Story by Nancy Hobbs. Photos by Richard Bolt A talented group of ten athletes – five men and five women – have been named to the U.S. Long Distance Team to compete at the 11th annual WMRA World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge to be hosted by the Pikes Peak Ascent on August 16, 2014…. Read more »
Story by Nancy Hobbs – Photos by Richard Bolt With the number of pre-registered runners sitting at 475, a final tally of more than 500 runners are expected to compete at the USA Mountain Running Championships at Loon Mountain in Lincoln, New Hampshire on Sunday, July 6. Start of the 2013 USA Mountain Running Championships –… Read more »
Story and photos by ATRA Executive Director Nancy Hobbs. Seventeen countries were represented among the nearly 100 entrants in the 9th World Mountain Running Association‘s International Youth Cup held in Arco, Italy, on Sunday, June 29, 2014. Junior boys and girls ages 16 and 17, competed for their respective national athletic federations in the hopes… Read more »
[Press release from our friends at Mt. Washington] Northeast Delta Dental Mount Washington Road RaceMt. Washington Auto RoadJune 21, 2014 – 9:00 a.m. Past two years’ male winners Blake and Canaday take on Joe Gray (again)Belotti challenges Erholtz in women’s field; Haefeli, Arritola withdrawnFormer champion Gutierrez, veteran Byrne, newcomers Bak, Miller and Manzi vie for… Read more »
by Philippe Bukovec Enjoy an experience like no other when you travel for a race in Costa Rica. Events featured below are organized by ATRA corporate member Costa Rica Race. February 7, 2015 is the next edition of the Ultra Trail ARENAL Volcano which includes four different race distances, making the event accessible to everyone…. Read more »
From our friends at the Mt. Washington Road Race Eric Blake & Tommy Manning at the 2012 MWRR Pinkham Notch, N.H. – April 28, 2014 Defending champions +Eric Blake of Connecticut and Laura Haefeli of Colorado will lead some 1,300 runners to the starting line of the 54th Northeast Delta Dental Mount Washington Road Race on Saturday, June… Read more »
From Ian Sharman – Director, US Skyrunning Series: Inaugural US Skyrunning Series 2014 Less Cloud. More Sky. San Francisco, CA (December 10th, 2013) – Fourteen quality races, three disciplines, the same winning formula. The inaugural 2014 US Skyrunning Series is the natural expansion of the international Skyrunning events that have captured the imagination of runners… Read more »
Team USA will compete in the 10th WMRA Long Distance Mountain Running World Challenge to be held in Szklarska Poręba, Poland, on August 3, 2013. Stevie Kremer (center) won the 2012 World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge The WMRA Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge has been held every year since 2004 when Sierre-Zinal hosted the event…. Read more »
Junior USMRT member Laura Beresford at the 2010 World Mountain Running Championships The 8th Annual WMRA International Youth Cup will be held in Gap, France on Sunday, July7. This mountain/trail running event provides an opportunity for athletes ages 16 and 17 (in the year of the competition) to participate on an international stage. The event… Read more »
US Mountain Running Team Staff On July 21, 2013, Cranmore, NH, will host the USA Mountain Running Championships. The event will also be the sole selection race for the US Mountain Running Team (USMRT), as well as the host of the North American Central American Caribbean (NACAC) Championships. USA Track & Field (USATF) members will… Read more »
Trail and mountain running have been categorized using several elements to include terrain/surface, elevation (gain or loss), and distance. Trail running the Grand Canyon – Photo by Jared Scott In the United States, mountain running and trail running are often used interchangeably and in most cases, refer to the same type of running in terms… Read more »
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