Posts By: Paul Kirsch

2025 US Mountain and Trail Running Teams Announced

Team USA will compete in the third World Mountain and Trail Running Championships (WMTRC) slated for September 24-28, 2025, in Canfranc-Pirineos, Spain. This biennial event is organized by the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA), the International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) and the International Trail Running Association (ITRA), with support from World Athletics. The World Mountain Running Championship… Read more »

2025 U18 US Mountain Running Team Announced

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Team to compete at the U18 Mountain Running Cup in Slovakia Eight athletes have been named to the 2025 USATF U18 Mountain Running Team slated to compete in the18th edition of the International U18 Mountain Running Cup in Donovaly, Slovakia on Saturday, June 14. Twenty nations are slated to compete, the most ever in the… Read more »

USATF U18 Youth Mountain Running Cup Applications Due April 20

Team Resume Selection Closing Soon for US U18 Youth Mountain Running Cup that will compete in Donovaly, Slovakia in June The US Youth Mountain Running Team will compete at the 18th International U18 Mountain Running Cup in Donovaly, Slovakia on June 14th.  US Citizens ages 16 and 17 are eligible to apply for the team… Read more »

Updated Selection Timeline Announced for USATF Long Trail Team Competing at World Mountain and Trail Running Championships

USATF Long Trail Team selection dates moved up to April to better allow athletes to plan their summer and fall racing schedules After receiving feedback from athletes concerned about the 2025 USATF Long Trail Team selection date being so late in their season, the USATF MUT Executive Committee have approved a change in the selection… Read more »

Sunapee Scramble to Host Collegiate Mountain Running National Championships 

2025 Collegiate Mountain Running Championships Head to New Hampshire RICHMOND, VA – The Collegiate Running Association has announced the 2025 Collegiate Mountain Running National Championships will take place on June 1, at the Sunapee Scramble, hosted by SIX03 Endurance in Sunapee New Hampshire. For the seventh year, prize money will be distributed to the top… Read more »

The New England High School Trail Running Championships

Six03 Endurance’s Tom Hooper and Paul Kirsch are thrilled to introduce an exciting new event for high school athletes: the New England High School Trail Running Championships. This mountain trail race is designed exclusively for high school students and offers a unique opportunity to experience the thrill of trail running. Event Details The race will… Read more »

Opportunities for Youth Runners to Represent USA in 2025

Applications are currently open for the U18 Mountain Running Team and the U20 Mountain Running Teams that will compete in 2025, two opportunities for youth runners to represent USA. International U18 Mountain Running Cup – June 14, 2025 On June 14, the U18 Mountain Running Cup will take place in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia and will… Read more »