Announcement from American Trail Running Association (ATRA) Double Track member Life Time Events – Leadville Race Series. Photos by Life Time Events. The Leadville Race Series crew has been putting in the work on Mosquito Pass (which sits at 13,185 feet) for this Saturday. However, despite their best efforts to clear Mosquito Pass, Mother Nature has prevailed with… Read more »
Press release from World Mountain Running Association written by Kirsty Reade, previewing the first race in the 2023 Valsir World Cup – Broken Arrow Skyrace. The 2023 Valsir Mountain Running World Cup gets underway this week, with the first Gold Label Race – the Broken Arrow vertical uphill race, followed by Gold Label Race –… Read more »
Press release from the World Mountain Running Association written by Kirsty Reade. The 2023 Valsir Mountain Running World Cup has an exciting mix of races new to the series, as well as established favorites which attract the best athletes year after year. Look forward to incredible racing and discover up-and-coming runners, all under the backdrop… Read more »
Trail runner Sarah Barber reviews the DYNAFIT Ultra 100 trail running shoes, which were provided at no cost by DYNAFIT, a corporate member of American Trail Running Association. Those who made it past high school physics know that a dyne is a derived unit of force—specifically the amount of force required to accelerate a one-gram… Read more »
Press release from the World Mountain Running Association on site in Innsbruck, Austria at the 2023 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships. Canfranc Pirineos in the Spanish Pyrenees will succeed the Alps as the next venue to host the WMTRC in September 2025. The World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, which just finished at Innsbruck-Stubai,… Read more »
Press release from the World Mountain Running Association from Wednesday, June 7, the first day of a four-day competition at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships. The competition on day one set the bar high, with an uphill event that it will be hard to top. Today, at 1pm CET the World Mountain and… Read more »
inov-8 Roclite G275 V2 reviewed by Sarah Barber. inov-8 is an American Trail Running Association corporate member and provided the footwear to review at no charge. Sometimes you’re the windshield, and sometimes you’re the bug. As much as it’s true in life, the old cliché also applies to trail running: it can beat you up…. Read more »
A weekend running retreat for the LGBTQ+ trail running community hosted by Out Trails & Aspire Running. Making Outdoor Spaces More Queer & Inclusive Want to adventure in and around the North Cascades this autumn? Are you looking to celebrate the outdoors with an uplifting community of LGBTQ+ athletes? If so, you came to the… Read more »
Release from World Mountain Running Association. Annecy, France, 27th May 2023 – The 16th edition of the International U18 Mountain Running Cup hosted by the MaXi-Race in stunning Annecy showcased the best young mountain runners from around the world. Team USA had a terrific showing with a four-medal haul, two individual silver, a team gold… Read more »
Press release from the World Mountain Running Association. Monaco, 26th May 2023 – The third edition of the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships (WMTRC) will take place in Canfranc-Pirineos, Spain, between 25-28 September 2025. The event includes five races, as well as a leisure and cultural festival, which will last all summer, to promote… Read more »
Zach Friedley wakes up with a mission each morning to find his purpose. Friedley, a professional trail runner for On Running, adaptive athlete, founder of the Born To Adapt trail race, and a featured athlete in Born To Run 2, lives far from what most call a normal life. When he’s not traveling the world… Read more »
In the sport of trail running, there is no comparison more accurate than this: Midwest trail runners are like pickle juice. As butter is to bread, salt to pepper, or caffeine to the busy-bee American working population (dreaming of Europe’s extensive paid vacation days), this salty, powerful yet humble elixir is the perfect embodiment of… Read more »
Trail runner Sarah Barber reviews CEP Compression: Reflective Tights and No-Show Training Compression Socks. Products for review were provided at no cost. “Lighting!” squealed my friend as we switched on our headlamps and began to jog up a local trail. Is she hallucinating? I thought. It was 5 am, and looking up at the sky,… Read more »
This article was written by Mike Duggan, a trail runner, father and current President of the Trail Running Association of Queensland, Australia. In 2022, Duggan launched Trail Running 2032, a grassroots, community-driven campaign to see trail running as a sport contested at the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic games. What was it that people reached… Read more »
Announcement from American Trail Running Association partner US Trail Running Conference. RouteArrows.com is an American Trail Running Association (ATRA) member. Nailsworth, England – US Trail Running Conference, presented by Marathon Printing, announces that conference exhibitor RouteArrows.com will be the Official Supplier of Route Marking Products for the 2023 USTRC Fun Runs. The 2023 edition takes… Read more »
Announcement from American Trail Running Association (ATRA) partner Collegiate Running Association (CRA). Southeast Ohio Trail Runners (SEOTR) is an ATRA member. Athens, Ohio – The Collegiate Running Association (CRA) and the Southeastern Ohio Trail Runners (SEOTR) successfully hosted the highly anticipated Collegiate Trail Running National Championship at Strouds Run State Park in Athens, Ohio with… Read more »
A stellar group of 42 American athletes have been named to the 2023 USATF Mountain and Trail Running Teams scheduled to compete in the 2nd World Mountain and Trail Running Championships June 7-10 in Stubai – Innsbruck, Austria. A handful of athletes – 5 in total – will compete in two events at the World… Read more »
Richmond, VA – The Collegiate Running Association (CRA) and JAMBAR are excited to announce their partnership, with JAMBAR becoming the official energy bar of the association. JAMBAR is an organic energy bar crafted with high-quality protein and fiber, and naturally sweetened for a healthier alternative to traditional energy bars. Jennifer Maxwell, the founder and CEO… Read more »
The Valsir Mountain Running World Cup 2023 is set to begin in under 40 days, bringing together elite athletes from around the world to compete in 17 challenging races at 11 events in 8 countries. The series is open to runners of all nationalities and backgrounds, with participants hailing from countries around the globe. Athletes… Read more »
Featured photo by: Joe Viger The Tamalpa Headlands 50K will be back this August! As you prepare your summer racing calendar, consider taking part in this historic West Coast ultra on August 19, 2023. The race started in 1998 but hasn’t been held since 2019 due to the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic. The course… Read more »
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