Written by USATF Championship liaison Meghan Canfield. Photos: Meghan Canfield. This past Sunday, February 27, forty one hardy USATF members lined up for the USATF 50 km Road Championships in Heckscher State Park on Long Island, New York, hosted by the Greater Long Island Running Club (GLIRC). Temperatures were in the 30s with a wind… Read more »
Announcement from friend of the American Trail Running Association Josué Stephens. 200+ mile ultramarathons have been growing in popularity, mostly in the United States, with some of them even adopting the tagline ‘200 is the new 100’. This November 7, ultra-endurance runners from around the world will line up in the Caribbean beach town of… Read more »
Announcement from American Trail Running Association member Spectrum Sports Management. Spectrum Sports Management announces that moving forward the Catalina Island Marathon will be known as the California Trail Marathon Championship. The marathon will continue to take place on Catalina Island with this years date on March 12, 2022. In its 40th year, the Catalina Marathon… Read more »
Written by USATF Championship Liaison Meghan Canfield. Sunday, February 27, will be the USATF Road 50k National Championships held at Heckscher Park on Long Island, New York. Winners who run a qualifying standard for the National 50k Team will be awarded an automatic spot for the 2023 IAU 50 Kilometer (Road) World Championships in Port… Read more »
Written by USATF Championship Liaison Meghan Canfield. Photos by KEVLV Photography. Camille Herron and Arlen Glick win 2022 USATF 100 Mile Road National Championships. Herron Sets 100 Mile Worlds Best*. A star-studded lineup toed the line at Jackpot Ultra Running Festival’s 100-mile USATF National Championship, which was held Friday February 18th, at Cornerstone Park, Henderson,… Read more »
Announcement from American Trail Running Association partner US Trail Running Conference. Leading chip timing supplier for endurance sports to partner with industry-leading trail running event. Active at Altitude, organizers of the US Trail Running Conference, has announced that Orbiter will be the presenting sponsor of the 2022 Conference. Orbiter is an easy-to-use and cost-effective RFID… Read more »
Written by USATF Championship liaison Meghan Canfield. ATRA is a USA Track & Field member and media partner for its Mountain, Ultra and Trail running programs. This Friday, February 18th marks the USATF 100 Mile Road Championships, in Henderson, Nevada. Hosted by Beyond Limits Racing, it is the 9th running of the Jackpot Ultra Running… Read more »
Announcement from American Trail Running Association member GO Sleeves. GO Sleeves supports elite trail runners Joseph Gray, Hillary “Hillygoat” Allen and Trail Blader Zachary Friedley. GO Sleeves introduces a new elbow compression sleeve with kinesiology strips and an elbow strap with acupressure ball to alleviate pain and accelerate recovery for athletes who suffer from Tennis… Read more »
This article was written by Peter Downing and first appeared in the winter 2021 issue of our Trail Times newsletter. Peter’s company Suffer Better is an American Trail Running Association single track member and RUFA Patagonia is a race member. Above photo: W McKinley. Arguably, air quality in many places around the country, like Salt… Read more »
Reprinted with permission from American Trail Running Association member UltraSignup. As we start a new year of running, let’s begin by celebrating our 2021 trail accomplishments. While many news headlines remained dim last year, in trail running we were able to make a safe and oh-so-joyful return to running together. From local meet-ups to our… Read more »
Written by mountain, trail and snowshoe racer Cole Crosby. Are you ready to try snowshoe racing? Check out our snowshoe page. The Peak Races are all about “going beyond your limits”. With the Snow Devil, this snowshoe run is really at the pinnacle of providing a rustic racing experience that tests the toughest winter runners… Read more »
This article first appeared in the winter 2021 issue of ATRA’s quarterly newsletter Trail Times and was written by Janelle Lincks who was born and raised in Colorado. She presently is based out of Boulder where she works as a gardener. As well, she is a competitive trail runner recently sponsored by ATRA switchback member… Read more »
Announcement from American Trail Running Association partner US Trail Running Conference. Marathon Printing as an American Trail Running Association (ATRA) member. US Trail Running Conference webinar provides timely advice to enable race directors to analyze and produce races that can fully offset carbon emissions. The first webinar in a seven-webinar series produced by the US… 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. Three American athletes just competed at the inaugural SkySnow World Championships held on February 4–5, 2022, in Andalusia at the Sierra Nevada Ski and Mountain Resort, Granada, Spain. Organized by… 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. Above photo: @josemiguelmunoze. Italy, Spain and Russia Top SkySnow World Championships Day 2 SkySnow, the new skyrunning discipline, came to a hugely successful close yesterday with the first World Championships… 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. Above photo: @josemiguelmunoze. SkySnow, the new skyrunning discipline, launched the first World Championships yesterday on February 4, 2022, in Andalusia at the Sierra Nevada Ski and Mountain Resort, Granada, Spain. Fourteen… Read more »
Photos and results from American Trail Running Association member Pretzel City Sports. This past Saturday, January 29th the Pretzl City Sports’ Snowshoe 5K went down at Spring Mount Ski Area in Spring Mount, PA. 177 hearty runners finished the tough course that climbed up the ski area and returned back to the starting line. Elite… Read more »
The new inov-8 X-TALON ULTRA 260 V2 Gets A Grip on Mud, Sand and Snow. Runners can find it hard to get out the door when the weather gets frightening and the trails get messy. Fortunately, there are shoes available to help you keep “the rubber side down.” Born in the British Lake District, ATRA… Read more »
Announcement from American Trail Running Association member Spartan Trail. Photo above: Carlos Diaz Recio. Nine events across the world, $225,000 in prize money, distances from 30 km to 100 miles. Spartan, the world’s leading endurance sports and wellness brand, continues its growth in the trail running market launching season two of the Spartan Trail World… Read more »
GO FAR: How Endurance Sports Help You Win at Life, written by Jennifer Strong McConachie, Hatherleigh Press, 2021. 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. Notice that the above title, GO FAR, is all in… Read more »
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