Team USA will compete in the third World Mountain and Trail Running Championships (WMTRC) slated for September 24-28, 2025, in Canfranc-Pirineos, Spain. This biennial event is organized by the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA), the International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) and the International Trail Running Association (ITRA), with support from World Athletics. The World Mountain Running Championship… Read more »
From the beginning, it was essential that Broken Arrow be a destination for everyone: professionals and back-of-the-pack runners alike, regardless of identity, race, or gender. In the race directors’ minds, every runner at Broken Arrow is equally important — and they set out to prove that a race could be both prestigious and deeply welcoming…. Read more »
On Sunday, June 1, Sunapee Scramble in Sunapee, NH, hosted the 2025 USATF Mountain Running Championships on a two-lap 9.3-mile course with 3,300 total feet of elevation. An all-day rain event on Saturday made for sloppy conditions and slick terrain for the nearly 350 registered competitors. Anna Gibson and David Norris showed their tenacity and… Read more »
Team Resume Selection Closing Soon for US U18 Youth Mountain Running Cup that will compete in Donovaly, Slovakia in June The US Youth Mountain Running Team will compete at the 18th International U18 Mountain Running Cup in Donovaly, Slovakia on June 14th. US Citizens ages 16 and 17 are eligible to apply for the team… Read more »
USATF Long Trail Team selection dates moved up to April to better allow athletes to plan their summer and fall racing schedules After receiving feedback from athletes concerned about the 2025 USATF Long Trail Team selection date being so late in their season, the USATF MUT Executive Committee have approved a change in the selection… Read more »
Applications are currently open for the U18 Mountain Running Team and the U20 Mountain Running Teams that will compete in 2025, two opportunities for youth runners to represent USA. International U18 Mountain Running Cup – June 14, 2025 On June 14, the U18 Mountain Running Cup will take place in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia and will… Read more »
Team USA will compete in the third World Mountain and Trail Running Championships (WMTRC) slated for September 24-28, 2025, in Canfranc-Pirineos, Spain. This biennial event is organized by the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA), the International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) and the International Trail Running Association (ITRA), with support from World Athletics. The World Mountain… Read more »
Announcement regarding the 2024 U.S. National 100 KM Team. The biennial 100 Kilometer World Championship race is the one international venue at which USA Track & Field (USATF) has fielded an ultra-distance team for over two decades. The United States 100K National Team will compete in the 2024 International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) 100K World… Read more »
Announcement regarding the 2024 U.S. National 100 KM Team. Featured photo by: Lin Gentling. It is with great pleasure that we announce the 2024 100K National Team. This official USA Track & Field (USATF) Team will compete in the 2024 International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) 100 Kilometer World Championships under the patronage of World Athletics on December 7,… Read more »
The Cirque Series at Snowbird hosted the USATF Mountain Running Championships on Saturday, July 13, and racing was as hot as the temperatures. At the 10 a.m. start time, the heat was on with the mercury hovering upper 70s as a sold-out field of nearly 600 headed out on the 8.7-mile course with 3610 feet… Read more »
At today’s (Sunday, July 7), USATF Vertical Mountain Running Championships in Lincoln, New Hampshire, Lauren Gregory and Joseph Gray bested their competition to earn national titles. The 6-mile mountain course started at the base of Loon Mountain and wound its way up the ski area on a mixture of dirt and gravel service road, and… Read more »
The USATF Mountain Ultra Trail executive committee approved (on June 25, 2024), selection criteria for the 2024 US Vertical Mountain Running Team. The six-member team will compete at the 25th edition of Lagunc KM verticale, a 3.2K uphill race with 1000 meters of climb, on October 12, 2024, in Chiavenna, Italy. Lagunc KM verticale is… Read more »
English translation from original message posted on Atletica Susa’s Facebook page. No U.S. Team will be selected. The original U.S. Team selection page can be found here. The 2024 edition of the international mountain running event has been suspended with the aim of restarting at full capacity in 2025. Because the Stellina doesn’t stop here! The… Read more »
The eight athletes who will represent the US at the International U18 Mountain Running Cup in Montana Palencina, Spain have been selected (photo of venue in featured photo). According to co-team manager Paul Kirsch, this year’s applicant pool was the largest ever in the history of the U18 program with young runners from across the… Read more »
The following article was written by USATF Mountain/Ultra/Trail liaison Lin Gentling and features the 2024 USATF 100km Road Championships. Featured photo is race director Nora Bird. There are two things in our lives that are guarantees; taxes and death. I would propose to add another to that short list and that would be inconsistent spring… Read more »
The following article was written by Paul Kirsch and features the International U18 Mountain Running Cup application process and reflections from the 2023 U.S. Team. Applications are still open for the U.S. team that will compete on June 22, at the 17th International U18 Mountain Running Cup in Montaña Palentina, Spain. This year’s race will… Read more »
The following release was provided by Steve Taylor and features details about the upcoming 2024 Collegiate Mountain Running National Championships. RICHMOND, VA – The Collegiate Running Association has announced the 2024 Collegiate Mountain Running National Championships will take place on July 13 at the Snowbird Race, hosted by the Cirque Series in Snowbird, Utah. For the… Read more »
The USATF Mountain Ultra Trail championships calendar is set for 2024. Eleven events will be staged featuring distances from 10 kilometers to 100 miles as well as 24 hours, on road, trail, and mountain terrain. Nine states – Nevada, New York, New Hampshire, California, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Arkansas, Utah, Wisconsin – will host a championship with… Read more »
After the 2022 event in Germany, the next 100K World Championship will be held on December 7, 2024, in Bengaluru, India. U.S. Team qualifying criteria are listed below. The biennial 100 Kilometer World Championship race is the one international venue at which USA Track & Field (USATF) has fielded an ultra-distance team for over two… Read more »
[June 11 UPDATE – The 2024 NACAC has been canceled. No U.S. Team will be named.] The 18th annual NACAC Mountain Running Championships will become the second ever NACAC Mountain & Trail Running Championships to be held August 3-4, 2023, in Villa del Carbón, Mexico. For 2024, the events are organized under the auspices of… Read more »
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