Announcement from American Trail Running Association (ATRA) corporate member AdventureCORPS. Above photo by Ron Jones. On July 19-21, 2021, AdventureCORPS will present its legendary BADWATER® 135 Ultramarathon, the 135-Mile World Championship. Now in its 44th year – with the 2020 race canceled last-minute due to the pandemic – this world-renowned event pits up to 100… Read more »
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ATRA Member Salomon Unveils Sustainability Goals For Events and Athletes
Announcement from American Trail Running Association (ATRA) “steep & rocky” corporate member Salomon. ATRA member pledges to reduce the environmental impact of athletes and in-person events by 2025 with sustainability goals Salomon announces new sustainability goals centered around its sports marketing efforts. The company, which celebrates deep, long-term partnerships with its mountain athletes and local… Read more »
Strava to Present Live Broadcast of 2021 Broken Arrow Skyrace 26K & VK
Announcement from American Trail Running Association member Broken Arrow Skyrace. Images by Hilary Matheson. For the first time, online viewers will be able to watch the season final of the North America Golden Trail National Series and the only World Mountain Running Association World Cup event in North America. The Broken Arrow Skyrace and Strava… Read more »
Skyrunning World Championships Opens In Spain This Weekend
Announcement from the International Skyrunning Federation (ISF). Learn more about how the American Trail Running Association helps to support Skyrunning. Above photo: David Kilgore at the 2019 Trail World Championships. Photo by Jamil Coury. The delayed 2020 Skyrunning World Championships are finally on their way from July 9 to 11, 2021, and the magnificent location… Read more »
ATRA Member Leslie Jordan Certified By Women’s Business Enterprise National Council
Announcement from American Trail Running Association member Leslie Jordan, Inc.. Leslie Jordan, Inc is proud to announce national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by WBEC Pacific, a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). Leslie says, “Thanks for the warm welcome to WBENC. We are excited to connect with other… Read more »
Austria’s Grossglockner Berglauf Next Up For Mountain Running World Cup
Announcement from the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA). The American Trail Running Association is a WMRA media partner and will be providing coverage of all sixteen events in the 2021 Mountain Running World Cup. ATRA founder Nancy Hobbs is a member of the WMRA Council. Photos: WMRA. This coming Sunday, July 11th the WMRA Mountain… Read more »
Maude Mathys and Stian Angermund Triumph at Marathon du Mont Blanc
Announcement from the Golden Trail World Series supported by Salomon. Salomon is an American Trail Running Association (ATRA) corporate member. Photo above: Jsaragossa. July 4th, 2021, 6:00 am, – Chamonix, France – Marathon du Mont Blanc – 23 miles, 8,628 feet of climb, 5,905 feet of descent. Maude Mathys and Stian Angermund triumph at the… Read more »
Using Snowshoes on the Sand for Fitness: There is No Off-Season
Written by Randy Philpotts for Snowshoe Magazine and republished here with permission. Photos: Randy Philpotts. To learn more about snowshoeing check out ATRA’s dedicated snowshoe page with a calendar of events, news and information about the U.S. Snowshoe National Championships at: https://trailrunner.com/snowshoe To stay in incredible physical form during the snowshoeing off-season, you need to… Read more »
Trail Runner’s Book Review – Eat, Run, Enjoy: Recipes for Running Performance and Pleasure
Eat, Run, Enjoy: Recipes for Running Performance and Pleasure, by Billy White. Bloomsbury, 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. Images by Patrik Engström. Initially, many folks explore running as a means to lose… Read more »
The inov-8 Descent Race Returns to Kitzbühel Austria
Announcement from American Trail Running Association member inov-8. Photos: Michael Werlberger. The inov-8 Descent Race down the world’s most notorious ski slope returns to Kitzbühel in October with an exciting new uphill twist to its format. Featuring an insanely steep gradient of 80%, the legendary Streif – on the Hahnenkamm mountain in Austria – is… Read more »
Marathon du Mont Blanc Next Stop for Golden Trail World Series
Announcement from the Golden Trail World Series supported by Salomon. Salomon is an American Trail Running Association (ATRA) corporate member. Photo above: Martina Valmassoi. Marathon du Mont Blanc hosts the second stage of the 2021 Golden Trail World Series Race day is July 4th 2021, Start-time 6:00 AM, 23 miles, 8,628 feet of climb, 5,905… Read more »
2021 Western States 100 As It Happened – Through ATRA’s Lens
Another Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run is in the books. This past weekend three members of the American Trail Running Association (ATRA) team – Allie McLaughlin, Peter Maksimow and Tayte Pollmann (pictured above) – followed the runners conducting interviews, taking photos and shooting video. The following is a series of chronological short videos showing… Read more »
Poland’s Tatra Race Run A Mountain Running Success
Announcement from the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA). The American Trail Running Association is a WMRA media partner and will be providing coverage of all sixteen events in the 2021 Mountain Running World Cup. ATRA founder Nancy Hobbs is a member of the WMRA Council. Photos: Marco Gulberti. The hugely anticipated first race in the… Read more »
Lavaredo Ultra Trail hosts third stop of the Spartan Trail World Championship
Announcement from American Trail Running Association corporate member Spartan Trail. Above Photo: Jan Nyka. In a busy weekend for the trail running world, the eyes of the community will be set at the gorgeous mountain village of Cortina D’Ampezzo in the heart of the Dolomites. Besides the culture, the mountains of Northeast Italy are the… Read more »
Trail Times Summer 2021- Volume 26, No. 95
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American Emily Schmitz Joins Elite Field For Skyrunning World Championships
Announcement from the International Skyrunning Federation (ISF). Learn more about how the American Trail Running Association helps to support Skyrunning. Above photo: Andy Wacker. The 2020 Skyrunning World Championships are now ready to kick off after a year’s postponement. As planned, they will be held at the Buff Mountain Festival from July 9 to July… Read more »
US Trail Running Conference Webinar Shines a Spotlight on Safety
The sixth webinar in a nine-webinar series produced by the US Trail Running Conference and presented by the leading trail registration platform UltraSignup, was hosted Thursday, June 17. The session subject for this latest session was: Race Courses – Course design & marking, land partners & permits, registration, limits, & new initiatives, safety & insurance…. Read more »
Preston Johnson and Randi Burnett Win USATF 50 km Road Championship
Written by USATF Championship liaison and American Trail Running Association treasurer Lin Gentling. Lin Gentling. Photos by Lin Gentling and Mike Polansky. What a perfect day for the 2021 USATF 50 km Road Championships…if you were a spectator. A beautiful cool morning with not a cloud in the sky and only a very slight breeze… Read more »
Rachel Drake and David Sinclair Top Americans at Spain’s Olla de Nuria Race
Announcement from the Golden Trail World Series, supported by American Trail Running Association member Salomon Running. Above Photo: Rachel Drake, @GoldenTrailSeries | @OlladeNuria | @jsaragossa. The Olla de Nuria race, Clashes on the Catalan Summit After the 2020 modified season, the Golden Trail World Series was back this past Sunday June 13th, for the first… Read more »
Leave No Trace This Summer as You Run Trails
This announcement was originally published by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and includes tips trail runners can use to minimize their impacts on the wilderness. June is Great Outdoors Month! As the weather warms up and more people head out to explore the outdoors, the U.S. Geological Survey has tips for minimizing impacts to the… Read more »