The following article was compiled and written by Ana McCabe and features organizations that support trails. This article first appeared in ATRA’s spring 2024 issue of Trail Times. For trail runners, the health of our trails is just as important as the health of our bodies. Our passion for lightly bounding over rocks and roots… Read more »
Ashworth Awards, a family-owned and operated event awards company based in North Attleboro, MA, is paving the way for a shift to more sustainable running event awards. Since its inception in 1965, Ashworth Awards has taken actions to improve their sustainability efforts as a company, which include sourcing US-made products, reducing packaging materials, and calculating… Read more »
Announcement from American Trail Running Association partner US Trail Running Conference (USTRC). The US Trail Running Conference presented by Marathon Printing, has announced the three finalists for the Darn Tough Vermont ® Trail Sustainability Contest. The Contest is sponsored by the Vermont-based premium sock manufacturer who are seeking to reward innovative race directors who have… Read more »
Announcement from American Trail Running Association partner US Trail Running Conference (USTRC). Above: Panelists share practical steps to reduce carbon footprint, reduce waste, and increase sustainability within trail running. Photo by: Terry Chiplin Sustainability in Trail Running – An Inconvenient Truth was the subject of the sixth webinar in an eight-webinar series produced by the… Read more »
Announcement from American Trail Running Association partner US Trail Running Conference. In this unique virtual education series, trail running event management experts offer ways for race directors to reduce waste and achieve a zero carbon footprint. The fifth webinar in a nine-webinar series produced by the US Trail Running Conference and presented by the leading… Read more »
Guest opinion written by Bruce Rayner, Founder and Chief Green Officer for Athletes for a Fit Planet, an American Trail Running Association (ATRA) corporate member and partner in our Event Standards Program. Athletes for a Fit Planet was founded in January 2008 to help running, cycling, and triathlon events become more environmentally responsible. It was… 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. If you liked this article, read even more of Tayte’s articles on our website. Most of us agree that trail race organizers and participants are responsible to care for the… Read more »
Peter Maksimow is an ATRA Event Specialist and lives in Manitou Springs, Colorado. He is also an elite trail runner, plogger and member of the silver medal winning US team at the 2015 World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships. Photos by Peter Maksimow. The Outdoor Retailer show (OR) held biannually in Denver, CO—supported and sponsored… Read more »
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