The American Trail Running Association (ATRA) announces Ashworth Awards as our newest partner in the Event Standards Program. We introduced our Event Standards Program in 2012, and recently included vendors and suppliers as partners to further assist trail race directors in meeting our 15 criteria necessary for staging a safe and well-organized event. “Awards are… Read more »
The 7th Annual Mount Washington Road Race Hall of Fame Inauguration is coming up Saturday, June 18 at 1 pm. This year the race’s Hall of Fame honors Francis Darrah, George Etzweiler, and Cathy Hodgdon. Formed in 2010 to recognize outstanding performers in and contributors to this footrace to the summit of the highest peak… Read more »
Written by ATRA board member Chris J. Dunn, owner of acidotic RACING, LLC. Welcome to our second in a series of American Trail Running Association “Trail Town” articles! Every month we’re going to feature an article about a great small city for trail running. This month we’re headed East to Exeter, a small community just… Read more »
In 2006 mountain & trail running legend Dave Dunham published “Only One Hill! A History of the Mt. Washington Road Race”. Dave won this historic 7.6 mile mountain race on several occasions, represented the United States at ultra & mountain running world championship events and won a silver medal at the 1993 World Mountain Running… Read more »
The American Trail Running Association (ATRA) welcomes MYLAPS Sports Timing as our newest partner in the Event Standards Program. We introduced the Event Standards Program in 2012, and recently included vendors and suppliers as partners to further assist trail race directors in meeting 15 criteria necessary for staging a safe and well-organized event. “MYLAPS’ commitment… Read more »
Our friends at Trail Runner Magazine picked up the Western States Trekker story: “Using Google Trekker, a team of trail runners plans to capture panoramic imagery from the iconic trail. Many trail runners aspire to one day run the Western States Endurance Run, the world’s oldest 100-mile trail race. In the meantime, Western States hopefuls,… Read more »
Written by ATRA contributor by Laura Clark. Laura is a longtime snowshoe event director and lives in Saratoga Springs in upstate New York. What makes snowshoeing so appealing is that there are no special skill sets or expensive lessons involved. If you can walk, you can snowshoe. If you can run, then you can certainly… Read more »
The Colorado Running Hall of Fame was established in 2007. Each year in April, a distinguished class is inducted during a special ceremony in Denver. This year’s induction took place on April 20, and among the inductees was be our president Adam W. Chase. The Colorado Running Hall of Fame considers athletes, writers, race directors,… Read more »
Several times a year the American Trail Running Association (ATRA) conducts surveys to understand trends within our sport, demographic profiles of its participants and their preferences. Complete survey results are made available to corporate members at the Switchback, Steep & Rocky and All-terrain levels. The following selected outtakes are from our most recent trail running… Read more »
AdventureCORPS®, Inc. hosts the BADWATER Salton Sea 81-Mile Ultramarathon annually in May and the fourth annual edition takes place this weekend on Sunday-Monday, May 1-2, 2016. This remarkable event challenges teams of two or three ultrarunners – running together as duos or trios for the duration, NOT in a relay – to tackle an unimaginable… Read more »
Announcement written by Philippe from ATRA corporate member Costa Rica Race. New event coming this October: EPIC TRAIL RACE – COSTA RICA Naming that new race has not really been hard, and any other name fit it as well. Make a trail running race in the Guanacaste province, linking the city of Liberia to the… Read more »
Editors Note: Salomon is a longtime corporate member of the American Trail Running Association and sponsor of our Western States Trekker project. The Colorado Running Hall of Fame has honored Salomon trail running athlete and team manager Adam Chase with an induction into its ranks. Chase, who serves the running community as an advocate, author,… Read more »
Press release from ATRA corporate member Bonk Breaker. Thirsty for something Real? Bonk Breaker® introduces solution to quench thirst with two refreshing flavors of Real Hydration made with real fruit. The arrival of Bonk Breaker® Real Hydration means that athletes and active lifestyle participants only need to pack one brand in their gear bags prior… Read more »
USATF’s Mountain Ultra Trail Council has announced the 2016 USA Long Distance Mountain Running Team which will compete in this year’s World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) Long Distance Mountain Running Championships on June 18, in Podbrdo, Slovenia, as part of the Gorski Marathon. This will be the 13th WMRA Long Distance Mountain Running Championships and… Read more »
Koop’s New Book, Training Essentials for Ultrarunning, Reveals His Unique Training Approach When elite ultrarunners have a need for speed, they turn to coach Jason Koop. Now the sport’s leading coach makes his highly effective ultramarathon training methods available to ultrarunners of all abilities in his new book, Training Essentials for Ultrarunning. Koop’s book is… Read more »
Competitor Magazine wrote about our Western States Trekker project. Ever wonder what a trail race course really looks like before you run it? Google Maps is working on a way for you to find out. Three years ago, Google made the Grand Canyon the inaugural subject of its Street View Trekker, a wearable backpack system… Read more »
The American Trail Running Association (ATRA) is excited to announce its Western States Trekker project. This coming June, ATRA will capture panoramic “street-view” imagery of the entire 100-mile Western States trail using Google Map’s backpack-mounted camera system. The resulting imagery will enable fans of the Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run to view the entire… Read more »
This article was originally written for ATRA’s Trail Times newsletter published in April 2016. Have you ever rolled into a new town ready to hit those running trails you’ve heard so much about only to waste hours trying to find them? Save time & get hit the dirt faster with the Trail Run Project website or… Read more »
Tasty Treats for Springtime was written by By Stephen R. Santangelo. This article originally appeared in ATRA’s Trail Times newsletter published in April 2016. Budding trees and the first hint of a crocus peeking out from its hibernation, remind us that spring is coming and it is time to plan — and then plant —… Read more »
Trail Running the Alps; what I really want to tell clients was written by Doug Mayer. This article originally appeared in ATRA’s Trail Times newsletter published in April 2016. Photos by Dan Patitucci As the owner of a trail running business that leads trips for US trail runners to the Alps, this time of year… Read more »
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