Kenyan runner and 2022 Sierre-Zinal mountain race winner Mark Kangogo has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for 2 banned substances at August’s Sierre-Zinal. Sierre-Zinal was part of the WMRA Mountain Running World Cup and the Golden Trail World Series. Above photo by Marco Gulberti. The banned substances in question are norandrosterone & triamcinolone acetonide…. Read more »
Guest Post by US Mountain Running Team U20 coach and USATF Championship race director Paul Kirsch. Paul lives with his wife and dogs in Madison, New Hampshire. Bethany Sachtleben was a member of the 2016 US Mountain Running Team that competed at the World Mountain Running Championships. She finished 18th which helped the US women’s… Read more »
Announcement from longtime American Trail Running Association (ATRA) member inov-8. Photos: inov-8. inov-8 is launching its first-ever trail running shoes to include the use of nitrogen gas. The pioneering sports brand say their new nitrogen-infused midsole foam will give runners more underfoot bounce. Testers of the TRAILFLY ULTRA G 280 have reported that the shoes… Read more »
Written by Paul Halford for World Mountain Running Association (WMRA). ATRA founder Nancy Hobbs is a member of the World Mountain Running Association Council. Above photo: Marco Gulberti. Andrea Mayr and Jacob Adkin took victories at the historic Chiavenna-Lagunc Vertical Kilometre in Italy on Saturday as the 2022 Valsir Mountain Running World Cup reached a… Read more »
Announcement from the United States Snowshoe Association (USSSA). To learn more about snowshoe racing and view a calendar of snowshoe events, check out ATRA’s snowshoe page. In cooperation with local event organizers and The Pulse Running and Fitness Shop of Meridian Idaho, United States Snowshoe Association (USSSA) is pleased to announce the 2023 edition of… Read more »
Announcement from American Trail Running Association member Spectrum Sports Management, organizer of trail running event on Catalina Island in California. Heritage outdoor footwear, apparel, and accessories brand Hi-Tec®, has announced its intended return to the forefront of trail running, beginning with the title sponsorship of the Run Catalina race series, which will now be called… Read more »
The following profile is a part of our Trails Are For Every Body Instagram series produced by ATRA board member Kriste Peoples.. The American Trail Running Association (ATRA) celebrates trail athletes at all levels of engagement and ability, and because the Trails Are For Every Body, each week we’re sharing the profiles of trail enthusiasts… Read more »
Written by Paul Halford for World Mountain Running Association (WMRA). ATRA founder Nancy Hobbs is a member of the World Mountain Running Association Council. Above photo: Marco Gulberti. The Valsir Mountain Running World Cup is set to reach a spectacular conclusion at the Chiavenna-Lagunc Vertical Kilometer in Italy on Saturday. After so far 16 exciting… Read more »
Written by Alexander Beaven for the American Trail Running Association (WMRA). Above photo: Mayayo – Carrerasdemontana.com. ATRA founder Nancy Hobbs is a member of the World Mountain Running Association Council. Zumaia Flysch Trail held its 13th edition this weekend under a radiant sun, blue skies and the sheer beuaty of the seaside cliffs and rolling… Read more »
Nevada-based Rubicon Coffee has partnered with the American Trail Runners Association to offer their Long Distance Dark Roast for an exclusive fundraiser to support America’s fastest mountain and trail runners. Five dollars ($5) from each bag purchased will go to the 2022 US Mountain and Trail Running Team as it prepares to compete at the World… Read more »
Written by Richard Bolt for the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA). Photos by Richard Bolt. After Friday’s rainy record run, dawn broke with low clouds and fog across the Sava River valley just North of Ljubljana, where over 220 athletes prepared for the 43rd edition of the Smarna Gora Mountain Running Race. Taurus vadbeni park… Read more »
Written by Richard Bolt for the World Mountain Running Association. Photos: Smarna Gora Race. Rainy weather didn’t stop some of the world’s best mountain runners as they ascended Smarna Gora at Slovenia’s premier uphill mountain race yesterday. Smarna Gora Record – a 1.8 km grueling climb with 360 meters of ascent – is also a… Read more »
Written by Sergio Mayayo for the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA). Photos by Sergio Mayayo. ATRA founder Nancy Hobbs is a member of the World Mountain Running Association Council. The Valsir Mountain Running World Cup touches down in the Basque Country on Sunday for the 13th edition of Zumaia Flysch Trail, the final Long category… Read more »
The following profile is a part of our Trails Are For Every Body Instagram series produced by ATRA board member Kriste Peoples. ATRA celebrates trail athletes at all levels of engagement and ability, and because the Trails Are For Every Body, each week we’re sharing the profiles of trail enthusiasts you might not otherwise know…. Read more »
This weekend Slovenia will host a pair of historic mountain running races in the rugged hills overlooking the capital of Ljubljana. First organized in 1979, the Šmarna gora mountain running race has grown from a local race to becoming internationally recognized as an World Athletics (formerly IAAF) permit race in 2001 and most recently hosting… Read more »
Announcement from American Trail Running Association (ATRA) member Aravaipa Running. Created as a first-of-its-kind opportunity, Aravaipa Running and Salomon are offering the female and male winners of the McDowell Mountain Frenzy 50-mile race an instant athletic sponsorship for 2023. What’s the catch? You just have to win. Prize for the female and male winners include:… Read more »
[Editor’s Note – September 29: Eli and Tabor Hemming have withdrawn from the team. In accordance with the selection criteria, they have been replaced by Mason Coppi and Samantha Lewis on the up/down mountain team.] Thirty-nine of the top off-road runners in the United States have been named to the 2022 U.S. Mountain & Trail… Read more »
Written by USATF Championship liaison Lin Gentling. Photos: Kelly Randolph. On a cool, overcast, and misting morning the 2022 trail half marathon national championships were held just outside of Cable, WI on the American Birkebeiner ski and mountain bike courses. The rain overnight had made for slick and greasy conditions, but that did not deter… Read more »
Announcement from Merrell footwear. Elite trail runners Aum Gandhi and Rachel Tomajczyk make for the brand’s first-ever U.S. athletes Merrell®, the world’s leading outdoor footwear brand, announced it has added trail runners Aum Gandhi and Rachel Tomajczyk to its roster of global athletes. Gandhi and Tomajczyk are the inaugural members of Merrell’s U.S. trail running… Read more »
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