Tayte Pollmann’s articles are supported by American Trail Running Association corporate member Nike Trail Running. You can follow Tayte’s adventures on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. For this week’s trail running training tip, I’d like to share a 10 minute running-specific core and strength routine I developed for the Active at Altitude Spring Trail Running Camp held… Read more »
Written by OUTrun co-founders Addie Bracy and Corey Conner for the Spring 2019 edition of our Trail Times newsletter. Above photo: Addie Bracy at the 2018 World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships in Poland. As professional athletes and an LGBTQ couple, we have experienced so much support and empowerment from our involvement in the running… Read more »
Written by John Stifler for the Mount Washington Road Race. Photos by American Trail Running Association corporate member Joe Viger Photography. The Northeast Delta Dental Mount Washington Road Race today witnessed the first tie in its 59-year history, as Brittni Hutton, of Lubbock, Texas, and Heidi Caldwell, of Craftsbury Common, Vermont, hit the finish-line tape… Read more »
Tayte Pollmann’s articles are supported by American Trail Running Association corporate member Nike Trail Running. You can follow Tayte’s adventures on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Photos by Tayte Pollmann and Peter Maksimow. As I wrote about in an article posted earlier this week, the 18th annual GoPro Mountain Games were held in Vail, Colorado organized by… Read more »
Written by Paul Kirsch. A note from Paul – “This race is always a highlight of my Summer. Mount Washington is storied event and it’s an honor to work with the elite athletes who come from around the world to compete. I wanted to write up a little more about the field than fits in… Read more »
Press release from American Trail Running Association double-track corporate member Tecnica. Tecnica is proud to announce another first in outdoor footwear with the launch of ORIGIN – the first trail running shoe with a customizable fit. The concept introduces a completely new design approach to the running shoe category, based first on the anatomy of… Read more »
This article was provided by American Trail Running Association race member Taos Ski Valley Chamber of Commerce. Their Taos Ski Valley Up & Over Trail Run takes place this year on Saturday, August 3. You’ve signed up for a trail race this summer and you are now in search of a training plan to get… Read more »
The GoPro Mountain Games are an American Trail Running Association double-track corporate member. Photos by Peter Maksimow. The Vail Valley Foundation hosted the 18th annual GoPro Mountain Games this June 6-9, 2019 in Vail, CO this past (long) weekend. The games consisted of over 30 events across more than 12 sport disciplines, including trail running,… Read more »
The 2019 USATF Half Marathon Trail Championships were held June 9, in Scranton, PA, the first time for the Keystone state to host a USATF Trail Championship event. It was a picture-perfect morning at Montage Mountain Resorts — host venue for the race — for the 9 a.m. start time. Nearly 250 runners toed the… Read more »
In the days and weeks leading up to the Trail World Championships the American’s lost several team members to injury and logistical challenges leaving just four men & four women to start Saturday’s 44 km race in the mountains surrounding Miranda do Corvo, Portugal. With three finisher needed for a team score and attrition often… Read more »
Written by US Mountain Running Team juniors coach Paul Kirsch. The American Trail Running Association has raised money for the US Mountain Running Team to reimburse athlete travel for over 15 years. The United States first fielded a Junior Mountain Running Team at the 2002 World Mountain Running Championships in Innsbruck, Austria. The thought of… Read more »
A talented group of American ultra-trail runners have arrived in Coimbra, Portugal for this Saturday’s 44 km Trail World Championship race. Along with athletes from over 50 countries, the Americans have settled into Hotel Dona Inês just meters away from the Mondego River. The cool waters may beckon, but first the athletes must tackle the… Read more »
Here at the American Trail Running Association (ATRA) we’re excited to announce the launch of our newest program, Connect with the Trail, a grassroots, community-building initiative sponsored by OrthoLite, with additional support from Salomon Running and Balega. #ConnectWithTheTrail invites trail runners to share meaningful photos & videos from their trail running experiences on Instagram or… Read more »
Written by USATF Championship Liaison Lin Gentling. The 2019 USATF 50 Mile Trail Championships were held in conjunction with the Cayuga Trails 50 Mile within the John H. Treman and Buttermilk Falls State Parks just outside the city of Ithaca, NY. The day dawned cool, but with hints of pending rain throughout most of the… Read more »
Press release from American Trail Running Association double track member Badwater® / AdventureCORPS®. On July 15-17, AdventureCORPS presents its legendary BADWATER® 135 ULTRAMARATHON. Now in its 42nd year, the world-renowned event pits up to 100 of the world’s toughest athletes against one another and the elements. In scorching temperatures and at altitudes as high as… Read more »
Tayte Pollmann’s articles are supported by American Trail Running Association corporate member Nike Trail Running. You can follow Tayte’s adventures on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Last week I attended the Denver, Colorado showing of the 7th annual Ledlenser Trails in Motion Film Tour. According to the Trail in Motion, “The Ledlenser Trails In Motion Film Tour… Read more »
Announcement written by race director Ben Robinson. Ben finished 8th at the 2019 USATF 50 km Trail Championships in Auburn, CA this past winter. The Montage Mountain Trail Half Marathon, host of the USA Track & Field (USATF) Half Marathon Trail Championships will take place on June 9th in Scranton, PA is a little more… Read more »
Please welcome the twenty ninth American Trail Running Association (ATRA) Trail Ambassador presented by CamelBak, and the fifth in 2019. A resident of Birmingham, Alabama, 35-year-old Dr. Beau Beard is a fixture on and off the trails as an athlete, chiropractor, and volunteer. Nominator Olivia Affuso wrote, “Not only is Dr. Beau Beard an amazing… Read more »
iBungee Laces reviewed by Jen Ferriss for the American Trail Running Association. Gremlins being sneaky or black magic must have been cast on my shoes at every race or hike I pursued when I first started heading to the nearby Green, Berkshire and Adirondack Mountains. Stopping, bending over with a high heart rate and looking… Read more »
Tayte Pollmann’s articles are supported by American Trail Running Association corporate member Nike Trail Running. You can follow Tayte’s adventures on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. What is a “niggle?” Niggles are what I call small discomforts in your muscles that usually heal quickly without medical attention and most often don’t hamper a runner’s ability to continue… Read more »
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