Hairy Gorilla race report written by ATRA contributor Laura Clark. Laura is an avid mountain, trail and snowshoe runner who lives in Saratoga Springs, NY, where she is a children’s librarian. Laura’s race report was first published in the the Hudson-Mohawk Road Runners Club (HMRRC) newsletter and is re-posted here with permission. With temperatures in… Read more »
As the non-profit American Trail Running Association approaches a quarter century of service, we are interviewing trail runners from around the United States like Diane Groff who are participating in our 25th Anniversary Challenge. Through these profiles we’ll introduce you to lesser known every day athletes who are walking, hiking, or trail running their way… Read more »
As the non-profit American Trail Running Association approaches a quarter century of service, we are interviewing trail runners from around the United States like Jeanette Reynolds who are participating in our 25th Anniversary Challenge. Through these profiles we’ll introduce you to lesser known every day athletes who are walking, hiking, or trail running their way… Read more »
As the non-profit American Trail Running Association approaches a quarter century of service, we are interviewing trail runners from around the United States like Amy Machael who are participating in our 25th Anniversary Challenge. Through these profiles we’ll introduce you to lesser known every day athletes who are walking, hiking, or trail running their way… Read more »
Written by 2019 World Mountain Running Champion and Saucony sponsored trail runner Grayson Murphy. I grew up playing competitive soccer but after my freshman year of college I found that my passion for the sport had died out. After transferring to a new school, I decided at the age of 19 to walk-on to my… Read more »
As the non-profit American Trail Running Association approaches a quarter century of service, we are interviewing trail runners from around the United States like Anastasia “Petal” Christman who are participating in our 25th Anniversary Challenge. Through these profiles we’ll introduce you to lesser known every day athletes who are walking, hiking, or trail running their… Read more »
As the non-profit American Trail Running Association approaches a quarter century of service, we are interviewing trail runners from around the United States like George Rehmet who are participating in our 25th Anniversary Challenge. Through these profiles we’ll introduce you to lesser known every day athletes who are walking, hiking, or trail running their way… Read more »
Throughout 2020 the American Trail Running Association has been sharing stories of climate action and conservation. This announcement comes from the San Juan Mountain Association – dedicated to the responsible use and preservation of Colorado’s San Juan Mountains. As Americans head outside in droves to recreate safely during the COVID-19 pandemic, public lands have never… Read more »
The Golden Trail Series US Golden Ticket** winners have been announced and their positions secured for the Golden Trail Championship coming up October 29 to November 1 in the Azores, Portugal. Rachel Drake, Max King (pictured above), Kimber Mattox, David Sinclair and Bailey Kowalczyk are among ten elite American trail runners who earned spots through… Read more »
As the non-profit American Trail Running Association approaches a quarter century of service, we are interviewing trail runners from around the United States like Sandra Galindo who are participating in our 25th Anniversary Challenge. Through these profiles we’ll introduce you to lesser known every day athletes who are walking, hiking, or trail running their way… Read more »
Race report written by ATRA contributor Laura Clark. Laura is an avid mountain, trail and snowshoe runner who lives in Saratoga Springs, NY, where she is a children’s librarian. Normally held in Bolton Landing, New York, the 4th annual Amy’s Adventure Race took place October 1st to 4th as a virtual event. Photos by Matt… Read more »
As the non-profit American Trail Running Association approaches a quarter century of service, we are interviewing trail runners from around the United States like Tim McNamara who are participating in our 25th Anniversary Challenge. Through these profiles we’ll introduce you to lesser known every day athletes who are walking, hiking, or trail running their way… Read more »
Announcement from Karen, Laurie & Teri, Co-Race Directors, Hagg Mud Runs, Oregon Road Runners Club. Photos from @HaggMud. It is with heavy hearts that we have to announce that the 2021 Hagg Mud Double, 50k and 25k will not be taking place in February 2021. We love this community, and we feel the deep weariness… Read more »
Get Your Challenge T-shirts! With a $55 registration for the American Trail Running Association’s 25th Anniversary Challenge, you receive a quality T-shirt with a unique design and list of all our “Trail Teasers”. Not registered? Sign-up on FitRankings.com to join the challenge! If you’re already registered for our challenge and now want to buy the… Read more »
This trail runner’s perspective was written by Ashley Brasovan (pictured above, right). It took COVID approximately 6 months, 2 weeks and 5 days to break me. Like many people, I didn’t expect 2020 to look quite like this. Right after competing in the 2020 US Olympic Marathon Trials – and in the midst of buying… Read more »
As the non-profit American Trail Running Association approaches a quarter century of service, we are interviewing trail runners from around the United States like Zobel Belisario who are participating in our 25th Anniversary Challenge. Through these profiles we’ll introduce you to lesser known every day athletes who are walking, hiking, or trail running their way… Read more »
The Boulder Skyline Traverse, a 16.9-mile trail running route that traverses several of the most iconic peaks on the skyline of Boulder, Colorado, has become one of the country’s most competitive FKTs (fastest known time) in the month of September. The route has 3,049 feet of vertical gain and includes a mix of technical and… Read more »
Earlier this month, the Kodiak Ultra Marathons, host of the North American Spartan Trail World Championships, was set to take place in Big Bear, California. Unfortunately, despite extensive planning to accommodate for COVID-19 guidelines, the race was cancelled due to severe fire danger. The San Bernardino National Forest officials revoked the race permits for the… Read more »
As the non-profit American Trail Running Association approaches a quarter century of service, we are featuring trail runners from around the United States who are participating in our 25th Anniversary Challenge. Through these profiles we’ll introduce you to challenge participants who are walking, hiking, or trail running their way to distance milestones and sharing in… Read more »
Trail race report written by ATRA contributor Laura Clark (pictured below). Laura is an avid mountain, trail and snowshoe runner who lives in Saratoga Springs, NY, where she is a children’s librarian. The Thacher Park Trail Running Festival was held on August 23, 2020 in Voorheesville, NY and offered race distances from 10K to 50K…. Read more »
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