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PTRA position about the new UTMB Mont-Blanc travel policy
In the past weeks the Pro Trail Runners Association has been in talks with Hoka UTMB Mont-Blanc and its directors regarding their new sustainable travel policy that was announced on wednesday 10th June. The elite athlete and leader of our Environmental Working Group Hillary Gerardi was present at the press conference in Chamonix, as a representative…
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Rosanna Buchauer, Tim Tollefson and Ida Nilsson are elected as new PTRA Board members
Ida Nilsson (Sweden), Rosanna Buchauer (Austria) and Tim Tollefson (USA) have been elected as new PTRA Board Members after the 2025 General Assembly held online on Monday 14th April. They’ll be leading certain working groups like Antidoping, Women Equality or Competition on top on taking major decisions along with the other board members. Their energy,…
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The PTRA, involved in the World Athletics Advisory Group on Mountain and Trail Running
Since last year, the PTRA has been involved in the World Athletics (WA) Advisory Group on Mountain and Trail Running. This working group has been organized by World Athletics to advise the WA Competition Commission on all things regarding mountain and trail. Together with International Trail Running Association, World Mountain Running Association, IAU and WA…
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PTRA TALK 3: “Physiological and psychological demands of training for elite trail runners”
Hosted by the PTRA Founders and elite athletes Francesco Puppi & Kilian Jornet, it will be celebrated on 10th February at 7PM CET and open to everyone. The PTRA is thrilled to present the third event of the PTRA TALKS Series to be celebrated on the 10th February at 7PM CET with the subject “Physiological…
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Introducing the PTRA TALKS for elite athletes
Starting in 16th January with “Athletes & Brands Relationship. Running Contracts” and continuing on the 22nd January with “Resumption of Running for Postpartum Athletes” The PTRA is happy to present some exciting news for this year, starting for a Series of PTRA TALKS for elite athletes. They’ll be free for all the PTRA members, recorded…
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REUNIÓN ENTRE ATLETAS DE ÉLITE DE HABLA HISPANA Y LA PTRA
Apreciados atletas: La Pro Trail Runners Association es una asociación sin ánimo de lucro formada por atletas profesionales y de élite de trail de todo el mundo con el objetivo de defender sus intereses, desarrollar el deporte en áreas como antidoping, competición, paridad femenina o medio ambiente. Uno de nuestros grupos de trabajo es el…
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PTRA LAUNCHES THE WOMEN IN TRAILRUNNING FUND
The Professional Trail Running Association (PTRA) is a global athlete-run nonprofit dedicated to upholding values of the trail running community. The PTRA Women’s Equality Workgroup works with the PTRA Accessibility, Inclusion, and Diversity (AID) Workgroup on the “Here for the Women’s Race” campaign. The money raised in this initiative aims to increase visibility of untold…
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PTRA COLLABORATION WITH THE NEW UTMB WORLD SERIES ANTI-DOPING POLICY
As PTRA we are happy to have contributed to the talks with UTMB Group to work for a new anti-doping policy in the UTMB World Series to support the growth of the sport and guarantee the integrity and transparency of the competition. This anti-doping testing and framework that you’ll see implemented as in-competition controls as…
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PTRA POSITION REGARDING UTMB AND THE LETTER OF ZACH MILLER AND KILIAN JORNET
On January 23rd 2024, a meeting between UTMB, Kilian Jornet, Zach Miller and the Pro Trail Runners Association was held. The meeting was initiated by UTMB after an email that Kilian and Zach sent out to the top 15 ranked men and women trail runners (based on the UTMB index), expressing concerns on the current…
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PTRA POSITION REGARDING DACIA-UTMB PARTNERSHIP
As trail running continues to grow and expand, more and more non-running and mountain-related companies have recognized the potential economic value of associating their brands with our sport. While it is exciting to see growth in popularity and support of events and athletes, this is a real turning point and we should be thinking about…
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