It was a big weekend for high-level mountain running races, with the U.S. Mountain Running Championships, the European and the Off-Road Running Championships and GoPro Mountain Games taking center stage. But there were plenty of big ultra-distance races, too, including the Old Dominion 100, Scout Mountain 100, and Rose Canyon Ultra, plus gruelingly fun races like the Death by Staircase, Pi in the Sky and Malibu Canyon Trail Races.
Also, another Olympic marathoner is throwing his hat into the trail running ring. Plus catch up on the latest podcasts below, including Sage Canaday’s discussion about why he turned age-group runner and influencer Cam Hanes into USADA after admitting to taking prohibited substances during a recent race.
Read more in this week’s Trail and Ultra News Recap for June 8 below, cutting through the noise to the trail running headlines you don’t want to miss from media outlets across the sport. And be sure to browse for your next trail or ultra race on UltraSignup.
Race Results and News Recap for June 8
Coppi, Rayle Win U.S. Mountain Running Titles
The 2026 U.S. Mountain Running Championships were held on Sunday at the Sunapee Scramble in Sunapee, New Hampshire, on a course that featured two demanding laps on and around Mount Sunapee, sending runners up steep summer ski trails before descending back down and ultimately finishing at the base area. Covering 8.2 miles with 3,400 feet of total climbing and descending, the course combined sustained uphill efforts with fast, rugged descents.
The top four American men and women earned spots on the U.S. Mountain Running Team that will compete in the WMRA World Cup Classic finale in Quebec, Canada on October 10-11. The Broken Arrow 23K race on June 21 will be the sole selection race for the 2026 USATF Long Mountain Team that will compete in Poland on September 19, at the WMRA World Cup Long Distance Mountain Running finale.
Mason Coppi delivered a commanding performance to win the men’s race at the 2026 U.S. Mountain Running Championships at the Sunapee Scramble, pulling away from the field to claim victory in 1:09:48 and finishing more than a minute ahead of the competition. His breakthrough run on the steep, technical course earned him the $10,000 winner’s paycheck and also improved upon his runner-up finish from 2025, turning last year’s near miss into a national title-winning effort. Dan Curts (1:11:03) of Lebanon, New Hampshire, edged Christian Allen, 28, of Orem, Utah (1:11:26). Ares Reading, 25, (1:13:25) of Boulder, Colorado, placed fourth to earn the final spot on the U.S. team.
In the women’s race, Élisa Morin, a 29-year-old Canadian runner, surged on the second-lap descent to earn the victory in 1:23:52 and take home the $10,000 winner’s prize. Maya Rayle, 26, of Missoula, Montana, finished just 7 seconds behind to claim the U.S. title, but Morin’s aggressive downhill running proved decisive on the steep, technical course. Boulder, Colorado-based runners Rena Schwartz, 26, (1:26:18), Courtney Coppinger, 31, (1:26:26) and Tayler Tuttle, 29, (1:26:41) finished third, fourth and fifth, respectively, to round out the U.S. podium,. Kasie Enman, 46, (1:27:55) of Huntington, Vermont, the winner of the 2011 World Mountain Running Championships, placed sixth in 1:27:55.
Watch the video highlight reel here.
Full Results: Sunapee Scramble
Parker, Olson Claim Collegiate Mountain Running Titles
In the collegiate championships,University of Vermont Darius Parker (1:14:22) outran Dylan Flewelling (1:17:08) of Keene State College and Shepard Livingston (1:22:53.81) of Quinnipiac University to win the 2026 Collegiate Mountain Running National Championships. In the women’s collegiate championship race, Florida State graduate student Oakley Olson (1:34:33) delivered an equally impressive championship performance, conquering Mount Sunapee’s steep climbs and technical descents to win the collegiate national title in 1:34:33.31. The former USATF U20 National Team member was also the 2024 Collegiate Mountain Running National Champion while an undergraduate student at Utah Valley University. Gabby DeAngelis (1:42:40.65) of the University of New Hampshire finished second, while Evelyn Wool (1:45:54.84) of the University of Maine completed the podium.
Full Results: Sunapee Scramble
Tranchand, Wyder win Euro Off-Road Championships
French runner Frédéric Tranchand (3:55:14) won the 52K race of the European Athletics Off-Road Running Championships on Saturday in Slovenia after blowing apart the lead group and running solo through the race’s downhill second half. Just weeks removed from a runner-up finish at the Zegama Marathon, Italy’s Daniel Pattis (3:59:54) again finished second, overcoming stomach issues during the latter stages to clock 3:59. France’s Antoine Charvolin (4:05:13), last year’s TDS champion, completed the podium in third overall.
