided by USA Track & Field.
Trip Duration: Team travel from the United States to Canada for the NACAC Mountain & Trail Running Championships is to arrive Thursday, September 14 with departure on September 17. Course preview will take place on September 15. The race is on September 16. Team members are welcome to arrive earlier and stay longer, but will need to provide their own lodging and transportation to and from the venue/airport.
Saskatoon Airport is approximately 1.5 hour drive to the host hotel (Days Inn). The host hotel is approximately 30 minutes from the race venue.
2019 NACAC Mountain Running Champion Dani Moreno. Photo by Tad Davis.
