[Updated February 19, 2021 – Gnar Gnar and Brazos Bend approved by the MUT Executive Committee] USA Track & Field’s Mountain Ultra Trail (MUT) Council announces the following 5 races scheduled to host National Championships in 2021. A total of $26,800 in prize money will be awarded and medals will be presented to the top… Read more »
Posts Categorized: USATF Championships
McLaughlin and Peterman Win Marathon Trail Championships in Moab
The USATF Marathon Trail Running Championships were hosted by the Moab Trail Marathon in Moab, Utah, on Saturday, November 7, a day that marked the final USATF Championship of 2020. National Championship titles were awarded to Allie McLaughlin (30 – Colorado Springs, CO) and Adam Peterman (25 – Missoula, MT). Due to COVID-19 safety measures,… Read more »
Moab Trail Marathon Caps Off 2020 USATF Championship Season
The coronavirus pandemic has made 2020 a challenging year for races and the even USA Track & Field’s mountain, ultra, trail championship series didn’t escape the wave of event cancellations. Of the twelve championships scheduled this year, seven have been cancelled and only two will have taken place since the pandemic started. The final 2020… Read more »
USATF 100 Mile Trail Championship at Brazos Bend is Cancelled
Announcement written by Rob Goyen, owner of American Trail Running Association member Trail Racing Over Texas (TROT). The Brazos Bend 100 was scheduled to host the USATF 100 Mile Trail Championships in Needville, Texas on December 5, 2020. I wish I had better news for all of you today, I wish I had better news… Read more »
Wacker and Moreno Victorious at USATF Half Marathon Trail Championships
Foggy skies with temperatures in the mid-50s greeted the nearly 250 runners competing in the Birkie Trail Run Festival Half Marathon, which hosted the USATF Half Marathon Trail Championships on Saturday, September 26. To comply with state and local COVID-19 guidelines, the race featured staggered starts with small groups of runners. The USA Track &… Read more »
USATF Trail Championships Return With The Birkie Trail Run Festival
It’s been six months since the last USA Track & Field Mountain Ultra Trail (MUT) championship took place in Auburn, California at the Pioneer Spirit 50 Mile. Since then, the coronavirus pandemic has lead to five 2020 championships and world championships team selection races being cancelled. As we enter the last quarter of the year… Read more »
Trail Runners Embody the “Pioneer Spirit” at USATF 50 Mile Trail Championships
Written by USATF Championship liaison Meghan Laws. Photos by Meghan Laws. Editor’s Note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, upcoming USA Track & Field Mountain, Ultra and Trail Championships may be cancelled or postponed. For the status of upcoming championships, please contact the race director and USATF’s COVID-19 web page. Many forces were in play to… Read more »
Kallin Khan and Camille Herron Win 2020 USATF 50 km Road Championship
Written by USA Track & Field Championship Liaison Lin Gentling. From an inside vantage point, Heckscher State Park looked absolutely beautiful. The sun was brilliantly shining, there was no wind, and the temperatures were most comfortable. BUT that was from inside. Out in the elements, the sun remained, but the wind was brutal blowing off… Read more »
Pioneer Spirit Trail Race to host USATF 50 Mile Trail Championship
Press release written by USATF Championship liaison Meghan Laws. Photo above: Tim Tollefson winning Singletrack Running’s 2019 FOURmidable 50K. On Saturday March 14, the Pioneer Spirit Trail Race will host the 2020 USATF 50 Mile Trail Championships in El Dorado and Placer counties, California. Starting in the small town of Cool, the course runs through… Read more »
Gnar Gnar to host 2020 USATF Mountain Running Championship and Selection Race
[JUNE 15, 2020 UPDATE – The Gnar Gnar Mountain Race has been cancelled] Go Beyond Racing’s Gnar Gnar presented by Nike Trail debuted in 2018 as a short but tough mountain running challenge in the shadow of iconic Mt Hood. After two years as a fun low key 10K located close to Portland, the Gnar… Read more »
USATF Mountain, Ultra, Trail Council Announces 2020 National Championships
