Press release from ATRA corporate member Suffer Better. Photos by Suffer Better. Some 40 enthusiastic Running Up for Air Colorado (RUFA-CO) runners toed the line for the chilly (28 degrees) 7 a.m. start on March 31. When the Suffer Better crew dropped the flag, off they went, running up to Granite Peak (8500′) and back, again… Read more »
Once again, the American Trail Running Association (ATRA) was present at one of the classic trail races in the state of Colorado to kick off the trail running season, the Run Through Time Marathon & Half Marathon, in the picturesque mountain town of Salida. One never knows what weather the participants will face but the… Read more »
Press release from ATRA corporate member GoPro Mountain Games. With nine different sports, more than 25 events, live concerts and more than 70,000 spectators, the 2017 GoPro Mountain Games were the biggest and best yet, but organizers today announced a lineup to the 2018 GoPro Mountain Games that ought to take the event to an… Read more »
American Trail Running Association (ATRA) president Adam W. Chase and executive director Nancy Hobbs have joined forces again to coauthor a series of four trail running guide books. These “where-to” guides follow on the heels of their successful “how-to” book, The Ultimate Guide to Trail Running, first published in 2001, with a second edition published… Read more »
Please welcome our tenth 2017 American Trail Running Association (ATRA) Trail Ambassadors presented by CamelBak. We’re proud to introduce you to Soleil Gaylord, a high school senior who builds community by sharing her passion for trail and mountain running in her hometown of Telluride, Colorado, and beyond. This dynamo ran her first trail race in… Read more »
The 5th annual US Trail Running Conference was held October 11-14, in Estes Park, Colorado, and provided three and a half days of presentations, networking, vendor displays, morning trail runs, and panel discussions. Content was geared to trail race directors for the first two and a half days with a presenting sponsor in Race Roster…. Read more »
This past August an American Trail Running Association team captured panoramic “street-view” imagery of the entire Pikes Peak Ascent & Marathon course using Google’s backpack-mounted camera system. The resulting imagery will enable fans of the Pikes Peak race to view the entire length of the trail from the comfort of their home, or on the… Read more »
On a nearly cloudless morning, 1800 runners set off from Manitou Springs, Colorado with the goal of ascending 7800 feet over 13+ miles to reach the 14,115-foot summit of Pikes Peak, site of the famed Pikes Peak Ascent. Ascent veteran and last year’s winner Joseph Gray, 33, Colorado Springs, confidently took the lead after about… Read more »
Written by Nancy Hobbs and Richard Bolt. Photos by Richard Bolt. The Pikes Peak Trekker Expedition kicks off with a meet and greet at the Colorado Running Company in Manitou Springs. The Colorado non-profit, American Trail Running Association (ATRA), will collecting panoramic images of the entire Barr Trail through a unique project dubbed the Pikes… Read more »
A story about the first ever National High School Trail Running Championships written by Kenny Wilcox for ATRA’s Summer 2017 Trail Times Newsletter. It felt as if my lungs were expanding slowly like a thick, latex balloon. I looked down at the pronounced rising and falling of my chest to confirm what I already knew-my… Read more »
The 17th Barr Trail Mountain Race was held in Manitou Springs, Colorado, on Sunday, July 16. On a day which started under cloud cover and slight fog, the skies cleared and temperatures warmed to the upper 60s for the 7:00 a.m. start time. Nearly 300 runners finished within the three hour and thirty minute cutoff… Read more »
Facebook automatically offers a translation of “Salida” to the word “Exit”. Mark Zuckerberg obviously does not know about the small mountain town in Chaffee County, Colorado! This past weekend in beautiful Salida, CO, runners were treated to summer-like temperatures at what has traditionally been known a “winter marathon”, which made for a hot day at… Read more »
Written by Nancy Hobbs, Executive Director, American Trail Running Association. The 4th annual US Trail Running Conference wrapped up in Estes Park, Colorado, at the historic Stanley Hotel on October 1, after three and a half days dedicated to all things trail running. The program, hosted by Active at Altitude in partnership with the American… Read more »
Press release from ATRA corporate member Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon. MANITOU SPRINGS – When you think of Colorado Springs history, it all begins with Pikes Peak; and for 60 years the Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon has helped define the mountain and what it means to the citizens of the Pikes Peak Region. “I… Read more »
Welcome to the fifth installment of our “Trail Town” series. Every month we will feature an article about a trail running city that you should put on your bucket list of places to visit! This month we feature the town of Estes Park, just outside Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park. Written by Terry Chiplin, Owner… Read more »
Press release written by Tim Bergsten. The Pikes Peak Ascent & Marathon is an ATRA corporate member. MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. – The running community in Colorado Springs is big and contains many moving parts, but on Thursday, Aug. 18th, it will become one, a family that lives and plays together, celebrating its running culture at… Read more »
Written by USATF Championship Liaison Jason Bryant. Conditions were cool with temperatures in the low 60s under overcast skies at the 7 AM start of the USATF 30km Trail Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Saturday, July 30. Hosted by Mad Moose Events as part of the Pikes Peak Ultra 30K, this was the first… Read more »
Written by USATF Championship Liaison Jason Bryant. The 2016 USATF 30km Trail Championships will be held in Colorado Springs, Colorado on July 30 as part of Pikes Peak Ultra. Pikes Peak Ultra was an event created to showcase some of the very best trails in Colorado Springs. The race course takes runners from Bear Creek… Read more »
Welcome to the third installment of our “Trail Town” series. Every month we will feature an article about a trail running city that you should put on your bucket list of places to visit! This month we feature the old western town of Del Norte, in Colorado’s sprawling San Luis Valley. Trail Town “How do… Read more »
What’s better then your first mountain race of the year? Well, probably the beer you have with your friends after that mountain race, but let’s just say ‘Nothing is Better!’ I recently venture down to the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, which is located just outside of Montrose, Colorado. It is the location of the… Read more »
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