Written by U.S. Team manager Andrew Simmons. Andrew is also head coach at Lifelong Endurance and head coach at Peak Performance Running. The U.S. Under 18 Mountain Running Team arrived in Saluzzo, Italy for the 15th International U18 Mountain Running Cup organized by the World Mountain Running Association and Federazione Italiana Di Atletica Leggera. Eight… Read more »
Announcement from the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA). ATRA is a WMRA media partner. ATRA founder and executive director Nancy Hobbs is the WMRA Secretary. Saluzzo, Italy will be the scene of the 15th edition of the International Under 18 Mountain Running Cup. Between Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th of June, at least 90 young… 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: Ian Corless. The first Matterhorn Skyrunning Workshop, sanctioned by the International Skyrunning Federation, has come to a successful close. The full immersion course was held in the most iconic… Read more »
Announcement from the Golden Trail World Series. GTWS sponsor Salomon is a long-time American Trail Running Association member. Race day is June 26th 2022, start time 7:30 am, 42 Km, 2,540 meters of elevation gain. Chamonix’s Marathon du Mont-Blanc has been a faithful stage in the Golden Trail World Series since its creation, check out… Read more »
Tipperary County community comes together to organize the 21st edition of this prestigious international mountain running race as it prepares to welcome the world in September. On Saturday evening, 18 June 2022, international delegates, local community leaders, sponsors and event organizers gathered at the historic Clonmel Town Hall to kick off an official welcome for… Read more »
Written by Kristy Reade for World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) media partners. ATRA founder Nancy Hobbs is the WMRA Secretary. Photos: corsainmontagna.it / Marco Gulberti. Joyce Njeru and Patrick Kipngeno win second event in the 2022 Valsir Mountain Running World Cup and lead overall World Cup standings. Montemuro Vertical Run provided the stunning setting for… Read more »
Announcement from the Mount Washington Road Race. Mt Washington has hosted the USATF Mountain Running Championships in 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010. Photo by Joe Viger Photography. Gray and Dobson win again with short course records. Weather conditions force shortened course for second time in 61 years. Dobson makes history. Gray on the verge of… Read more »
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Announcement from Chris Winter, Director, Domestic Programs and Safe Sport for Athletics Canada. Athletics Canada, in collaboration with the Canadian Mountain Running Association (CMRA) and the Association of Canadian Ultramarathoners (ACU), is pleased to announce that the 2022 Canadian Mountain & Trail Running Championship, the first of its kind, will take place on Sept 17… Read more »
Announcement from American Trail Running Association member LEKI. Top ultrarunners choose the LEKI UltraTrail FX.One Superlite pole to race this Summer. LEKI has unveiled a completely new trail running pole collection featuring the Trail Shark Grip – the first grip-strap system developed specifically for trail running. Unlike other companies that market trekking/hiking poles for running,… Read more »
Conference business coaching sessions have been designed to generate growth, actions and success for race directors. Active at Altitude, organizers of the US Trail Running Conference, have announced that the first day of the industry-leading 2022 event, Wednesday October 19, 2022, will be dedicated to business and community. Sessions throughout the day will focus on… Read more »
Announcement from the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA). ATRA founder Nancy Hobbs is the WMRA Secretary. Above photo: Marco Gulberti. Following on from the successful launch of the 2022 Valsir Mountain Running World Cup at the Seven Sisters Skyline in Dunlewey, Ireland, Castro Daire in Portugal will be the venue for the second World Cup… Read more »
Written by U.S. 100K Road Team manager Lin Gentling. Photos provided by the athletes. The Mountain Ultra Trail Running Executive Council of the USA Track & Field (USATF) is proud to announce the U.S. team members for the 31st International Association of Ultrarunning (IAU) 100K World Championships in Berlin Bernau, Germany. The event will be… Read more »
Pliability for Runners: The Breakthrough Method to Stay Injury-Free, Get Stronger, and Run Faster, by Joseph McConkey, MS. Hatherleigh Press, 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. If you are like me, you turn… Read more »
Written by Joseph W. Gex, II. Photos by Thiago Diz. Above photo: John Bezou crosses the finish line of the 155 mile Namib race on May 7. We have all seen bits and pieces of marathons being run on television, watched portions of the race during an Olympics broadcast, or have even seen a stage… Read more »
Written by USATF Championship liaison and U.S. 100K National Team Leader Lin Gentling. It is with great pleasure that we announce the 2022 100K National Team. This official USA Track & Field (USATF) Team will compete in the 2022 International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) 100 Kilometer World Championships under the patronage of World Athletics on… Read more »
The championships was originally planned to be held last year in Chiang Mai but postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Thailand was granted the opportunity to organize the event by WMTRC partnership, composed of the international associations for mountain running (World Mountain Running Association), ultra marathon (International Association of Ultrarunners) and trail running (International Trail… Read more »
Expert panelists offer constructive and practical suggestions to enhance trail running safety The fifth 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, was live on Thursday, May 26. The session subject for this session: Producing Safer… Read more »
Announcement from American Trail Running Association member GO Sleeves. GO Sleeves, the company that introduced the world’s first and only kinesiology sleeve — a compression sleeve with built-in kinesiology strips, announced today that sponsored partner and trail runner Zachary Friedley will speak at Run Show USA – Chicago: June 4-5, about about the story behind… Read more »
A weekend retreat for the LGBTQ+ trail running community Hosted by Out Trails & Aspire Running. Making Outdoor Spaces More Queer & Inclusive – To run is to experience and express freedom, curiosity, and joy in the outdoors. On trails, we liberate our hearts, our minds and become part of a tribe of humans who… Read more »
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