Posts Categorized: Mountain Running

Trail Runner’s Shoe Review: VJ Shoes XTRM 2

Trail runner Sarah Barber reviews the XTRM2 from VJ Shoes. The shoes were provided at no charge for the review and VJ Shoes is an ATRA corporate member. Finding my glass slipper I’ve spent the past two decades believing that I’m terrible at running on technical trails, but I was recently struck by epiphany. I’m… Read more »

Njeru and Kipngeno Retain Crowns at La Montee du Nid d’Aigle

Release written by Kirsty Reade for the World Mountain Running Association recaps a thrillingly close race for the women and a display of front running for the men at La Montée du Nid d’Aigle on Saturday, July 22, in St. Gervais, France. La Montee du Nid d’Aigle provided the Valsir Mountain Running World Cup’s third… Read more »

Valsir Mountain Running World Cup Heads to the Eagle’s Nest

The following release written by Kirsty Reade for the World Mountain Running Association features La Montee du Nid d’Aigle, the next gold label Valsir Mountain Running World Cup Race. Featured photo from last year’s race start by Marco Gulberti. Since its introduction into the World Cup in 2021 La Montee du Nid d’Aigle, with a… Read more »

Kenyan Double for Njeru and Kiriago at Fletta Trail

Press release from Kirsty Reade for the World Mountain Running Association covering the 60th edition of Fletta Trail in Malonno, the ‘village of mountain running,’ which delivered unforgettable competition on July 16. Featured photo by Marco Gulberti. After the excitement of the previous day’s Piz Tri Vertical, where both the women’s and men’s records were… Read more »

Records Fall at Piz Tri Vertical

The following release was written by Kirsty Reade for the World Mountain Running Association covering the Piz Tri Vertical in Malonno, Italy, on July 15, one of the races in the Valsir Mountain Running World Cup. Featured photo: Marco Gulberti. Over the years there has been some incredible racing in Malonno as part of our… Read more »

Hardrock 100 Lore With Race Director Dale Garland

The Hardrock 100, a one-hundred-mile race through the San Juan Mountains of Southern Colorado, has become one of the world’s most sought outraces for ultrarunners. The limited number of participants each year, less than 150, makes the race hype even more intense. With so much demand and so few entries, Hardock has become the ultimate… Read more »

World Masters Mountain Running Championships 2023 in the paradise island of Madeira

Press release from the World Mountain Running Association sharing news of the 2023 World Masters Mountain Running Championships. Madeira, Portugal – The World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) announces that the highly anticipated 22nd World Masters Mountain Running Championship will be hosted on the beautiful island of Madeira, Portugal. This prestigious event is scheduled to take… Read more »

Top Three Downhill Running Tips: Mount Marathon Edition

“The downhill is by far my favorite part of Mount Marathon. This is when I’m most in my element. When I’m cruising down a mountain, I feel so powerful, and I’m just smiling just thinking about how fun it will be to run this race again one day.” —Allie Ostrander, 2017 Mount Marathon Champion and… Read more »

Valsir Mountain Running World Cup Heads to Portugal

This press release from the World Mountain Running Association was written by Kirsty Reade with photos by Marco Gulberti and is a preview of the Montemuro Vertical Run, the second Gold Label race of this year’s Valsir Mountain Running World Cup. On July 2, the third annual Montemuro Vertical Run in the municipality of Castro… Read more »

Dynafit Joins as Sponsor of Vert Running Series

The following release was generated by Dynafit, an American Trail Running Association steep and rocky level member. Photography provided by Dynafit. Dynamic Partnership: Elevating Trail Running in the Pacific Northwest BOULDER, CO (June 2023) – Dynafit, a global leader in innovation in competitive mountain endurance sports, is thrilled to announce its sponsorship of the first-ever… Read more »

McLaughlin and Hemming Win Exceptional Broken Arrow Skyrace 23k

Press release from the World Mountain Running Association written by Kirsty Reade, recapping the Broken Arrow Skyrace 23K in Palisades Tahoe, CA, on Sunday, June 18. Feature photo by Jonathan Wyatt. The vertical uphill race at Broken Arrow on Friday, June 16, was made even more challenging this year by the record snowfall in Lake… Read more »

Race Preview Broken Arrow Skyrace

Press release from World Mountain Running Association written by Kirsty Reade, previewing the first race in the 2023 Valsir World Cup – Broken Arrow Skyrace. The 2023 Valsir Mountain Running World Cup gets underway this week, with the first Gold Label Race – the Broken Arrow vertical uphill race, followed by Gold Label Race –… Read more »

2023 Valsir Mountain Running World Cup Kicks off at Broken Arrow

Press release from the World Mountain Running Association written by Kirsty Reade. The 2023 Valsir Mountain Running World Cup has an exciting mix of races new to the series, as well as established favorites which attract the best athletes year after year. Look forward to incredible racing and discover up-and-coming runners, all under the backdrop… Read more »

Canfranc Pirineos 2025 Receives the flag from Innsbruck-Stubai

Press release from the World Mountain Running Association on site in Innsbruck, Austria at the 2023 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships. Canfranc Pirineos in the Spanish Pyrenees will succeed the Alps as the next venue to host the WMTRC in September 2025. The World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, which just finished at Innsbruck-Stubai,… Read more »

Juniors Deliver Excitement on Final Day of World Mountain and Trail Running Championships

Announcement from the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA). Written by Kirsty Reade. Victories for Uganda and Great Britain in exciting Junior Classic Mountain races. Junior Runners Deliver Exciting Start to Final Day of 2023 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, Innsbruck, 10th June 2023, the Junior Classic Mountain Race kicks off the final day of… Read more »