The following article contains results and a race recap from the 2024 USATF 50k Road National Championships held on March 10, 2024. Full race results can be found here. Featured photo by: Jordan/Greater Long Island Running Company. The day was all about the weather. All week, the Long Island area had been drenched with rain,… Read more »
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2024 USATF 100 Mile National Championships Set for February 16-17
On Friday, February 16, 49 runners will toe the line for the 2024 USATF 100 Mile National Championships at Cornerstone Park in Henderson, NV. The national championships will be part of the Jackpot Ultrarunning Festival, which will encompass most of the President’s Day weekend. The national championship will start at 8 AM Friday morning and continue… Read more »
2024 U.S. National 100 km Team: Qualification Standards and Current List of Qualifiers
After the 2022 event in Germany, the next 100K World Championship will be held on December 7, 2024, in Bengaluru, India. U.S. Team qualifying criteria are listed below. The biennial 100 Kilometer World Championship race is the one international venue at which USA Track & Field (USATF) has fielded an ultra-distance team for over two… Read more »
2024 NACAC Mountain & Trail Running Championships – US Team Selection
The 18th annual NACAC Mountain Running Championships will become the second ever NACAC Mountain & Trail Running Championships to be held August 3-4, 2023, in Villa del Carbón, Mexico. For 2024, the events are organized under the auspices of Federación Mexicana de Asociaciones. The classic mountain running race will be an up/down format event of… Read more »
2024 Challenge Stellina International Meeting of Nations – US Team Selection
The 35th edition of Challenge Stellina, a 14.3K uphill race with 1500 meters of climb, will take place Sunday, August 25, 2024, in Susa, Italy. For 2024, the race will host for the third consecutive year, an international competition for athletics federations from countries that fought on the side of the allies in World War… Read more »
U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials Qualifiers who also run trails
The following article was compiled by ATRA team member Andy Wacker and features trail and mountain runners who have qualified to race in the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. Featured photo of Rachel Drake racing in Argentina at the 2019 World Mountain Running Championships. Every four years, USATF holds a championship-style race where the top three… Read more »
2023 USATF Mountain Ultra Trail Runners of the Year Announced
The Mountain/Ultra/Trail running (MUT) executive committee (13 members) of long distance running recently selected the 2023 USATF Mountain, Ultra and Trail Runners of the Year. During the Mountain Ultra Trail Running Council session at this year’s USATF Annual Meeting the recipients were announced and are listed below. Selection Criteria for MUT Runners of the Year… Read more »
Team USA women net silver at 50K World Championships; Team USA men finish fourth
Meghan Canfield provided the following report from the 2023 IAU 50K World Championships. Canfield was a team staff member along with Lin Gentling. The pair traveled to India to support Team USA’s 12 athletes. Hyderabad, India, was the site for the 2023 IAU 50K World Championships, on Sunday, November 5. India was an interesting and… Read more »
2025 IAU 24 Hour World Championship – US Team Selection Criteria
2025 U.S. NATIONAL 24 HOUR TEAM QUALIFICATION STANDARDS AND LIST OF CURRENT QUALIFIERS After the 2023 event in Taiwan, the next 24 Hour World Championship will be held on October 25, 2025, in Albi, France. U.S. Team qualifying criteria are listed below. The United States 24-Hour National Team will compete in the 2025 International Association… Read more »
Team USA wins overall team title at NACAC Mountain and Trail Running Championships
The following article was written by Jason Bryant, leader Team USA for the 2023 NACAC Mountain and Trail Running Championships. Photos also provided by Bryant. The NACAC Mountain and Trail Running Championships took place Saturday, September 16, 2023, at Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park located near Swift Current, Canada hosted by Athletics Canada and Prairie Sky… Read more »
USA adds to medal count at World Masters Mountain Running Championships
On Sunday, September 17, USA earned two medals at the inaugural World Masters Long Distance Mountain Running Championships in Madeira, Portugal, which was part of the 22nd World Masters Mountain Running Championships. A gold medal was presented to the U.S. men’s 70 team of Buzz Burrell, Len Hall, and Bob Mulvaney. Rose Weltzel ran to… Read more »
Five medals earned by US Athletes at World Masters Mountain Running Championships: Uphill Race
A U.S. contingent of 13 athletes is in Ponta do Pargo-Madeira, Portugal for the two-event 22nd World Masters Mountain Running Championships on September 15 and 17. At Saturday’s uphill race, five medals were awarded to U.S. athletes – two gold, one silver, and two bronze. Welcome World Masters athletes On Thursday, September 14, many of… Read more »
US Athletes to compete at World Masters Mountain Running Championships
From September 14-17, the 22nd World Masters Mountain Running Championships will be held in Ponta do Pargo, Madeira- Portugal. The host village is located in the most western point of the island that in total, encompasses 286 square miles with 90 miles of coastline. There will be 400 athletes representing 22 different nations at the… Read more »
2024 International U18 Mountain Running Cup – Team USA Selection
In 2024, the 17th edition of the World Mountain Running Association’s (WMRA) International U18 Mountain Running Cup will be held in Montaña Palentina, Spain, June 21-22. This invitation-only event provides a unique opportunity for youth mountain runners from around the world to test themselves against the world’s best. Much more rugged than the typical U.S…. Read more »
Americans Anna Gibson and Christian Allen Podium at Challenge Stellina
Team USA staff member and ATRA social media director Andy Wacker was on site at Challenge Stellina in Susa, Italy on August 27, 2023, and provided this report from the event. Rain started to fall as athletes warmed up for the 35th edition of Challenge Stellina, a storied mountain race through the Alps in Susa,… Read more »
The 2023 USATF 50K Road Team Named For World Championships
Announcement written by Lin Gentling. The USATF Mountain, Ultra, and Trail Council is pleased to announce the members of the 2023 USATF 50K Road Team who have been selected to represent their country competing in the International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) World 50K Championship to be held in Hyderabad, India on 5 November 2023. An… Read more »
Team USA Announced for NACAC Mountain and Trail Running Championships
The NACAC Mountain and Trail Running Championships will take place on Saturday, September 16, 2023, in Saskatchewan, Canada. This will be the 17th edition of the Mountain event and the first time for a Trail event. Eleven athletes and one staff member will represent Team USA at the competition. The championships will be held in… Read more »
Team USA Announced for Challenge Stellina
The 35th edition of Challenge Stellina, a 14.3K uphill race with 1500 meters of climb, will take place Sunday, August 27, 2023, in Susa, Italy, and Team USA will be on the start line. Four athletes, two men and two women, along with one staffer, will travel to Italy to represent the United States. For… Read more »
Juniors Deliver Excitement on Final Day of World Mountain and Trail Running Championships
Announcement from the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA). Written by Kirsty Reade. Victories for Uganda and Great Britain in exciting Junior Classic Mountain races. Junior Runners Deliver Exciting Start to Final Day of 2023 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, Innsbruck, 10th June 2023, the Junior Classic Mountain Race kicks off the final day of… Read more »
Classic Mountain Running Race Provides Unforgettable World Championship Finale
Announcement from the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA). Written by Kirsty Reade. Innsbruck, 10th June 2023, the Classic Mountain Running Race brings down the curtain on the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Innsbruck, Austria. On the final day of racing we saw nail-biting competitions in which the two lap course provided the drama,… Read more »