Athlete

Andy Wacker

Mountain runner

Andy Wacker is a trail runner and founder of The Trail Team. His team biography lists four national trail championships, providing context for his appearances in U.S. mountain-racing fields.

8 TUM reports · Published coverage below

Publication history

Coverage over time

6 editorial issues

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Jul 2024Peak 2Nov 2026

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In The Ultra Minute

Newest first

June 6, 2025Published in TUM

Sunapee’s men and U.S. qualifiers

Finished fifth at Sunapee in 2025.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: June 6, 2025

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March 28, 2025Published in TUM

Wacker wins Big Alta 28K

Andy Wacker won in a course-record 1:47:15, ahead of Darren Thomas in 1:55:09 and Johen Deleon in 2:00:16.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: March 28, 2025

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March 28, 2025Published in TUM

Darren Thomas recounts Big Alta

Darren Thomas published a first-person account of his Big Alta 28K runner-up weekend, including an injury scare and pursuit of Andy Wacker.

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March 20, 2025Published in TUM

Separate Big Alta 50k and 28k fields

Listed in the preview’s 2025 Big Alta 28K field.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: March 20, 2025

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January 24, 2025Published in TUM

The Trail Team’s application window

Andy Wacker’s TrailTeam accepted applications through February 9,2025 for U. S.-based athletes aged 20–30 focused on sub-ultra trail racing, offering mentorship and practical support.

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January 10, 2025Published in TUM

Wacker leaves Salomon; next brand unconfirmed

Andy Wacker announced leaving Salomon after four years. TUM explicitly qualified its inference from an Arc’teryx shoe photo, so this item does not establish an Arc’teryx contract.

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January 10, 2025Published in TUM

Running Long discusses The Trail Team

Francesco Puppi interviewed Andy Wacker on Running Long about The Trail Team, its mentoring work and future plans. The source explicitly identified Wacker as its founder.

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December 11, 2024Published in TUM

USATF’s 2024 MUT honors

TUM reported Lauren Gregory and Christian Allen as Mountain Runners of the Year, Rachel Drake and David Sinclair as Trail Runners of the Year, and Courtney Olsen and Sinclair as Ultra Runners of the Year. Jamil Coury received Contributor of the Year. The item also linked Gregory’s Freetrail interview and Andy Wacker/Emily Schmitz’s ATRA explainer; these are distinct awards, media and authorship attributions.

Event date: 2024 · TUM publication: December 11, 2024

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Connections

Won men’s 28K · 1:47:15 course record

Big Alta

Andy Wacker won in a course-record 1:47:15, ahead of Darren Thomas in 1:55:09 and Johen Deleon in 2:00:16.

Source

Named founder in January 2025

The Trail Team

Andy Wacker’s TrailTeam accepted applications through February 9,2025 for U. S.-based athletes aged 20–30 focused on sub-ultra trail racing, offering mentorship and practical support.

Source

Departure announced in January 2025

Salomon

Andy Wacker announced leaving Salomon after four years. TUM explicitly qualified its inference from an Arc’teryx shoe photo, so this item does not establish an Arc’teryx contract.

Source

Discussed The Trail Team in January 2025

Running Long

Francesco Puppi interviewed Andy Wacker on Running Long about The Trail Team, its mentoring work and future plans. The source explicitly identified Wacker as its founder.

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Sources & notes

Coverage details

Published 2025-06-06: Finished fifth at Sunapee in 2025.Dated source account; publication/event/processing timestamps remain distinct.Source
2025 Big Alta 28K: Men’s win · 01:47:1528K category, separate from the 50K field.Source

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Public background sources checked October 28, 2026. The selection contains 127 published issues.

The Trail Team Undated original biography; inspected October28,2026 · Checked Oct 28, 2026

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Public background & sources Checked October 28, 2026

Career context from one original public source. TUM’s dated reporting appears below.

This is a limited career snapshot, checked October 28, 2026. Source publication dates and event dates are shown separately.

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Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2025-06-06
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Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2025-03-28
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Public source linked by TUMopen.substack.com · linked in 2025-04-18
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Public source linked by TUMopen.substack.com · linked in 2025-03-28
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Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2025-03-20
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Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2025-01-24
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Public source linked by TUMtrail-team.com · linked in 2025-01-24
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Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2025-01-10
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Public source linked by TUMpodcasts.apple.com · linked in 2025-01-10
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Published TUM issueThe Ultra Minute · 2024-12-11
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Public source linked by TUMtrailrunner.com · linked in 2024-12-11
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Public source linked by TUMtrailrunner.com · linked in 2024-12-11
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