Altra footwear to partner with Aravaipa Running

Press release from ATRA corporate members Aravaipa Running and Altra Footwear.  Photos provided by Aravaipa Running.

Altra Footwear will be the presenting sponsor for Aravaipa Running’s 2017 & 2018 Black Canyon Ultras with the 2017 race taking place February 18.

The Black Canyon Ultras feature point to point 100k & 60k courses along the world-class Black Canyon National Recreation Trail. The 100k is a Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run qualifier for 2018 and an Altra Golden Ticket Race.

Not only will Altra be sponsoring the event, but will also have some incredible athletes from the team competing at the upcoming race including Anthony Kunkel, second overall at JFK 50 miler, Kyle Curtin, who has overall wins at the Ozark 100 and Kettle Moraine 100, Nicole Kalogeropoulos, sixth-place female at 2015 Western States 100, second femaile at Brazos Bend 50 miler, and Zac Marion, winner of the Pony Express 50 miler and Ouray 100.

“Aravaipa Running is excited to partner with a company, such as Altra, who cares about maintaining the competitiveness, culture, and spirit of Trail and Ultra Running by investing in its future” said Jamil Coury, CEO of Aravaipa Running. “We are especially excited to be able to produce high quality media and video surrounding this year’s Black Canyon Ultras through Steep Life Media in partnership with Altra.”

About Aravaipa Running:

Aravaipa Running is an event production company based out of Arizona specializing in trail and ultra marathon running events founded and operated by Jamil Coury. With an ever-expanding calendar of races, Aravaipa Running is dedicated to being a leader in innovation, quality, and experience within the endurance community. To follow the Aravaipa story visit www.aravaiparunning.com or check out @aravaiparunning on social media.

About Altra Footwear:

While working at a running store, Altra founders Golden Harper and Brian Beckstead saw the pain caused by traditional running shoes. Their passion to create a shoe that made running enjoyable inspired Altra’s FootShapeTM toe box and Zero DropTM platform. Within only five years, Altra grew from one to 21 shoe styles, winning multiple Editor’s Choice awards, distribution in 49 countries and revolutionizing running shoe design.

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