Judith Wyder (Switzerland) controlled the women’s 52K race from the front, bouncing back from a sixth-place finish at Zegama Marathon less than a month ago to take a decisive victory here in 4:36. Just 14 seconds separated second and third, with Spain’s María Teresa La Chica (4:40:24) edging Sweden’s Emma Eriksson (4:40:38). La Chica added another strong result after finishing second at the Chianti Ultra Trail 46K earlier this year, while Eriksson was racing for the first time outside of Sweden.
In Friday’s uphill championships, Great Britain’s Jacob Adkin (49:21) dominated the race over Sweden’s Petter Engdahl (51:28) and Italy’s Andrea Elia (51:40). Morven Goodrum (Great Britain) dominated the women’s race in 58:00. Racing in her first international competition, Goodrum had a good run and outran Germany’s Laura Hottenrott (60:31) and France’s Nélie Clément (60:42).
Read More: iRunFar
Smith, Lincks win GoPro Mountain Games 10K
Cam Smith, a 2026 Winter Olympian in skimo racing, won the 10K Spring Runoff at the GoPro Mountain Games in Vail, Colorado, in 42:45 ($2,750), while four-time Pikes Peak Marathon winner Jonathan Aziz (43:29) outran defending champ Tyler McCandless (44:13).
In the women’s race, Janelle Lincks earned the $2,750 prize with a winning time of 51:39 over former Colorado School of Mines runner Grace Strongman finished second in 53:02 ahead of Emily LaMena (53:09).
In the 20K races, Eli Hemming (1:24:46) and Tabor Hemming (1:43:44) won the men’s and women’s races, respectively.
Read More: iRunFar
Rich, Hauska Set Rose Canyon Ultra 50-Mile CRs
At the Rose Canyon Ultra in Herriman, Utah, both Jesse rich (8:43) and Katherine Hauska (12:22) set new course records in the 50-mile race. Baylee Vogler and Steve Meads won the 50k in 5:27 and 5:09, and Vogler’s time too was a new course record.
Full results: UltraSignup
Green, Hardin Win Scout Mountain 100
The 12th edition of the Scout Mountain Ultras in Pocatello, Idaho, featured three ultramarathon distances—100 miles, 50 miles, and 50K—with the flagship 100-miler starting Friday as both a Hardrock 100 and Western States qualifier. The women’s 100-mile race saw three athletes finish under the previous course record, led by Caroline Hardin, who shattered the mark by nearly an hour with a winning time of 24:25:02. Kayla Martin followed in second at 24:44:49, while Devon Yanko completed the podium in third in 25:03:46.
In the men’s 100-miler, Tyler Green dominated from the front to set a new course record of 19:48:42, chopping 50 minutes off the previous mark and becoming the first runner ever to break 20 hours on the demanding course. Mike McMonagle claimed second in 21:16:01, with Bryan Gensits taking third in 22:06:53.
Read More: UltraRunning Magazine
Leblond, Rypinski Win Old Dominion 100
In the Old Dominion 100, one of the oldest 100-mile ultramarathons in the U.S., Olivier Leblond (17:33) earned the win in the men’s race for the seventh time. Siqi Wu was second and Shawn McDermott came in third. In the women’s race, Tatiana Rypinski was the winner (20:40) over Victoria Haynes and Laura Trissel.
Results: UltraSignup (when available)
Brinkman, Campbell win Dam Yeti 50-Mile Races
At the Dam Yeti 50-mile race in Damascus, Virginia, Michael Brinkman earned the win in 6:10:33, the second-fastest men’s Dam Yeti 50 course time ever. Zachary Lister was M2 and fourth overall in 6:43:32. Noah Russ (6:53:24) snagged the final men’s podium spot and placed fifth overall. In the women’s race, Leigh Campbell in 6:19:54. Campbell clocked the second-fastest women’s course time ever and placed second overall. Audrey Carter was the second woman and third overall runner across the line in 6:29:44. Kimberly Fagen ran to an F3 and seventh overall finish in 7:10:16. In the 50K races, Tyler Haar (4:09:29) and Therese Howe (4:30:03) were the winners.
