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[1] [2] Trail running was first recognised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (now World Athletics) in 2015 as a discipline of athletics. [3] [4] [5] ITRA has, among other things, developed a points system for ranking the difficulty of specific trail routes and tracking the performance of runners across races. [6]
This race, intentionally run in Winter to ensure harsh conditions, is regarded as one of the most difficult trail-running races in North America [citation needed]. Started in 1998 by locals businesses Black Dome Mountain Sports and Black Mountain Savings, the course has seen every type of weather imaginable...rain, ice, snow, sun...and runners ...
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Trail running is a type of running that takes place on outdoor trails, often in mountainous terrain, and often includes significant ascents and descents. Trail running is overseen by the International Trail Running Association and includes longer races. [1] [2] It is similar to both mountain and fell running (also known as hill running).
The Golden Trail Championship (GTC) was created in 2020 to replace the planned World Series which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It took places in the Azores in the form of a four-day stage race . [ 9 ]
It is run on the first Friday and Saturday in September. The race was founded by Harry Sloan in 1991, who served as race director from 1991 until 1997. [1] The current race director is John Storkamp, and the race is organized by RockSteady Running. [2] Representative view of the Superior Hiking Trail, along which the Superior 100 is run.
Runners, WS 2010. The finish line to the Western States 100 at Placer High School. The Western States Endurance Run, known commonly as the Western States 100 or Western States, is a 100.2-mile (161 km) ultramarathon that takes place on California's Sierra Nevada Mountains trails each year on the last full weekend of June.
The Western States Endurance Run is the oldest 100-mile trail run in North America. The race began in 1977, founded by Wendell Robie, of Auburn California. [161] [159] The largest ultramarathon in North America is the Marine Corp 50km. The largest 100-mile trail run is the Javelina Jundred. [162]