[Updated November 3 with new event dates and cancellations] USA Track & Field’s Mountain Ultra Trail (MUT) Council announces the following 10 races scheduled to host National Championships in 2020. A total of $70,000 in prize money will be awarded and medals will be presented to the top 10 overall USATF athletes and top three… Read more »
Julie Kheyfets and Patrick Reagan win the USATF 100 Mile Trail Championships
All photos courtesy of American Trail Running Association member Trail Racing Over Texas. The final event in the USA Track & Field’s national championship series ended with Patrick Reagan and Julie Kheyfets earning victories. The 2019 USATF 100 Mile Trail Championships was held in conjunction with the Brazos Bend 100 organized by Trail Racing Over Texas…. Read more »
Chessa Adsit-Morris and Adam Peterman Win 2019 USATF Trail Marathon Championship
Written by USATF Championship Liaison Lin Gentling. Photos by Lin Gentling. Cold, cold, cold greeted the almost 700 runners from all over the United States to the 6th consecutive USATF Trail Marathon Championships held in conjunction with the Moab Trail Marathon on Saturday, November 2. Although Moab, Utah, was experiencing unusually cold weather, the desert… Read more »
Tyler Andrews and Devon Yanko Victorious at USATF 50 Mile Road Championships
Written by USATF Championship Liaison Lin Gentling. While not considered a trail race by most standards, the Tussey course is on unpaved rural roads and many elite trail runners compete in the event each year. Tussey mOUTnTaiNBACK meets ATRA’s event standards and is an IAU Silver Label race. The 20th running of the Tussey mOUnTaiNBACK… Read more »
Corley and Terranova win USATF 100 km Trail Championships
Written by USATF Championship Liaison Roy Pirrung. Tejas Trails is an American Trail Running Association member. The USA Track & Field 100 km Trail Championship, hosted by the Tejas Trails J&J race produced two Texans as national champions. The race, held at Camp Eagle, Rocksprings, TX started at 7 P.M., on Friday, September 27, and… Read more »
National Champions Crowned at First Ever Waterville Valley Mountain Race
This past Sunday, the inaugural Waterville Valley Mountain Race hosted the USATF Mountain Running Championships on sunlit slopes with a glimmer of fall foliage blanketing the surrounding White Mountain National Forest. Mountain running world champions went head-to-head against some of the fastest track and road runners to ever compete in the USATF Mountain Running Championships…. Read more »
It’s nearly “go time” for the inaugural Waterville Valley Mountain Race
This coming Sunday, September 29, the first ever Waterville Valley Mountain Race will host the USA Track & Field’s Mountain Running Championships deep in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. Located near the headwaters of the Mad River, Waterville Valley Resort is surrounded by heavily forested mountains rising 3000 feet above the valley floor. The up &… Read more »
Tejas Trails to host another USATF Trail Running National Championship
Written by USA Track & Field Championship Liaison Roy Pirrung & Richard Bolt. Tejas Trails is a member of the American Trail Running Association. Once again, Tejas Trails are hosting the USATF 100 km Trail Championships. Over the past few years this championship was held in conjunction with the Bandera 100K in January. This year… Read more »
Inaugural Waterville Valley Mountain Race Set to Become Another New England Classic
It’s less than a month until elite mountain runners from across the country converge in the heart of New Hampshire’s White Mountains for the first ever Waterville Valley Mountain Race. As host to USA Track & Field’s annual Mountain Running Championship this event will feature $3000 in prize money and serve as the sole selection… Read more »
Final course design underway at Waterville Valley for USATF Mountain Running Championships
Event directors Jeff Hixon, Chris Dunn and members of the acidotic Racing (aR) team finished up an exploratory trip at Waterville Valley resort this past weekend to help finalize the race course for the USATF Mountain Running Championships taking place on September 29. Joining them was Paul Kirsch who will be the races elite athlete… Read more »