Written by Roy Pirrung, USATF Championship Liaison. Tejas Trail is an ATRA corporate member. Above photo by Tejas Trails. On January 6 through the 7th in Bandera, Texas the Tejas Trails organization will host its 8th USA Track & Field trail running championships and 16th running of the Bandera 100k. The venue, the Hill Country,… Read more »
Posts Categorized: USATF Championships
Loon Mountain Race and Trail Sisters partner to increase women’s participation in mountain running
A message from Loon Mountain Race directors Paul Kirsch & Chris Dunn. The Mountain Running community is such a great welcoming place. People of all ages and abilities compete in races, share the trails and enjoy the shared challenge of conquering a mountain or difficult section of trail. As both competitors and race directors we… Read more »
2018 US Mountain Running Team Selection Criteria
The 2018 USATF Mountain Running Championships to be held at Loon Mountain in Lincoln, New Hampshire on Sunday, July 8, 2018, will be the sole selection race for the U.S. Mountain Running Team where the top 4 men and top 4 women to finish will earn spots on the team. Athletes must be USATF members… Read more »
USATF Mountain, Ultra, Trail Council Announces 2018 National Championship Races
Photo above: Ashley Brasovan winning the 2017 USATF Half Marathon Trail Championships. USA Track & Field’s Mountain Ultra Trail (MUT) Council announces the following races scheduled to host National Championships in 2018. $55,000 in prize money will be awarded and medals will be presented to the top 10 overall USATF athletes and top three in… Read more »
US Team Selection Criteria for 2018 NACAC Mountain Running Championships
The 15th annual North American, Central American & Caribbean (NACAC) Mountain Running Championships will held in conjunction with the Loon Mountain Race on July 8, 2018 in Lincoln, NH. This event will also serve as the 2018 US Mountain Running Team selection race and USATF Mountain Running Championships. The uphill-style course will be 10.6 km… Read more »
Bend trail runners take national championship titles at the Moab Trail Marathon
Bend, Oregon trail runners Mario Mendoza and Renee Metivier earned more national championship titles at the Moab Trail Marathon and USATF Trail Marathon Championships. Mario finished in 3:13:55 while Renee, in her first trail marathon crossing the finish line in 4:08:03. More than 1800 runners participated Saturday’s races which included the Moab Trail Marathon, the… Read more »
USA’s best marathon trail runners gather in Moab, Utah
The USATF Trail Marathon Championships will be held in conjunction with the Moab Trail Marathon this coming Saturday, November 4, in Moab, Utah. Dubbed, “a magical 26 miles,” by race director Danelle Ballengee, this race course challenges competitors over a single loop course, with a few well-placed out and back sections near the 11 and… Read more »
Strong runners set to compete for national titles at Tussey Mountainback
Press release written by Mike Casper, Race Director, Tussey Mountainback. Photo above from bouncingsoles.com. Tussey Mountainback meets ATRA’s event standards. STATE COLLEGE, PA — David Roche and Megan Roche, aka “the first couple of trail running,” will try to make their marks on the roads of Rothrock State Forest on Oct. 8 at the 18th annual edition… Read more »
Gray and Brasovan victorious at the USATF Half Marathon Trail Championships
Written by Nancy Hobbs & Lin Gentling. Photos by Richard Bolt. Today’s USATF Half Marathon Trail Championships & Birkie Trail Run Festival in Hayward, Wisconsin, saw a familiar face in Joseph Gray winning his 13th national title. The 33-year-old from Colorado Springs, CO, bested a competitive field to take the win with a time of… Read more »
Dani Filipek and Chris Raulli win the USATF 50 Mile Trail Championships
Written by USATF Championship Liaison Joe Jurczyk. Cayuga Trails 50 photos by Joe Jurczyk. The 2017 USA Track & Field (USATF) 50 Mile Trail Championships were held on Saturday, June 3 in conjunction with the Cayuga Trails 50 Mile. Taking place at Robert Treman State Park near Ithaca, NY, weather was seasonal (high of 71F) but… Read more »
