Announcement from US Skyrunning. US Skyrunning is a member of the International Skyrunning Federation (ISF). Above: SkyRace® Comapedrosa – site of the 2017 and 2022 Youth Skyrunning World Championships. © @jsaragossa On July 31, 2023, Baxter Harrington of Ripton, Vermont is set to join thirteen other runners from across the United States to compete in the… Read more »
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2023 Skyrunning VK OPEN Championship – The Only Way Is Up!
Announcement from the International Skyrunning Federation (ISF). Above photo: ©Limone Xtreme. Kicking off the third year celebrating the Vertical Kilometer®, the VK OPEN Championships announce 14 races in ten countries stretching across two continents. These short, steep races defined by a lung busting 1,000m vertical climb and less than 5 km long, are regulated and… Read more »
Women Move Mountains – Skyrunning Celebrates International Mountain Day
Announcement from the International Skyrunning Federation (ISF). The American Trail Running Association (ATRA) is an ISF associate member. ATRA founder and executive director Nancy Hobbs worked for ISF in the 1990’s. Women move mountains is the theme of this year’s International Mountain Day (IMD) celebrated on 11 December every year. It was designated in 2003… Read more »
2023 Skyrunner® World Series Is Announced
Announcement from the International Skyrunning Federation (ISF). ATRA is an ISF associate member. Photo: The spectacular Madeira SkyRace® – from sea to sky. ©iancorless.com The Skyrunner® World Series (SWS) announces the new 2023 calendar with 13 races in eight countries and a massive €100,000 prize purse. The 2023 Skyrunner® World Series, under new management, is… Read more »
2023 Youth Skyrunning Championships – New Categories, New Courses
Announcement from the International Skyrunning Federation (ISF). ATRA is an associate member of ISF. Above photo: U.S. Team athlete Beñat Froemming. iancorless.com. It’s back to the roots for the 2023 Youth Skyrunning World Championships returning to Gran Sasso, L’Aquila, Italy on August 4-6, 2023. This year, four categories will compete in the VERTICAL and SKY… Read more »
American Joseph DeMoor Wins Skyrunning World Championship VK & Bags Bronze in Combined
Announcement from the International Skyrunning Federation (ISF). ATRA is an associate member of ISF. Photos © iancorless.com. American Joseph DeMoor takes bronze in the combined vertical + sky. DeMoor wins the VK and finishes 6th in the 31 km Skyrace. Celebrating the third and final day of the 2022 Skyrunning World Championships, where medals and… Read more »
World Championship Journey of American Skyrunner Josh Taylor
Written by John Kerrigan, team leader, US Skyrunning Team. The American Trail Running Association is a longtime member of ISF and supporter of Skyrunning in the USA. Josh Taylor, a 22 year-old, fair-skinned, slightly built Alaskan mountain runner with a warm smile and piercing blue eyes thought he was prepared for the expected. The expected?… Read more »
Technical Races in the Pyrenees – Skyrunning Appeals to U.S. Youth Athletes
Written by John Kerrigan, team leader, US Skyrunning Team. The American Trail Running Association is a longtime member of ISF and supporter of Skyrunning in the USA. The US Youth Skyrunning Team concluded two days of Competition at the 2022 Youth Skyrunning World Championships on Mount Comapedrosa, Andorra the weekend of July 22nd. US Youth… Read more »
Spain, Portugal and Norway Lead 2022 Youth Skyrunning World Championships
Announcement from the International Skyrunning Federation (ISF). U.S. Team results summary by Richard Bolt. The American Trail Running Association is a longtime member of ISF and supporter of Skyrunning in the USA. Above photo: iancorless.com. Josh Taylor (Wasilla, AK) led the American youth sky runners with a 20th place in the men’s U23 Skyrace in… Read more »
Josh Taylor Leads Team USA At Youth Skyrunning World Championships VK
Announcement from the International Skyrunning Federation (ISF). U.S. Team results summary by Richard Bolt. The American Trail Running Association is a longtime member of ISF and supporter of Skyrunning in the USA. Josh Taylor (Wasilla, AK) led the American athletes at the Youth Skyrunning World Championships with a 13th place in the men’s U23 Vertical… Read more »
U.S. Athletes Return to Andorra for 2022 Youth Skyrunning World Championships
