Athletes Selected for NACAC Mountain and Trail Running Championships
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Canada will be hosting the NACAC mountain running championships this year as part of the Beaver Flat 50 event. For the first time, the championships will also host a 50km trail running option. In partnership with Athletics Canada (AC), the teams for the 50km events were selected. Those representing Team Canada are Seth Marcaccio, Chris Balestrini, Simon Widmann and Mitchell Valic for the men's team and Shannon Penway, Catrin Jones, Ashley O'Hara and Gina Tranquada for the women's team. Congratulations, athletes!
See AC media release by clicking here.
National Records Ratified
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Congratulations to the athletes below, who have had the following records ratified:
NACAC Mountain & Trail Running Championships - 16 September 2023
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The first ever NACAC Mountain & Trail Running Championships will be held in Saskatchewan this September.
NACAC has previously held Mountain Running Championships without an ultradistance component. This is the first time a long trail event has been added to the NACAC championships.
Athletics Canada, in collaboration with ACU and CMRA (Canadian Mountain Running Association), has awarded the 2023 NACAC Championships, which are being hosted in Canada this year, to Beaver Flat 50. In addition to a 10km Classic Up/Down race, there will be a 50km trail race with over 2300m of elevation.
Selection criteria and the declaration (application) form can be found on the Athletics Canada website. Deadline to apply is June 18, 2023, which is one week after World Mountain & Trail Running Championships.
Read Athletics Canada's announcement here.
New M60 record
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Congratulations to the following athlete on a new age group record:
Team Canada World Trail Teams Announced for Austria
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ACU, in collaboration with Athletics Canada and Canadian Mountain Running Association, has selected 6 men and 6 women to represent Canada in each of the two ultradistance events (45km and 85km). The World Mountain and Trail Running Championships will be held in Innsbruck-Stubai from 6-10 June. ACU president, Bernadette Benson, will attend the event as a Team Coach.
Congratulations to all selected!
Click through for team announcement.
Team Canada Results for IAU 6H Global Solidarity Run
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Results have been published by the IAU. Congratulations to all who represented Canada and Canadian running in this global event. In addition to all the kilometres run, there was nearly 4000m of elevation gained, stairs run, wind chill braved, and ice traversed.
Team Canada members for the IAU 6 Hour Global Solidarity Run: 18-19 March
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Our 2023 representatives for Canada at the virtual event weekend include 6 men and 5 women. Follow along on our social media channels over the weekend to see how each person chooses to tackle 6 hours in this Global Solidarity Run!
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