Meghan Canfield provided the following report from the 2023 IAU 50K World Championships. Canfield was a team staff member along with Lin Gentling. The pair traveled to India to support Team USA’s 12 athletes. Hyderabad, India, was the site for the 2023 IAU 50K World Championships, on Sunday, November 5. India was an interesting and… Read more »
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Classic Mountain Running Race Provides Unforgettable World Championship Finale
Announcement from the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA). Written by Kirsty Reade. Innsbruck, 10th June 2023, the Classic Mountain Running Race brings down the curtain on the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Innsbruck, Austria. On the final day of racing we saw nail-biting competitions in which the two lap course provided the drama,… Read more »
NEWS: 2023 IAU 50 km World Championships in South Africa Are Cancelled
Announcement from the International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) from December 9. We are deeply sorry to have to announce the cancellation of the 2023 IAU 50 km World Championships scheduled for 28th May 2023 in Port Elisabeth, South Africa. The LOC and Athletics South Africa decided that they were unable to continue with preparations for… Read more »
U.S. Team Announced for Inaugural World Mountain & Trail Running Championship
[Editor’s Note – September 29: Eli and Tabor Hemming have withdrawn from the team. In accordance with the selection criteria, they have been replaced by Mason Coppi and Samantha Lewis on the up/down mountain team.]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 »
Preparations Gather Pace for 1st World Mountain and Trail Running Championships
Announcement from the 2021 World Mountain and Trail Running Championship local organizing committee. ATRA executive director Nancy Hobbs is a member of the World Mountain Running Association council. Photo: Marco Gulberti/Corsa in Montagna. An event launch has been held with just over six weeks to go until the 1st annual World Mountain and Trail Running… Read more »
US Women Earn Gold at the IAU 100 km World Championships
Written by David Melly. Photos by Austin Louden. In the ultramarathon world, patience tends to pay off. The methodical often outlast the eager, and the second half of most races looks very different than the first. Individual results and team rankings can swing wildly by huge margins in the final miles… for better or for… Read more »
UPDATE: From the World Mountain & Trail Running Championships Organizers
Announcement from the 2022 World Mountain & Trail Running Championships, 3-6 November 2022 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. 43 teams from all over the world signed up, 900 athletes expected (+ mass races) $4,000 for the winners of each race. Prize money paid 5-deep, equal for men/women and mountain/trail Two successful site visits held – each… Read more »
2022 U.S. 100K Road Team – Meet the Athletes
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 »
Preparations Underway For Inaugural World Mountain & Trail Running Championships
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 »
1st World Mountain and Trail Running Championship Postponed Till November 2022
Announcement from the The World Mountain & Trail Running Championship Partnership – World Mountain Running Association (WMRA), International Trail Running Association (ITRA) and International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU). This joint statement by WMRA, ITRA and IAU follows on from the online conference on 3rd November 2021 hosted by World Athletics on mountain and trail running… Read more »
Thailand to host Inaugural World Mountain & Trail Running Championship in 2021
Chiang Mai, Thailand will host the inaugural World Mountain & Trail Running Championships on November 11 to 14, 2021. The event will feature 40 km and 80 km trail races, classic mountain races for Seniors and Juniors, and a vertical uphill race. It replaces World Championships previously hosted by WMRA (mountain running) and IAU/ITRA (trail)…. Read more »
US Trail Team ready to rumble at the Trail World Championships
A talented group of American ultra-trail runners have arrived in Coimbra, Portugal for this Saturday’s 44 km Trail World Championship race. Along with athletes from over 50 countries, the Americans have settled into Hotel Dona Inês just meters away from the Mondego River. The cool waters may beckon, but first the athletes must tackle the… Read more »
U.S. Trail Team announced for the 2019 Trail World Championships
[Updated May 10, 2019] Twelve American trail running athletes to compete at the Trail World Championships in Miranda do Corvo, Portugal. The USATF Mountain Ultra Trail Council is proud to announce members of the U.S. Trail Team scheduled to compete at the 2019 Trail World Championships (TWC) on June 8, in Miranda do Corvo, Portugal…. Read more »
2018/19 World Championships & Opportunities for Elite U.S. Mountain, Trail & Sky Runners
There are several international sport governing organizations which organize World Championship and similar competitions in mountain running, trail running and sky running. The following is a list of those competitions, who organizes them and how American athletes can qualify. There are competitions for athletes ranging in ages from 14 to 79 years old; many require… Read more »
US Team Selection Criteria for 2019 Trail World Championships
Written by USATF Mountain Ultra Trail (MUT) Running Executive Committee members Richard Bolt, Nancy Hobbs, Alex Varner and Jason Bryant and approved by the MUT Executive Committee. The Trail World Championship is regulated by the International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) under the patronage of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and with their technical… Read more »
Top U.S. trail running athletes are prepped & ready for a tough Trail World Championship course
Eleven of the top American ultra-trail runners have arrived in Benicàssim, Spain for this Saturday’s 85 km Trail World Championship race. Along with athletes from over 50 countries, the Americans have settled into Hotel Intur Orange just blocks away from long sandy Mediterranean beaches. The beaches may beckon, but first the athletes must tackle the… Read more »
American Men Win Bronze at the IAU Trail World Championship
Written by US team leaders Jason Bryant and Richard Bolt. Photo above by iRunFar. Photos below by Richard Bolt. After last year’s medal drought, the men’s US Ultra Trail Team fought a close battle with Italy to win a bronze medal. Scoring team members Mario Mendoza, Cody Reed and Andy Wacker finished with a total… Read more »
Team USA shares Trail World Championships experiences
Written by Nancy Hobbs, Executive Director of the American Trail Running Association. On Sunday, October 30, the day after the Trail World Championships, the nine athletes and two staff of Team USA shared thoughts about the event. The nine-member contingent was asked two questions: 1) What one word would you use to describe the course;… Read more »
Trail World Championships takes its toll on Team USA
Written by Nancy Hobbs, Executive Director of the American Trail Running Association Only four of seven starters for the squad reach the finish line At today’s IAU Trail World Championships in Portugal, Team USA was at a deficit from the start. With injuries plaguing the initial ten-member squad (5 men/5 women), only seven made the… Read more »
US Ultra Trail Team ready, set, go for IAU Trail Championships
The US Ultra Trail Team will be among the 39 countries to be represented at the IAU Trail World Championships this coming Saturday, October 29, in Braga, Portugal. The start and finish for the 85.5 kilometer trail race will be at the Rio Caldo bridge in Braga. The course will include 5,000 meters of total… Read more »