Read More: UltraRunning Magazine
More Coverage of Trail and Ultra Races
Check out additional race results for Death by Staircase, Pi in the Sky, Vashon Island Ultramarathon & Trail Run, Light at the End of the Tunnel, Three Sisters Ultra Festival, PCT 50, Ridge to Rails, Tuscarora Half Ass 25K and 15K, Frost Town Trail Festival, Chocorua Mountain Race, Race to the Top of Bradford, Marsh Peak Madness, Sharlie Shuffle, Race to the Lake, Taskinas Creek Half Marathon, Sawmill Ultra, Malibu Canyon Trail Races, Grasshopper Peak Redwoods Run, FootZone Dirty Half, and Bradbury Scuffle.
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UltraRunning’s Ultra Weekend Recap: June 7
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iRunFar’s This Week in Running: June 8
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Training and Inspiration
Olympian Rory Linkletter Racing Broken Arrow Ascent
Olympian and 2:06 marathoner Rory Linkletter has been added to the field for the Broken Arrow Ascent in California, this month. While it isn’t Linkletter’s first-ever trail race, it will be his first elite start at a major mountain-running event.
Read More: Canadian Running
A Practical Guide To Hydration for Trail Runners
Hydration is one of the most important components of trail running, but it’s also one of the most misunderstood. Fluid and sodium needs vary greatly from one runner to the next, and they can shift dramatically depending on the conditions of a race, depending on the temperature, humidity, altitude, intensity, and even time of day. Understanding your own baseline hydration needs during both training and racing is an essential component of succeeding on race day, and being able to adapt your strategy given the conditions of your race is key.
Read More: UltraSignup’s Trailhead Media
Strength Training for Trail Running Durability
Strength training has earned a reputation among trail runners akin to flossing: you know you should be doing it, but you don’t always prioritize it until something goes really, really wrong. It used to be seen as auxiliary to running, injury prevention at its best. Increasingly, though, it’s getting attention as a key factor in endurance and durability.
Read More: UltraSignup’s Trailhead Media
The Best Trail Running In and Around U.S. National Parks
Here’s a quick rundown about some of the best running trails inside some of the most prominent U.S. national parks and some races you’ll find a stone’s throw from those parks in the same region.
Read More: UltraSignup’s Trailhead Media
Why Travellers are Choosing Holidays that Hurt
Forget relaxing on holiday; more travellers opting for physically punishing adventures in some of the world’s toughest places.
Read More: BBC
French Ultrarunner Aims for FKT on Pacific Crest Trail
A French ultrarunner set out on Sunday morning in the Southern California desert with the hope of becoming the fastest person to trek the 2,600-mile Pacific Crest Trail. Aurélien Sanchez, a 35-year-old engineer from Toulouse, has been stacking up accolades and building towards a rendezvous with the PCT for years. He set a speed record on the John Muir Trail in 2018—in 3 days and 10 hours, which still holds as the fastest south-to-north unsupported run of the 223-mile route—and completed a 560-mile crossing of the Pyrenees in 2020. He is also one of the few runners to finish the notoriously brutal Barkley’s Marathon in Tennessee, in which participants must conquer 60,000 vertical feet in under 60 hours. The supported FKT of 46 days, 12 hours and 50 minutes was set by Belgium’s Karl Sabbe in 2023.
Read More: San Francisco Chronicle
Why China is Ultrarunning’s Next Frontier
What began as a marathon boom in China has matured into something deeper. Call it curiosity. A quest. Or even a crucible. How far can you go when you feel you can’t go on? And what do you discover about yourself in the process? Either way, China is emerging as an intriguing global hub for the sport.
Read More: CGTN
Podcasts
The Buzz Burrell Podcast: Nancy Hobbs, USATF MUT Chair and co-founder of ATRA
Most runners have no idea who actually administers their sport, and that’s exactly the point. Nancy Hobbs co-founded the American Trail Running Association in 1996, helped create USATF’s Mountain Ultra Trail Council, and chaired it for decades. Buzz Burrell sits down with one of the people who quietly built competitive trail running in America to ask the questions nobody puts on a finish-line banner.
VO2Max Productions; Clean Sport in Marathon and Ultra-Trail Running? Why I took action
Elite-level trail runner Sage Canaday talks about why he turned Cam Hanes into USADA after the age-group trail runner and bowhunter admitted to using banned substances during the Eugene Marathon.
