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ATRA

Organization

ATRA is the American Trail Running Association, a Colorado nonprofit founded in 1996 to serve mountain, ultra and trail runners. Its work includes trail advocacy, education and resources for runners and race organizers.

Organization
American Trail Running AssociationOfficial acronym expansion.Source
Founded
1996Colorado nonprofit; historical founding.Source

8 TUM reports · Published coverage below

Publication history

Coverage over time

7 editorial issues

Distinct issues per publication month. Each issue counts once.

ATRA — monthly TUM coverageFrom Jul 2024 through Nov 2026. Highest month: 2 issues. Exact counts are provided in the accessible chart description.Jul 2024: 0 editorial issuesAug 2024: 0 editorial issuesSep 2024: 0 editorial issuesOct 2024: 0 editorial issuesNov 2024: 1 editorial issueDec 2024: 0 editorial issuesJan 2025: 0 editorial issuesFeb 2025: 0 editorial issuesMar 2025: 1 editorial issueApr 2025: 0 editorial issuesMay 2025: 1 editorial issueJun 2025: 0 editorial issuesJul 2025: 1 editorial issueAug 2025: 1 editorial issueSep 2025: 0 editorial issuesOct 2025: 0 editorial issuesNov 2025: 0 editorial issuesDec 2025: 0 editorial issuesJan 2026: 0 editorial issuesFeb 2026: 0 editorial issuesMar 2026: 0 editorial issuesApr 2026: 0 editorial issuesMay 2026: 0 editorial issuesJun 2026: 2 editorial issuesJul 2026: 0 editorial issuesAug 2026: 0 editorial issuesSep 2026: 0 editorial issuesOct 2026: 0 editorial issuesNov 2026: 0 editorial issues
Jul 2024Peak 2Nov 2026

Monthly editorial issue counts: Jul 2024: 0; Aug 2024: 0; Sep 2024: 0; Oct 2024: 0; Nov 2024: 1; Dec 2024: 0; Jan 2025: 0; Feb 2025: 0; Mar 2025: 1; Apr 2025: 0; May 2025: 1; Jun 2025: 0; Jul 2025: 1; Aug 2025: 1; Sep 2025: 0; Oct 2025: 0; Nov 2025: 0; Dec 2025: 0; Jan 2026: 0; Feb 2026: 0; Mar 2026: 0; Apr 2026: 0; May 2026: 0; Jun 2026: 2; Jul 2026: 0; Aug 2026: 0; Sep 2026: 0; Oct 2026: 0; Nov 2026: 0.

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Published in TUM

Ascent wins and U.S. uphill selection pathway

Kipngeno and Gibson won the Ascent; Smith and Gibson took USATF Uphill titles. Hobbs reported that the top four eligible U.S. men and women earned automatic World Cup Finale spots for October 10 in Canada.

Published in TUM

Hobbs on The Buzz

Nancy Hobbs joined UltraSignup’s The Buzz to discuss ATRA, the USATF Mountain Ultra Trail Council, championships and national teams. The interview explores potential gains and losses from Olympic recognition; it does not establish that trail running has Olympic status.

Published in TUM

Becker wins the 2025 Speedgoat men’s race

Ryan Becker won Speedgoat 50K in 5:17:26, six seconds ahead of Erik Sorenson. TUM linked Tayte Pollmann’s ATRA recap.

Published in TUM

Pollmann’s race feature

TUM linked Tayte Pollmann’s original ATRA Speedgoat feature in 2025.

Published in TUM

The 2025 development-team invitation

TUM reported The Trail Team, ATRA and WMRA selecting six U.S. development athletes for Slovenia. The July 19 application deadline is historical.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: July 11, 2025

Published in TUM

Hooper announces the long-trail team

TUM linked ATRA’s story on the 2025 U.S. long-trail team announcement.

Published in TUM

The Trail Team’s announced 2025 roster

The Trail Team announced Emily Clarke, Shea Aquilano, Oakley Olson, Sophie Wright, Kyla Christopher-Moody, Hawk Call, Devin Pancake and Jeret Gillingham for 2025. Citing ATRA, TUM described expansion from six to eight athletes and added support.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: March 13, 2025

Published in TUM

The announced 2025 U.S. Worlds selection pathways

TUM linked ATRA’s explanation of prospective 2025 U.S. team selection criteria; no athlete is selected by this item.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: November 6, 2024

Repeated links & other mentions (1)
Repeated link

ATRA’s Jackpot preview

Published the linked championship preview.

Connections

Authored U.S. team selection-pathway report

Nancy Hobbs

Kipngeno and Gibson won the Ascent; Smith and Gibson took USATF Uphill titles. Hobbs reported that the top four eligible U.S. men and women earned automatic World Cup Finale spots for October 10 in Canada.

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Sources & notes

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Public background sources checked October 20, 2026. The selection contains 127 published issues.

Independent background research remains unresolved; dated TUM coverage and previously verified context are retained.

Independent background or identity remains unresolved within this review’s limits; dated TUM coverage and previously verified context are retained.

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Public background & sources Checked October 20, 2026

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