The 18th annual NACAC Mountain Running Championships will become the second ever NACAC Mountain & Trail Running Championships to be held August 3-4, 2023, in Villa del Carbón, Mexico. For 2024, the events are organized under the auspices of Federación Mexicana de Asociaciones. The classic mountain running race will be an up/down format event of… Read more »
The 35th edition of Challenge Stellina, a 14.3K uphill race with 1500 meters of climb, will take place Sunday, August 25, 2024, in Susa, Italy. For 2024, the race will host for the third consecutive year, an international competition for athletics federations from countries that fought on the side of the allies in World War… Read more »
The following article was compiled by ATRA team member Andy Wacker and features trail and mountain runners who have qualified to race in the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials. Featured photo of Rachel Drake racing in Argentina at the 2019 World Mountain Running Championships. Every four years, USATF holds a championship-style race where the top three… Read more »
The following release from Hector Rubio, media manager, World Mountain Running Association, highlights the 2024 Valsir Mountain Running World Cup calendar. Cover photo of Scout Adkin courtesy Marco Gulberti. Featuring a roster spanning eight countries, encompassing 10 events and a total of 13 races, this season promises a thrilling array of locations, beloved classics, and… Read more »
The Mountain/Ultra/Trail running (MUT) executive committee (13 members) of long distance running recently selected the 2023 USATF Mountain, Ultra and Trail Runners of the Year. During the Mountain Ultra Trail Running Council session at this year’s USATF Annual Meeting the recipients were announced and are listed below. Selection Criteria for MUT Runners of the Year… Read more »
The following article written by Paul Larkins for the World Mountain Running Association, highlights day three – Sunday, October 15 – of the Valsir Mountain Running World Cup Finalissima at Sky Gran Canaria. Featured photo by Marco Gulberti. It was a dramatic finish for the classic distance event at Sky Gran Canaria and a fitting… Read more »
The following release was provided by Paul Larkins for the World Mountain Running Association and features action on day two – Saturday, October 14 – of the three-day Valsir Mountain Running World Cup final in Gran Canaria, Spain. Featured photo courtesy Marco Gulberti. Day two of the Valsir Mountain Running World Cup Finalissima at Sky… Read more »
The following article from the World Mountain Running Association features Valsir Mountain Running World Cup uphill final at Gran Canaria, Spain on Friday, October 13. Feature photo credit to Marco Gulberti. Adjusting at pace is the key to successful mountain running as conditions, terrain – and as it turned out, even distances – can change… Read more »
The following press release was provided by World Mountain Running Association and focuses on Sky Gran Canaria, host of the finale in Valsir Mountain Running World Cup to be held October 13-15, 2023. Confirmed registrants from the USA include Liam Meirow, Christian Allen, and Andy Wacker. After an incredible season for the Valsir Mountain Running… Read more »
The following release from World Mountain Running Associations features Smarna Gora 10K Race on Saturday, October 7, part of the Valsir Mountain Running World Cup as a silver label event. This weekend the Valsir Mountain Running World Cup returned to a familiar venue for its next Silver Label event. Voted the Greatest Mountain Race of… Read more »
The following release was provided by World Mountain Running Association and shines a light on this weekend’s Smarna Gora Race in Slovenia. Featured photo from 2018 Smarna Gora race start credit to Damiano Benedetto. The next Valsir Mountain Running World Cup race is the Smarna Gora Race on October 7. This is a silver label… Read more »
The following press release provided by the World Mountain Running Association highlights the next World Cup race which will take place on Saturday, September 30, at the Primiero Dolomiti Trail Race, a Silver Label stage of the Valsir World Cup. An exciting competition is expected this weekend in Fiera di Primiero (IT), featuring some of… Read more »
The following article was written by Jason Bryant, leader Team USA for the 2023 NACAC Mountain and Trail Running Championships. Photos also provided by Bryant. The NACAC Mountain and Trail Running Championships took place Saturday, September 16, 2023, at Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park located near Swift Current, Canada hosted by Athletics Canada and Prairie Sky… Read more »
On Sunday, September 17, USA earned two medals at the inaugural World Masters Long Distance Mountain Running Championships in Madeira, Portugal, which was part of the 22nd World Masters Mountain Running Championships. A gold medal was presented to the U.S. men’s 70 team of Buzz Burrell, Len Hall, and Bob Mulvaney. Rose Weltzel ran to… Read more »
A U.S. contingent of 13 athletes is in Ponta do Pargo-Madeira, Portugal for the two-event 22nd World Masters Mountain Running Championships on September 15 and 17. At Saturday’s uphill race, five medals were awarded to U.S. athletes – two gold, one silver, and two bronze. Welcome World Masters athletes On Thursday, September 14, many of… Read more »
From September 14-17, the 22nd World Masters Mountain Running Championships will be held in Ponta do Pargo, Madeira- Portugal. The host village is located in the most western point of the island that in total, encompasses 286 square miles with 90 miles of coastline. There will be 400 athletes representing 22 different nations at the… Read more »
The following release was written by Kirsty Reade for the World Mountain Running Association featuring Canfranc-Canfranc 16K on Sunday, September 10. Featured photo courtesy Jonathan Wyatt, WMRA Valsir World Cup manager. After the vertical uphill race on Friday night which provided a taste of Canfranc-Canfranc and the Aragonese Pyrenees, today’s 16k classic mountain race, the… Read more »
The following release was written by Kirsty Reade for the World Mountain Running Association and features Canfranc-Canfranc vertical uphill race on September 8. Featured photo courtesy of Marco Gulberti. The Valsir Mountain Running World Cup had a rare Friday night out for the vertical uphill race at Canfranc-Canfranc today. An international field took on this… Read more »
The following press release was written by Kirsty Reade for the World Mountain Running Association and features the upcoming Valsir Mountain Running World Cup races in Canfranc-Estación on September 8 and 10. Featured photo courtesy Canfranc-Canfranc/Yhabril. The area Canfranc- Estación is a small mountain town in the province of Huesca in the Aragonese Pyrenees located… Read more »
The following article was written by Kirsty Reade for the World Mountain Running Association and features Valsir Mountain Running World Cup’s Trofeo Nasego on Sunday, September 3, in Casto, Italy. Featured photo by Marco Gulberti. After an exciting Vertical Nasego yesterday, which saw Mayr and Kipngeno retain their crowns, today it was the turn of… Read more »
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