Bracy and Gray defend titles at the USATF Mountain Running Championships
Written by USATF Mountain, Ultra & Trail Running Council Chairperson Nancy Hobbs. Photos by USATF Championship Liaison Richard Bolt. Nancy and Richard also work for the American Trail Running Association. The largest field in the 31-year history of the Cranmore Mountain Race enjoyed temperatures in the mid-50s under cloudy skies at the Cranmore Mountain Resort,… Read more »
USATF & Collegiate Mountain Running Championships this Saturday June 3rd at Cranmore Mountain Resort
Press release from the Cranmore Mountain Race. Written by Paul Kirsch. NORTH CONWAY, NH – Runners from 21 different states will be at Cranmore Mountain this Saturday to compete in the USATF Mountain Running Championships. The races is open to all ages and ability levels. This will be the fifth time that Cranmore has hosted… Read more »
Jermann and Shiflett Earn USATF 50k Championship Titles at Caumsett
Written by USATF championship liaison Roy Pirrung at Caumsett Park, Long Island, NY. The Greater Long Island Running Club is a long-time American Trail Running Association corporate member. Photos by Roy Pirrung. Once again, the USATF 50K Road Championships were hosted by the Greater Long Island Running Club (GLIRC) at Caumsett State Park in New… Read more »
USATF 50K Trail Championships / Fourmidible 50K Results & Story
Story and photos by USATF Championship liaison Lin Gentling. Max King and YiOu Wang Capture the 2017 50K USATF National Trail Championships at the Fourmidible 50K – 18 February 2017. The day dawned as it had for the past few days…wet. With a gentle rain at the start and predictions of heavier rain throughout the… Read more »
USATF 50K Trail Championships Preview
Written by Lin Gentling, USATF Championship Liaison. USATF 50K Trail National Championships – Fourmidible 50K, Auburn, CA. While the southern part of California has been pummeled by high winds and significant amounts of rain, the Auburn area has not escaped the rain. The earth is saturated from the rains of the past week and still… Read more »
USATF 100 Mile Trail Championships Results & Story
Press release written by Jason Bryant, USATF Championship Liaison. Photos by Jason Bryant. Tejas Trails and Altra are American Trail Running Association corporate members. The 2017 USATF 100 Mile Trail Championships took place this past Saturday as part of the Rocky Raccoon 100 presented by Altra and organized by Tejas Trails. The race had a few… Read more »
Tejas Trails hosts USATF 100 Mile Trail Championships on Saturday
Press release written by Jason Bryant, USATF Championship liaison for the Rocky Raccoon 100 Mile. Tejas Trails and Altra are American Trail Running Association corporate members. The USATF 100 Mile Trail Championships will take place this Saturday, February 4, at the Rocky Raccoon 100 presented by Altra and directed by Tejas Trails. This will be the… Read more »
Bandera 100K & USATF 100K Trail Championship Results
Written by Roy Pirrung, USATF Championship liaison at the Bandera 100K. Tejas Trails is an ATRA corporate member. Photo above by Rick Kent, Enduro Photo. Stephanie Howe Violett and Justin Ricks take national championship titles at the USATF 100k Trail Championships held in conjunction with the Bandera 100k – a Tejas Trail event. Stephanie Howe… Read more »
USATF MUT Council Announces 2017 National Championship Races
Photo above: Andy Wacker on his way to victory at the 2016 Lake Padden Trail Half. At the USA Track & Field Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida earlier this month the Mountain, Ultra & Trail Running Council confirmed the final races for the 2017 National Championships. There will be a total of $48,000 in prize… Read more »
Sizeable field in Moab creates energy and enthusiasm for runners and spectators
Athletes share experiences from the trail marathon championships. More than 2200 runners participated in two days of trail racing in Moab, Utah, during the weekend of November 5-6. Saturday’s events attracted more than 1800 runners split between the Moab Trail Marathon, the USA Track & Field Marathon Trail Championships – a race within the race,… Read more »