Announcement from the International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) from December 9. We are deeply sorry to have to announce the cancellation of the 2023 IAU 50 km World Championships scheduled for 28th May 2023 in Port Elisabeth, South Africa. The LOC and Athletics South Africa decided that they were unable to continue with preparations for… Read more »
For the latest information about USA Track & Field’s MUT program including 2023 national championships, world championships and U.S. team selection criteria you can visit the USATF MUT webpage. Location: Orlando, Florida Name of Attendees and Absentees: At both general sessions there were enough Executive Committee members present for a quorum. Executive Committee Members Present:… Read more »
Announcement from organizers of the 2023 World Mountain & Trail Running Championships. Photo: Roast Media. Elite U.S. athletes interested in qualifying to race in the world championships should check out the U.S. Team selection criteria. 10 days filled with sports, fun and emotions – more than 500 staff, volunteers and service providers will play their… Read more »
This article was written by U.S. Mountain Running Team Member Corey Dowe (pictured above, left) who competed at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships last month in Chiang Mai, Thailand. She competed in the “classic” up/down mountain running race where she finished in 23rd position. People keep asking, “How was Thailand?” My initial response… Read more »
Article written by Mason Coppi about making his first U.S. Team and competing at the World Mountain & Trail Running Championships (WMTRC) in Chiang Mai, Thailand last month. Just getting to this one was a roller coaster for me. I first set my sights on making it to the WMTRC in Thailand when it was… Read more »
Announcement from USA Track & Field’s Mountain Ultra Trail (MUT) Council. Based in Indianapolis, USA Track & Field (USATF) is the National Governing Body for track & field, long-distance running and race walking in the United States. The USA Track & Field Mountain Ultra Trail (MUT) Running Council of long distance running has named the… Read more »
In 2023, the 16th edition of the World Mountain Running Association’s (WMRA) International U18 Mountain Running Cup will be held in Annecy, France, May 26-27. 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. high… Read more »
Approved by the USATF MUT Executive Committee on November 22, 2022. Updated April 9, 2023. U.S. Team Selection for the 2023 World Mountain & Trail Running Championships – Innsbruck, Austria The second World Mountain & Trail Running Championships (WMTRC) is scheduled for June 6-10, 2023 in Innsbruck-Stubai, Austria. This biennial event is organized by the… Read more »
The 2022 USATF Trail Marathon Championships were held November 5, in the desert canyons of Moab, UT at the Moab Trail Marathon. Both the men’s and women’s defending champions Adam Peterman and Allie McLaughlin were in Thailand winning World Championship gold medals thus were not on the startline. In addition to their individual world championship… Read more »
November 3 to 6, 2022 the inaugural World Mountain & Trail Running Championship was held in Chiang Mai, Thailand after being delayed one year due to the coronavirus pandemic. A team of thirty seven U.S. athletes (the largest ever mountain/trail team ever assembled for a world championship) competed over the course of three days and… Read more »
November 3 to 6, 2022, a team of thirty-seven American athletes competed at the inaugural combined World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Team USATF brought home both team and gold medals, competing against the best mountain/trail runners in the world, over the course of three days and five races. Races included… Read more »
Two days, two individual gold medals AND two team gold medals……and the U.S. team was just getting started. On the first day of the inaugural World Mountain & Trail Running Championship in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Allie McLaughlin won Friday’s Uphill Mountain Running race leading the U.S. women to a team gold medal. On Saturday, Adam… Read more »
Written by Ally Bevin for the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA). ATRA founder Nancy Hobbs is is the WMRA General Secretary. We’re now just 2 days away from the inaugural World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand! The races will be streamed LIVE on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/WMTRC2021Thailand A groundbreaking collaboration between WMRA,… Read more »
Thirty-seven of the top off-road runners in the United States recently named to the 2022 U.S. Mountain & Trail Running Team are scheduled to compete at the inaugural World Mountain & Trail Running Championships November 4-6 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Hailing from twelve U.S. states, these talented athletes will travel to Thailand with five USA… Read more »
Thirty-seven of the top off-road runners in the United States recently named to the 2022 U.S. Mountain & Trail Running Team are scheduled to compete at the inaugural World Mountain & Trail Running Championships November 4-6 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Hailing from twelve U.S. states, these talented athletes will travel to Thailand with five USA… Read more »
This article was written by Andrew Simmons and first appeared in the Fall 2022 edition of our Trail Times newsletter. It was an honor and privilege to be a coach for the U.S. U18 Mountain Running Team this past June in Saluzzo, Italy, for the WMRA U18 International Mountain Running Youth Cup. This was an… Read more »
Nevada-based Rubicon Coffee has partnered with the American Trail Runners Association to offer their Long Distance Dark Roast for an exclusive fundraiser to support America’s fastest mountain and trail runners. Five dollars ($5) from each bag purchased will go to the 2022 US Mountain and Trail Running Team as it prepares to compete at the World… Read more »
[Editor’s Note – September 29: Eli and Tabor Hemming have withdrawn from the team. In accordance with the selection criteria, they have been replaced by Mason Coppi and Samantha Lewis on the up/down mountain team.] Thirty-nine of the top off-road runners in the United States have been named to the 2022 U.S. Mountain & Trail… Read more »
Written by USATF Championship liaison Lin Gentling. Photos: Kelly Randolph. On a cool, overcast, and misting morning the 2022 trail half marathon national championships were held just outside of Cable, WI on the American Birkebeiner ski and mountain bike courses. The rain overnight had made for slick and greasy conditions, but that did not deter… Read more »
The USATF Half Marathon Trail Running Championships will be held in Cable, WI, on Saturday, September 24, at the Birkie Trail Running Festival. Birkie also hosted this national championship in 2017, 2018, 2020, and 2021. This year’s course will start and finish at the American Birkebeiner Trailhead located on McNaught Road in Cable, WI. The… Read more »
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