The following profile is a part of our Trails Are For Every Body Instagram series produced by ATRA board member Kriste Peoples. The American Trail Running Association (ATRA) celebrates trail athletes at all levels of engagement and ability, and because the Trails Are For Every Body, each week we’re sharing the profiles of trail enthusiasts… Read more »
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Trails Are For Every Body – Meet Amelia
The following profile is a part of our Trails Are For Every Body Instagram series produced by ATRA board member Kriste Peoples. The American Trail Running Association (ATRA) celebrates trail athletes at all levels of engagement and ability, and because the Trails Are For Every Body, each week we’re sharing the profiles of trail enthusiasts… Read more »
Hi-Tec Announces Three-Year Sponsorship Of ATRA Member Run Catalina Events
Announcement from American Trail Running Association member Spectrum Sports Management, organizer of trail running event on Catalina Island in California. Heritage outdoor footwear, apparel, and accessories brand Hi-Tec®, has announced its intended return to the forefront of trail running, beginning with the title sponsorship of the Run Catalina race series, which will now be called… Read more »
Bhutan’s Snowman Race Empowers Trail Runners To Be Climate Action Leaders
The Kingdom of Bhutan is launching one of the world’s toughest high altitude ultramarathons, the Snowman Race which will take place along the historic Snowman trekking route in the Eastern Himalayas on October 13, 2022. This 138 mile (222 kilometer) point-to-point route through remote Himalayan wilderness sits at an average elevation of 14,000 feet (4,267… Read more »
Trails Are For Every Body – Meet Lauren
The following profile is a part of our Trails Are For Every Body Instagram series produced by ATRA board member Kriste Peoples.. The American Trail Running Association (ATRA) celebrates trail athletes at all levels of engagement and ability, and because the Trails Are For Every Body, each week we’re sharing the profiles of trail enthusiasts… Read more »
Trails Are For Every Body – Meet AJ Wojtalik
The following profile is a part of our Trails Are For Every Body Instagram series produced by ATRA board member Kriste Peoples. ATRA celebrates trail athletes at all levels of engagement and ability, and because the Trails Are For Every Body, each week we’re sharing the profiles of trail enthusiasts you might not otherwise know…. Read more »
World Championships Team Member Rachel Tomajczyk Joins Merrell
Announcement from Merrell footwear. Elite trail runners Aum Gandhi and Rachel Tomajczyk make for the brand’s first-ever U.S. athletes Merrell®, the world’s leading outdoor footwear brand, announced it has added trail runners Aum Gandhi and Rachel Tomajczyk to its roster of global athletes. Gandhi and Tomajczyk are the inaugural members of Merrell’s U.S. trail running… Read more »
US Youth Trail Series
US Youth Trail Series COMING SOON!
Trails Are For Every Body – Meet Ayako Sawanobori
The following profile is a part of our Trails Are For Every Body Instagram series produced by ATRA board member Kriste Peoples. As you may already know, ATRA celebrates trail athletes at every level of engagement and ability, and because the Trails Are For Every Body, we’re sharing the profiles of trail enthusiasts you might… Read more »
Tyrol, Austria Presents the 2023 World Mountain & Trail Running Championships
Announcement written by Egon Theiner for the 2023 World Mountain & Trail Running Championships local organizing committee. Photos by Florentin Haunold, Roast Media. October 28, 2022 UPDATE: The early General Information Sheet for this world championship has been published. You can find a copy at this link. Course profiles are HERE. [PDFs] On 13 September,… Read more »
Coming Back from a Heart Attack at Thacher Park
Written by Laura Clark. Photos: Don Proulx. Laura is an avid mountain, trail and snowshoe runner who lives in Saratoga Springs, NY, where she is a children’s librarian. I had a heart attack in early July. It came without warning, although had I been armed with foreknowledge, I could have recognized some of the signs…. Read more »
Brunner and Edwards Victorious at National High School Trail Championships
On Saturday, July 30, 2022, high school runners from across Colorado and neighboring states assembled in the small mountain town of Salida, Colorado, for the premiere youth trail running competition in the country, the National High School Trail Championships (NHSTC). Held annually for the past six years at the end of July, the NHSTC provides… Read more »
Independence Day Kick-off at the Dynafit Vail HillClimb
It’s July and that means trail, mountain and ultra running are in full swing both nationally and internationally! On July 2nd on the U.S. east coast, the USATF Mountain Running Championships at Whiteface Mountain in New York’s Adirondack Mountains decided the US Mountain Running Team, as Tabor Hemming and Andy Wacker captured national championship titles…. Read more »
Spring 2022 Trail Runner Survey Results
Each spring, the American Trail Running Association conducts a survey to measure trail running trends from our national audience. This year we had over 1300 respondents. Complete survey results are made available to corporate members at the Switchback, Steep & Rocky and All-terrain levels. The following selected outtakes are from our most recent 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 »
Trail Runner’s Book Review: Running and Returning
Running and Returning: Seeking Balance in an Imperfect World, by Vicki Ash Hunter, PhD. CG Sports Publishing, 2022. Reviewed by trail runner Laura Clark. Laura is an avid mountain, trail and snowshoe runner who lives in Saratoga Springs, NY, where she is a children’s librarian. It is often observed that runners tend to be addictive,… Read more »
American Dani Moreno Takes Third At Marathon du Mont-Blanc
Announcement from the Golden Trail World Series presented by longtime American Trail Running Association member Salomon. Photos: @jsaragossa. A new race route and new winners! After 42 kilometers of grinding effort, Jonathan Albon (Team The North Face, Great Britain) and Sara Alonso (Team Salomon, Spain) win the Marathon du Mont-Blanc, with its new 2022 version… Read more »
ATRA Member LEKI Introduces First Trail Running-Specific Poles
Announcement from American Trail Running Association member LEKI. Top ultrarunners choose the LEKI UltraTrail FX.One Superlite pole to race this Summer. LEKI has unveiled a completely new trail running pole collection featuring the Trail Shark Grip – the first grip-strap system developed specifically for trail running. Unlike other companies that market trekking/hiking poles for running,… 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 »
Out Trails LGBTQ+ Running Retreat Coming to Mount St Helens
A weekend retreat for the LGBTQ+ trail running community Hosted by Out Trails & Aspire Running. Making Outdoor Spaces More Queer & Inclusive – To run is to experience and express freedom, curiosity, and joy in the outdoors. On trails, we liberate our hearts, our minds and become part of a tribe of humans who… Read more »