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 »
Posts Categorized: ITRA
ATRA Member DYNAFIT Becomes First Official Partner of ITRA
Announcement from American Trail Running Association (ATRA) member DYNAFIT. The International Trail Running Association (ITRA) is the leading umbrella organization globally for the sport of trail running. Now, ITRA and DYNAFIT are announcing their partnership. That makes the brand by athletes for athletes that develops premium product systems for mountain endurance athletes the first official… Read more »
U.S. Trail Team Looks Back On Medal Wins and Team Spirit at the World Championships
November 3 to 6, 2022 the inaugural World Mountain & Trail Running Championship was held in Chiang Mai, Thailand after being delayed one year due to the coronavirus pandemic. A team of thirty seven U.S. athletes (the largest ever mountain/trail team ever assembled for a world championship) competed over the course of three days and… 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[Editor’s Note – September 29: Eli and Tabor Hemming have withdrawn from the team. In accordance with the selection criteria, they have been replaced by Mason Coppi and Samantha Lewis on the up/down mountain team.]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 »
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 »
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 »
American Bob Crowley Named New President of International Trail Running Association
Announcement from Enrico Pollini, Secretary General, International Trail Running Association (ITRA). Trail Animal’s Running Club (TARC) mentioned below are a long-time American Trail Running Association corporate member. The International Trail Running Association (ITRA) announced today that Bob Crowley (USA) was elected president and José Carlos Santos (PRT) was appointed managing director, signaling the beginning of… 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 »
ITRA Responds to U.S. Ultra-Trail Race Directors’ Open Letter About UTMB Qualifying
[Editors Note] The following press release is from the International Trail Running Association (ITRA) in response to an open letter from nine U.S. ultra-trail race directors published on ultrarunning.com and trailrunningmag.com. We are publishing ITRA’s response in the interest of promoting an open discussion about the role of organizations like ITRA in the U.S. trail… Read more »
International Trail Running Association elects new Steering Committee
ATRA Director of Marketing Richard Bolt has been elected to this new ITRA steering committee. Richard is also the United States delegate to the World Mountain Running Association’s annual Congress Meeting and a long-time member of USA Track & Field’s Mountain, Ultra & Trail (MUT) Council. Following the adoption of the new International Trail… 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 »
2016 Trail World Championship announces drug testing results
Press release from the International Trail Running Association (ITRA). ITRA’s athlete drug testing program is formally known as its Health Policy. Athletes tested: The procedure was to test the top 10 men and women from the ITRA (International Trail Running Association) general ranking and the best men and woman from each delegation. On the 77… 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 »