2023 US Trail Running Conference - Webinar Series

The US Trail Running Conference is excited to announce details for our hugely popular webinar series that starts in February 2023.

These webinars have been specifically created for race directors, provided by the US Trail running Conference (USTRC) working in partnership with the American Trail Running Association (ATRA).

Each webinar covers a specific subject that our survey has revealed are critical to help Race Directors produce viable, successful, sustainable, trail races. Each webinar will provide a toolkit for Race Directors with key deliverables that can be implemented to effect positive outcomes.

Note that each of the webinar series will be available as a recording after the live session – each registrant will receive a link for the recording for each of the webinars that they have registered for.

Here are the session details – note that session dates may be subject to change:

• Session 1 - Race Courses - design, markings, safety & communications - February 23, 2023 10.00 am - 11.00 am MST
  • • Peter Maksimow, Panelist - Race Director for Spartan Trail, Barr Trail Mountain Race, and Event Specialist for the American Trail Running Association
    • Amy Rusiecki - Vermont 100
      
    • Steve Aderholt - Cocodona 250 & One Step Events
    • Terry Chiplin, Moderator - US Trail Running Conference
    • Who is this for? Race directors and event organizers who are interested in hearing how to create safer. smoother running and more efficient races
      
      
• Session 2 - Race Courses - logistics, parking, aid stations & spectators - March 28, 2023 10.00 am - 11.00 am MST
  • • Luis Escobar - All We Do is Run, Race Director Spartan Trail
    • Anna Hosford - Event Director, Vacation Races
    • Michele Hartwig - Ornery Mule Racing, Dirt Trail Running Podcast
    • Terry Chiplin, Moderator - US Trail Running Conference
    • Who is this for? Race directors and event organizers who are interested in improving their race logistics
      
      
• Session 3 - Putting on zero carbon races - April 25, 2023 10.00 am - 11.00 am MST
  • • Aimee Kohler - The Running Kind, Race Director Spartan Trail
    • Porter Bratten - Evergreen trail Runs, Orca Running
    • Claire Lafave - Native
    • Terry Chiplin, Moderator - US Trail Running Conference
    • Who is this for? Race directors and event organizers who are interested in taking actions to move the sport to zero carbon events
      
      
• Session 4 - Leveraging Technology - how using latest tech can help grow your race - May 25, 2023 10.00 am - 11.00 am MST
  • • Arash Kia, ActiveTrack
    • Paul Kirsch, Sunapee Scramble
    • Tom Hooper, Sunapee Scramble
      
    • Aric Manning, Trail manners Podcast
    • Terry Chiplin, Moderator - US Trail Running Conference
    • Who is this for? Race directors and event organizers who are interested in taking actions to help grow their races and their brand using the latest technologies available in the sport make the sport
      
      
• Session 5 - Global Campfire - how supporting mental health can grow your race - June 22, 2023 1.00 pm - 2.00 pm MST
  • • Anna Christophorou - Speed Freaks, Aotearoa
    • Chris Pike - Crater Rim RD, Aotearoa
    • Mal Law - The WILD, Aotearoa
    • Sarah Strong - Bigger Than the Trail, United States
    • Kim Levinsky - Sassquad Trail Running, United States
    • Claude Umuhire - The Running Charity, UK
    • Terry Chiplin, Moderator - US Trail Running Conference
    • Who is this for? Race directors and event organizers who are interested in engaging with local and global mental health communities and attracting more runners to a sport that can help those communities
      
      
• Session 6 - Sustainability in Trail Running, an Inconvenient Truth - July 25, 2023 10.00 am - 11.00 am MST
  • • Shannon O'Grady - Gnarly Nutrition
      
    • Sam Burke - Tarkine Running
    • Steve Aderholt - One Step Events & Cocodona 250
    • Bruce Rayner - Athletes for a Fit Planet
    • Terry Chiplin, Moderator - US Trail Running Conference
    • Who is this for? Race Directors and event organizers who are seeking ground breaking ways for their events to become more sustainable
      
      
• Session 7 - Innovative ideas on how to grow your race - August 24, 2023 10.00 am to 11.00 am MST
  
  • • Briston Rains - Texas Outlaw Running Company
    • Tim Tollefson - Mammoth Trail Fest
      
    • Kim Field - All Things Fun Sports
    • Terry Chiplin, Moderator - US Trail Running Conference
    • Who is this for? Race directors and event organizers who are interested in utilizing innovative ideas to help grow their race or races
      
      
• Session 8 - Creating a culture of respect for women on the trails – September 21, 2023 10.00 am to 11.00 am MST
  
  • • Patti Flynn - Coach at EndureTogether
      
    • Kelsey Banaszynski - Freestone Endurance
    • Kelsey Long - Indigenous woman runner & run team co-founder
    • Joe Stringbean McConaughy - sponsored male white athlete, and vocal supporter for equity for women runners in the sport
    • Terry Chiplin, Moderator - US Trail Running Conference
    • Who is this for? Race directors and event organizers who are interested in creating an equitable space for female identifying athletes in the sport

Registration Information - access is free for the complete webinar series or individual sessions. Note you will need to register in order to receive access details for each webinar. If you are unable to make the live time for a webinar, you will be able to view a recording of each session within 24 hours after the live session time.