Written by John Kerrigan, team leader, US Skyrunning Team. The International Skyrunning Federation’s (ISF) Youth World Championships return to Mt. Comapedrosa, Andorra this weekend. The American Skyrunning Youth team made their first appearance at this venue in 2017. After a pilot event was held in 2016, 2017 marked the first official year that the Youth… Read more »
Andorra Hosts Skyrunning Youth World Championships This Weekend
Announcement from the International Skyrunning Federation (ISF). The American Trail Running Association is a longtime member of ISF and supporter of Skyrunning in the USA. Photo above: Ian Corless. Since 2016, the Skyrunning Youth World Championships represent the stage where young runners test their skills in a field of hot competition for medals and glory…. Read more »
International Skyrunning Federation Sanctions First Matterhorn Skyrunning Workshop
Announcement from the International Skyrunning Federation (ISF). The American Trail Running Association is a longtime member of ISF and supporter of Skyrunning in the USA. Photos: Ian Corless. The first Matterhorn Skyrunning Workshop, sanctioned by the International Skyrunning Federation, has come to a successful close. The full immersion course was held in the most iconic… Read more »
Top U.S. Trail Runners #RingDasBell at the Broken Arrow Skyraces
Top trail runners from around the country faced off at the sixth edition of the Broken Arrow Skyrace, held June 17 to 19, 2022, in the Sierra Nevada mountains of Olympic Valley, California. The event consisted of six races including the VK, Iron Face Challenge, 26K, 52K, 11K, and Kids Run. Since its inaugural year… Read more »
Mount Kilimanjaro to Host World’s Highest Marathon Skyrunning Race
Announcement from the International Skyrunning Federation (ISF). The American Trail Running Association is a longtime member of ISF and supporter of Skyrunning in the USA. Photos: World’s Highest Marathon. The world’s highest Vertical Kilometer®, marathon and ultra marathon will be held on Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, on May 9, 2022. The events will be sanctioned by… Read more »
Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon Training Guide
“When it hurts, speed up!” –Matt Carpenter (Pikes Peak Marathon course record holder) The Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon, held annually in Manitou Springs, CO since 1956, is one of the most iconic mountain races in the United States. The course takes runners from the town of Manitou Springs (6,400 feet/1,950 meters) to the summit… Read more »
Three Americans Return From Inaugural SkySnow World Championships
Announcement from the International Skyrunning Federation (ISF). The American Trail Running Association is a longtime member of ISF and supporter of Skyrunning in the USA. Three American athletes just competed at the inaugural SkySnow World Championships held on February 4–5, 2022, in Andalusia at the Sierra Nevada Ski and Mountain Resort, Granada, Spain. Organized by… Read more »
American Mike Popejoy Takes Silver At SkySnow World Championships
Announcement from the International Skyrunning Federation (ISF). The American Trail Running Association is a longtime member of ISF and supporter of Skyrunning in the USA. Above photo: @josemiguelmunoze. Italy, Spain and Russia Top SkySnow World Championships Day 2 SkySnow, the new skyrunning discipline, came to a hugely successful close yesterday with the first World Championships… Read more »
Italy and Sweden Take The First SkySnow World Championships Podium
Announcement from the International Skyrunning Federation (ISF). The American Trail Running Association is a longtime member of ISF and supporter of Skyrunning in the USA. Above photo: @josemiguelmunoze. SkySnow, the new skyrunning discipline, launched the first World Championships yesterday on February 4, 2022, in Andalusia at the Sierra Nevada Ski and Mountain Resort, Granada, Spain. Fourteen… Read more »
Fifteen Nations Ready to Kick Off the First SkySnow World Championships
Announcement from the International Skyrunning Federation (ISF). The American Trail Running Association is a longtime member of ISF. SkySnow, the new skyrunning discipline, will launch the first World Championships on February 4-5, 2022, in Andalusia at the Sierra Nevada Ski and Mountain Resort, Granada, Spain. Despite international Covid restrictions, fifteen ISF Member countries across the… Read more »