Release from World Mountain Running Association. Annecy, France, 27th May 2023 – The 16th edition of the International U18 Mountain Running Cup hosted by the MaXi-Race in stunning Annecy showcased the best young mountain runners from around the world. Team USA had a terrific showing with a four-medal haul, two individual silver, a team gold and a team silver. Editor’s note:Meet Team USA. Photos for the article taken by Andy Wacker on site in Annecy. With the area’s rich heritage for mountain sport and the event’s reputation for organising world class races, it was a perfect arena for the under ..read more

Press release from the World Mountain Running Association. Monaco, 26th May 2023 – The third edition of the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships (WMTRC) will take place in Canfranc-Pirineos, Spain, between 25-28 September 2025. The event includes five races, as well as a leisure and cultural festival, which will last all summer, to promote the mountain range. The awarding of the event to Canfranc in the Pyrenees follows a successful bid by the Government of Aragon, the Canfranc Town Council, the Huesca Provincial Council, the Higher Sports Council and the Royal Spanish Athletics Fede ..read more

The following release is published with permission from the World Mountain Running Association. Over 100 of the best young athletes from around the world will come together at the MaXi-Race in Annecy, France, to contest individual and team competitions on Saturday, May 27, at the 16th edition of the International U18 Mountain Running Cup. As a well-established international race which traditionally attracts some of the best runners in the world, it’s a fitting race to showcase the best young mountain runners internationally. It’s a stunning location for the race, with a finish line next to the ..read more

Zach Friedley wakes up with a mission each morning to find his purpose. Friedley, a professional trail runner for On Running, adaptive athlete, founder of the Born To Adapt trail race, and a featured athlete in Born To Run 2, lives far from what most call a normal life. When he’s not traveling the world to race, give clinics/talks for adaptive athletes, attend running-related conferences (I met Friedley at the 2021 US Trail Running Conference in Fayetteville, AR), Friedley is living and training in the quiet coastal town of Albion in the Mendocino Woods of Northern California. It’s tucked away ..read more

Trail runner Sarah Barber reviews CEP Compression: Reflective Tights and No-Show Training Compression Socks. Products for review were provided at no cost. “Lighting!” squealed my friend as we switched on our headlamps and began to jog up a local trail. Is she hallucinating? I thought. It was 5 am, and looking up at the sky, all I could see were stars. That meant no clouds. Which meant no lightning. “What are you talking about?” I called over my shoulder to her. “There’s no lightning.” Her quick response came from the darkness a few feet behind me: “Your tights, dummy! Those are so cool!” Refle ..read more

This article was written by Mike Duggan, a trail runner, father and current President of the Trail Running Association of Queensland, Australia. In 2022, Mike launched Trail Running 2032, a grassroots, community-driven campaign to see trail running as a sport contested at the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic games. What was it that people reached for during the COVID 19 global pandemic? Their running shoes. Exploring the outdoors powered by your own two feet provided a healthy endeavour to locked-down individuals. It also created a whole new market of everyday people interested in the spor ..read more

Announcement from American Trail Running Association partner US Trail Running Conference. RouteArrows.com is an American Trail Running Association (ATRA) member. Family-owned event supplier provides sustainable route marking products for races. Nailsworth, England – US Trail Running Conference, presented by Marathon Printing, announces that conference exhibitor RouteArrows.com will be the Official Supplier of Route Marking Products for the 2023 USTRC Fun Runs. The 2023 edition takes place in Mukilteo, Washington, October 18-20, remaining in the Pacific Northwest for the second time in its el ..read more

Announcement from American Trail Running Association (ATRA) partner Collegiate Running Association (CRA). Southeast Ohio Trail Runners (SEOTR) is an ATRA member. Athens, Ohio – The Collegiate Running Association (CRA) and the Southeastern Ohio Trail Runners (SEOTR) successfully hosted the highly anticipated Collegiate Trail Running National Championship at Strouds Run State Park in Athens, Ohio with Stuart Terrill and Mary Kate McElroy claiming the titles. The event, held on May 12, 2023, attracted a field of talented athletes and featured a thrilling lineup of Thunderbunny events, including t ..read more

A stellar group of 42 American athletes have been named to the 2023 USATF Mountain and Trail Running Teams scheduled to compete in the 2nd World Mountain and Trail Running Championships June 7-10 in Stubai – Innsbruck, Austria. A handful of athletes – 5 in total – will compete in two events at the World Championships. There are 14 states represented among the athletes with the majority hailing from Colorado at 15. Next up Oregon and Arizona with five athletes each, four from Vermont, two from Montana, California and Utah and one each from Indiana, Alaska, Massachusetts, New York, Washington, N ..read more

A stellar group of 42 athletes have been named to the 2023 USATF Teams slated to compete in the 2nd World Mountain and Trail Running Championships June 7-10 in Stubai – Innsbruck, Austria. A handful of athletes – 5 in total – will double up to run more than one event. There are 14 states represented among the athletes with the majority hailing from Colorado at 15. Next up Oregon and Arizona with five athletes each, four from Vermont, two from Montana, California and Utah and one each from Indiana, Alaska, Massachusetts, New York, Washington, Nevada, and Idaho. Photo: Marco Gulberti, Corsa in ..read more