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 »
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 »
The following release is published with permission from the World Mountain Running Association. Over 100 of the best young athletes from around the world will come together at the MaXi-Race in Annecy, France, to contest individual and team competitions on Saturday, May 27, at the 16th edition of the International U18 Mountain Running Cup. As… 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 »
At today’s – Saturday, May 6 – USATF Marathon Trail Running Championships hosted by Breakneck Point in Beacon, NY, Brittany Charboneau, 34, Denver, CO, and Garrett Corcoran, 27, Salt Lake City, UT, battled a stellar field to win top honors in the race. Not only did the pair win championship titles, they earned spots on… Read more »
Grayson Murphy and Dan Curts earn USATF Mountain Running Championship Titles. Team USA – Mountain Up/Down Classic – eight athletes earn automatic spots for Worlds in Austria. It was a back-to-back weekend of racing at Mt. Sunapee with USATF Championship titles at stake along with spots on the USATF Mountain Running Teams – Vertical and… Read more »
Grayson Murphy and Joseph Gray earn USATF Vertical Mountain Running Championship Titles Team USA – Vertical Mountain – is finalized for Austria At today’s — Saturday, April 29 — USATF Vertical Mountain Running Championships, Grayson Murphy and Joseph Gray earned titles for their respective wins in the USATF Championships division. The Sunapee Scramble hosted the… Read more »
Eight athletes have been named to the 2023 USATF U20 Mountain Running Team slated to compete in the 2nd World Mountain and Trail Running Championships on Sunday, June 10, in Stubai – Innsbruck, Austria. The race will start in the center of town at Landestheater Vorplatz. (Featured photo: U20 team USA member Allie Ostrander wins… Read more »
Twelve of our nation’s top off-road runners have been named to the 2023 USATF Long Trail Running Team and are scheduled to compete at the 2nd World Mountain & Trail Running Championships June 9 in Innsbruck, Austria. Hailing from seven U.S. states, these talented athletes will travel to Austria with six USA Track & Field… Read more »
Written with photos by USATF MUT Council vice-chair Meghan Canfield. Above: Male Champion Kallin Carolus Khan. Heckscher State Park in East Islip/Long Island, New York, was the sight for the 2023 Heckscher State Park USATF 50k Road Championships. This would be the 17th time that the Greater Long Island Running Club and race director Carl… Read more »
The 17th annual NACAC Mountain Running Championships will become the first ever NACAC Mountain & Trail Running Championships to be held on Saturday, September 16, 2023, hosted by Prairie Sky Running Company at the Beaver Flat 50K in Saskatchewan, Canada. For 2023, the events are organized under the auspices of Athletics Canada. The classic mountain… Read more »
Written by USATF MUT Council vice-chair Meghan Canfield. Photo: Men’s USATF 100 Mile Road Champion, Jonas Backstrom. Henderson, Nevada’s Cornerstone Park was the sight for the 2023 Jackpot USATF 100 Mile Road Championships. Under the new race ownership, Aravaipa, out of Phoenix, Arizona, the race began at 8:00 AM under clear, crisp conditions. The field… Read more »
Written by USATF MUT Council vice-chair Meghan Canfield. Greater Long Island Running Club (GLIRC) is hosting the Heckscher State Park USATF Road 50k Championship, in East Islip, on Long Island, New York. A 5-kilometer loop run 10 times will provide spectators and racers alike to see runners of all speeds multiple times without leaving their… Read more »
The 34th edition of Challenge Stellina, a 14.3K uphill race with 1500 meters of climb, will take place Sunday, August 27, 2023, in Susa, Italy. For 2023, the race will host for the second consecutive year, an international competition for athletics federations from countries that fought on the side of the allies in World War… Read more »
Written by USATF MUT Council vice-chair Meghan Canfield. Jackpot Ultras are hosting the USATF Road 100 Mile Championship amid their weekend of races, in Henderson, Nevada, just outside of Las Vegas. A loop of just over 1 mile will provide spectators and racers alike to see some fabulous and inspiring performances and more race drama… Read more »
Announcement from the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships (WMTRC). Photos: WMTRC 2023 / Roastmedia and Organisationskomitee Chiang Mai. As of February 6, 58 nations have confirmed their participation in the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, to be staged in early June, much to the delight of Georg Dornauer, the person in charge of… Read more »
Cardiac, K2, Knickerbocker, and Overlook – four formidable hills that provided inspiration for the naming of the FOURmidable 50K trail race, held annually since 2012 in Auburn, CA. It is not that these hills have eyes (a reference to the masterpiece horror film), but these hills do have names that may spook a trail runner… Read more »
TLDR: What to remember in threes. Team U.S.A Red. White. Blue How To Qualify Top three M/W Lake Sonoma 50 4.8.2023 Dreams Come True! Now in its sixteenth year, the Lake Sonoma 50 Mile, which will be held in the rolling hills surrounding Northern California wine country on April 8, 2023, will serve as a… Read more »
Guest interview written by Paul Kirsch, manager for the 2022 U20 Mountain Running Team. Oakley Olson is a sophomore at Utah Valley University where she competes for them in Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track. This past November she was part of the US Mountain and Trail Running Team that raced at the inaugural World… Read more »
Written by Andrew Simmons for the winter 2022 edition of our Trail Times newsletter. Coach Andrew Simmons has followed the U.S. athletes who participated in the 2022 International U18 Mountain Running Cup this past June and catches up with them 6 months later. The U.S. Under 18 Mountain Running Team arrived in Saluzzo, Italy for… Read more »
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