Event Director Terry Chiplin has announced that the 2nd Annual Estes Trail Ascent – Trail Running Conference will be held October 9-11, 2014, hosted at the historic Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado. After a successful inaugural Conference in June 2013, attendees and fans of the sport were canvassed to help determine the program for […]
Active at Altitude 2014 Training Camp Schedule
A running camp – for many folks the reality is very different from the all run, tough, feeling sick, huge challenges that are beyond me, type of image that a running camp conjures up. In fact a running camp can be the ideal place to kick start your running, learn new skills, challenge yourself, become […]
Altitude Running Vacation in Ecuador
January 18-25 2014 – Vacation details Active at Altitude is delighted to announce a unique, exciting running and cultural vacation in Ecuador! 7 nights and 8 days with an elegant balance between training opportunities from 7,000 feet up to 14,100 feet, and wonderful cultural excursions to inspire and amaze. The vacation is based at Mountain […]
Not just another night out in Boulder, Colorado – 4 top ultrarunners bare their souls.
Boulder, Colorado has become somewhat of a mecca for ultra runners in recent times. You can head out for a trail run around Chautauqua Park or Green Mountain and stand a good chance of meeting one of the four top male ultra runners in the USA. The only problem comes that in order to chat […]
Interview with Nick Clark – 2010 review and prospects for 2011
I had the great pleasure to spend a few hours with Brit ultra runner, Nick Clark, now based in Fort Collins, Colorado. Nick first introduced me to his local trails on Horsetooth Mountain Open Space, taking me out for an 80 minute run on a glorious clear December day. Luckily for me he was on […]
Running vacations – your dream comes true!
Running continues to be a booming fitness activity in the USA, with race registrations in 2009 increasing more than 15% over the previous year. More than 72% of running events experienced growth in registrations in 2009 when compared with 2008. The data comes from Active Network, the largest provider of sports registration software in North […]