Written by USATF Championship liaison Lin Gentling. Photos courtesy of Mad City Ultras and Ann Heaslett. The Upper Midwest is known for its windy conditions in the spring, but nothing compared with the gales that the 100K road national championships runners fought at the Mad City Ultras on Saturday, April 23. Although this is a… Read more »
Written by USATF Championship liaison Lin Gentling. Fourteen years is a long time to have hosted the USATF 100K Road Championships, but this is the sustaining record that Mad City Ultras race director, Timo Yanacheck, holds for this event. He knows what he is doing and does it well. It’s almost go time for the… Read more »
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Announcement from American Trail Running Association members Pikes Peak APEX and Aravaipa Running. The APEX and Aravaipa Join Together to Invite Runners to Participate in the 2022 Pikes Peak APEX presented by RockShox Sports Strategies announces a partnership between Pikes Peak APEX and Aravaipa Running that will expand the 4-day event to include running in… Read more »
Written by US Mountain Running Team staff member and trail race director Paul Kirsch. Photos: Freddi Lynne Triback. Two New England mountain/trail runners start a hat fundraiser to raise money for the children of Ukraine. When you meet Freddi Triback and Brian Walfield at mountain and trail races across New England, they seem to know… Read more »
Announcement from American Trail Running Association partner US Trail Running Conference. Runners Equity Alliance speakers offer suggestions for community action at US Trail Running Conference webinar. The third webinar in a seven-webinar series produced by the US Trail Running Conference and presented by Marathon Printing, the leading producer of custom printed items for endurance sports,… Read more »
Announcement from American Trail Running Association member inov-8. Pioneering sports brand inov-8 is launching its first road-to-trail running shoe featuring Graphene, the world’s strongest material. The new PARKCLAW G 280 is designed to give runners more confidence to turn off the road and discover the joys of trails. The shoe goes on pre-sale today ahead… Read more »
Announcement from the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA). American Trail Running Association founder Nancy Hobbs is the WMRA Secretary. Above photo: Richard Bolt. The WMRA is delighted to announce final details of the 15th International U18 Mountain Running Cup. After 2 years of cancellations due to Covid-19, the event is confirmed for Sunday the 26th… Read more »
Announcement from the International Skyrunning Federation (ISF). The American Trail Running Association is a longtime member of ISF and supporter of Skyrunning in the USA. Photos: World’s Highest Marathon. The world’s highest Vertical Kilometer®, marathon and ultra marathon will be held on Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, on May 9, 2022. The events will be sanctioned by… Read more »
Announcement from the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA). ATRA founder Nancy Hobbs is the WMRA Secretary. The World Mountain Running Association is delighted to announce the next exciting step in the evolution of the Mountain Running World Cup. Italian plumbing and heating supplies manufacturer Valsir have signed on as the title sponsor of the series,… Read more »
Written by trail and snowshoe runner Cole Crosby (pictured above #17 – photo credit: USSSA). The last U.S. Snowshoe National Championship that I had the chance to run was back in 2019 at the same venue of this years’ running: The Lakewoods Resort in Cable, Wisconsin. It was a course I have known well with… Read more »
2022 USSSA Snowshoe National Championships Official Results Cable, WI – March 13, 2022 Results with participant city and state included [PDF]. Division: 5K Finishers: 20 of 21 Rank Bib Name Gun Elapsed Pace Gen Age City- St 1 105 GAVIN ESTERHOM 00:21:28 06:55 M 14 2 101 ZEKE ANDERSON 00:25:38 08:16 M 14 3 110… Read more »
Announcement from American Trail Running Association member Endurance Race Series. Salomon is also a long time ATRA member. The Endurance Race Series is excited to introduce and welcome Salomon as the official presenting sponsor to the Endurance Race Series and its Colorado Summer Series. The event schedule includes six (6) different trail races. Five of… Read more »
Announcement from American Trail Running Association member GO Sleeves. GO Sleeves supports trail runners Joseph Gray, Hillary Allen and Josiah Middaugh. GO Sleeves introduces K-Recover Cream, a potent new topical pre- and post-workout cream to support faster recovery and pain relief for sore joints and muscles. GO Sleeves, the company that introduced the world’s first… Read more »
Message from United States Snowshoe Association director Jackie Hering. The U.S. National Snowshoe Championships are supported by the American Trail Running Association. Learn more about snowshoe racing on our dedicated webpage. Hello Snowshoe Enthusiasts and Happy Race Week! If you are getting this email you are signed up for the United States Snowshoe National Championships… Read more »
Winterfest and Camp Saratoga Snowshoe Race report was written by ATRA contributor Laura Clark. Laura is an avid mountain, trail and snowshoe runner who lives in Saratoga Springs, New York, where she is a children’s librarian. The truth can be stretched, taffy can definitely be stretched and dollars used to be stretched, but snow? I… Read more »
Naked at the Knife-Edge: What Everest Taught Me about Leadership and the Power of Vulnerability, written by Vivian James Rigney. Forefront Books, 2022. Reviewed by trail runner Laura Clark. Laura is an avid mountain, trail and snowshoe runner who lives in Saratoga Springs, NY, where she is a children’s librarian. “It’s not the mountain we… Read more »
Announcement from American Trail Running Association member AdventureCORPS®. The BADWATER® ultra running experience returns to the East Coast when the eighth BADWATER CAPE FEAR race takes place on Bald Head Island, North Carolina on Saturday, March 19, 2022. Since 2014, the race has raised over $120,000 for Bald Head Island Conservancy. With 50 km and… Read more »
Announcement from American Trail Running Association partner US Trail Running Conference. US Trail Running Conference webinar provides effective advice and actionable steps to enable race directors to reach out and connect with communities of color. The second webinar in a seven-webinar series produced by the US Trail Running Conference and presented by Marathon Printing, the… Read more »
Statement from the World Mountain Running Association. ATRA founder Nancy Hobbs is the WMRA Secretary and has been on the Council for over 20 years. The World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) has been bringing athletes together for fair and friendly competition since 1984 and as such finds the Russian invasion of Ukraine intolerable. The Russian… Read more »
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