Tag: ptra
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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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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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Adam Merry, Nancy Jiang, Joaquín López and Lucas Nanchen, new PTRA Board members
Adam Merry, Nancy Jiang, Joaquín López and Lucas Nanchen have been elected as new PTRA Board members in the Extraordinary General Assembly that was held online on Wednesday 5th July and where major decisions were taken, like the approval of the new statutes of the Association. The Pro Trail Runners Association has 4 new board…
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PTRA releases the association Environmental Ethical Boundaries
Today, the Pro Trail Runners Association (PTRA) has released the Environmental Ethical Boundaries document that outlines a set of boundaries that we, as athletes, believe are important for ensuring that we feel comfortable participating in an event. As the number of trail races and events grows worldwide, the PTRA feel that there is increasing need…
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