Tayte Pollmann’s articles are supported by American Trail Running Association corporate member Nike Trail Running. Tayte is currently in Karpacz, Poland and still waiting for his checked bag to arrive. I’m grateful for how my running career gives me the opportunity to travel more than I ever have before. In the past month of May,… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Trail Running
Tayte Pollmann’s Tuesday Trail Tip – Pre-run Routine for Injury Prevention
Tayte Pollmann’s Tuesday Trail Tips series of articles are supported by American Trail Running Association corporate member Nike Trail Running. Tayte is currently running over the mountains and through the woods somewhere in Utah. Photos & video by Tayte Pollmann. Since I’ve started running, I’ve not had much of a prerun routine. I enjoy getting… Read more »
Tayte Pollmann’s Tuesday Trail Tip – Add Fast Downhill Running to Your Training
Tayte Pollmann’s Tuesday Trail Tips series of articles are supported by American Trail Running Association corporate member Nike Trail Running. Tayte is currently ripping it down single-track trails in Colorado. Photo above – Tayte with his girlfriend Mathilde Sagnes and Anita Ortiz, one of American first female #mountainrunning world championship medalists. One commonly overlooked piece in… Read more »
Our View from the Pack series presented by RaidLight shines a spotlight on Vanessa Shawver
In this new series, the American Trail Running Association recognizes and celebrates trail race volunteers and trail runners who have dedicated themselves as everyday athletes to grow trail running in their community. “View from the Pack” is supported by ATRA corporate member RaidLight. Nominator Andy Shawver writes, “Vanessa Shawver has become a distinct part of… Read more »
Meet ATRA Trail Ambassador – Emily Wheeler
Please welcome the eighteenth American Trail Running Association (ATRA) Trail Ambassador presented by CamelBak, and sixth in 2018. Forty-two year old Emily Wheeler, a former wellness director for the YMCA, builds community through running, volunteering, organizing events, and club management. Nominator Nicole Craig wrote, “Emily helps out many of the local running clubs and trail… Read more »
National Directory of Trail Work Organizations
Welcome to our National Directory of Trail Work Organizations Like many trail runners, you may be wondering how to give back to the trails you enjoy. We’ve created the following directory to help connect you with groups that organize trail maintenance, trail building and conduct trail advocacy. At the American Trail Running Association we encourage… Read more »
Tayte Pollmann’s Tuesday Trail Tip – French Pyrénées Edition
Tayte Pollmann’s Tuesday Trail Tips series of articles are supported by American Trail Running Association corporate member Nike Trail Running. Tayte is currently living, training and definitely not cow tipping in the French Pyrénées. Mountains are unpredictable and require you to be a little more flexible. This weeks trail running pro tip is inspired by my… Read more »
#TayteonTrails: 10 Things I Like to Do When I’m Not Trail Running
#TayteOnTrails is written by our new Project Associate and NIKE TRAIL RUNNING pro Tayte Pollman. This new series of articles follows Tayte around the globe as he trains, races and learns about the places he visits. Tayte is a recent graduate of the University of Portland, bronze medalist from the 2017 World Long Distance Mountain… Read more »
How one county in Colorado is elevating the standard for trail LOVE
Trails need our help! American Trail Running Association vice president Ellen Miller, shares a new initiative in her home state designed to respond to that need. This is a program that could certainly be modeled in other regions across the country. In Eagle County/White River National Forest, the public that uses the trails created a… Read more »
Book Review: Run Forever by Amby Burfoot
Run Forever, by Amby Burfoot. Hachette Book Group, 2018. Reviewed by trail runner Laura Clark. While sustainability is the new buzzword, spawning a return to cloth napkins and wooden toys, a true lifestyle approach should embrace more than just the outer trappings and delve more deeply into personal motivation. As runners, we choose an outdoor-centered… Read more »
U.S. women’s team takes bronze at the Trail World Championship
Not only did the strong U.S. women’s team race to a third place team finish, but every American who started the race made it to the finish – a first in the 4 year history of the Trail World Championships. U.S. men’s team scored two top 10 finishes lead by Mario Mendoza and Zach Miller…. Read more »
Top U.S. trail running athletes are prepped & ready for a tough Trail World Championship course
Eleven of the top American ultra-trail runners have arrived in Benicàssim, Spain for this Saturday’s 85 km Trail World Championship race. Along with athletes from over 50 countries, the Americans have settled into Hotel Intur Orange just blocks away from long sandy Mediterranean beaches. The beaches may beckon, but first the athletes must tackle the… Read more »
Our View from the Pack series presented by RaidLight shines a spotlight on Dale Cougot
In this new series, the American Trail Running Association recognizes and celebrates trail race volunteers and trail runners who have dedicated themselves as everyday athletes to grow trail running in their community. “View from the Pack” is supported by ATRA corporate member RaidLight. Nominator Carol Tatom writes, “Dale Cougot is a very active member of… Read more »
Sundog Running Official Coaching Partners of the 2018 SLO Ultra
Press release from ATRA corporate member SLO Ultra. Race SLO is also co-hosting the 2018 US Trail Running Conference coming up August 29 to 31. Race SLO Professional Trail Running Ambassadors Emily & Ian Torrence offer training plans and plan to attend the 2018 SLO Ultra Race this Fall. Emily Harrison Torrence and Ian Torrence,… Read more »
Tayte Pollmann to join ATRA as Project Associate a.k.a. Trail Trotter
Tayte Pollmann will join the American Trail Running Association (ATRA) team as a Project Associate shortly after he graduates from the University of Portland on May 6. This effervescent 21-year-old will put his degree in English to use as his main role with ATRA will be to write and share articles and short videos from… Read more »
Meet ATRA Trail Ambassador – Carrie Meng
Please welcome the seventeenth American Trail Running Association (ATRA) Trail Ambassador presented by CamelBak, and fifth in 2018. At age 40, Floridian Carrie Meng has amassed an impressive resume in our sport. Her passion for trails and can-do spirit is evident in all that she does, be it race directing, trail building, volunteering, or organizing… Read more »
LEKI Offers Full Ride Scholarship to Timothy Olson’s Run Mindful Retreat
Press release from ATRA corporate member LEKI. To learn more about how to use poles for trail running check our Trail News article. BUFFALO, NY – April 27, 2018 – LEKI is excited to announce the LEKI Full Ride Scholarship to Timothy Olson’s Run Mindful Retreat taking place in Boulder, CO, June 7-10. The scholarship… Read more »
Seth Nolen writes about his journey to the Youth Skyrunning World Championships
Guest post written by Colorado youth trail and mountain runner Seth Nolen. Hi, my name is Seth Nolen. I currently live in Monument, Colorado but I grew up in Kansas City, KS. Not the typical beginning for a mountain runner. I got my start back in Kansas when my dad started running and one day… Read more »
Book Review – North: Finding My Way By Running the Appalachian Trail
Trail runner Laura Clark reviews North: Finding My Way By Running the Appalachian Trail, by Scott Jurek with Jenny Jurek. Published by Little, Brown and Company, 2018. Folks who set out to hike the 2,189 mile Appalachian Trail are most likely on a quest to discover their inner selves. If they have no compelling reason… Read more »
Pittsburgh Marathon Organizers Introduce the Ultimate Trail Relay Challenge
Press release from ATRA corporate member Pittsburgh Three Rivers Marathon, Inc. (P3R). Running from Cumberland, Maryland to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the Great Allegheny Passage Relay is inspired by the growing popularity of trail running. PITTSBURGH – Pittsburgh Three Rivers Marathon, Inc. (P3R) announced today that they will add another race to their growing number of events…. Read more »