Trailrunner

The following review was written by ATRA gear wrangler Sarah Barber, and features the Mount to Coast M1 trail running shoes. Product was provided for the test and review at no cost. Mount to Coast is back with a new weapon in their alpha-numeric arsenal. No longer considered a rookie in the industry, the company has earned its street cred—and trail cred—with a slew of world-class sneakers and athletes who wear them.

The following release is published with permission from World Mountain Running Association (WMRA), and features results from Sierre-Zinal, the 11th stage of the WMRA Mountain Running World Cup. Featured photo courtesy WMRA/Marco Gulberti. Zinal, Switzerland, August 8, 2026 — For more than half a century, runners from around the world have travelled to Sierre, Switzerland, to take on the 31-kilometre journey to Zinal, beneath the backdrop of the Alps’ 4,000-metre peaks.

Cristina Regalado, daughter of El Salvadorian and Mexican immigrants, trail runner, and co-founder of the Wasatch Trails Collective based in Salt Lake City, UT, completed the historic 2026 Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run not only for her own personal running goals, but to expand opportunities for underrepresented communities in the sport.

“Trail running has opened the door to the exploration of the world. All the challenges and good times with which this avenue has given me keeps me in pursuit of my potential. I want to see how far I can go in running, and in life.” —Ali Papillon Ali Papillon is drawn to trail running in ways few runners his age are.

The following release is published with permission from World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) and features a preview of the Sierre-Zinal race to be held August 8. Featured photo courtesy WMRA/Marco Gulberti. This weekend the 2026 Mountain Running World Cup rolls into Switzerland for one of the highlights of the mountain running calendar – Sierre-Zinal. First held in 1974, Sierre-Zinal is recognised as the oldest race of its kind in Europe.

“I don’t consider myself world class at any of the activities I do. Everywhere I go, I realize there’s people that are ten times more hardcore than me, but I still have fun doing what I’m doing.” —Quinn Kunz Quinn Kunz runs trails not to accomplish anything groundbreaking, but rather to break ground.

The following review features the newly released POVEC C1 Electrochromic Sunglasses. Product was provided at no charge for the test and review. Who would have ever thought sunglasses to be anything but simple. Take a pair out of a case and put them on. Done. Enter POVEC. Anything but simple, from the packaging to the time investment getting these sunnies ready for action. Not a good initial reaction, but…read on my friends because my skepticism over these complicated shades has begun to wane.

Ryan Montgomery, professional Janji-sponsored trail runner based in Park City, UT, broke the mythical fourteen hour barrier at the 2026 Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run. This historical endurance challenge, held since 1977, has attracted the greatest athletes in the sport — Courtney Dauwalter, Kilian Jornet, Abby Hall, Jim Walmsley, Ann Trason, Anton Krupicka, and many more—all of whom have never cracked the fourteen hour mark.

ATRA gear wrangler Sarah Barber provides the following test and review of Salomon’s Genesis 2 S/LAB trail running shoe. Product was provided at no cost for the test and review. Salomon is a corporate member of ATRA.

For nearly a decade, Irene Molina Gonzalez has been a champion of science-based, personalized coaching for trail and ultra runners. In a sport where there’s growing problems for coaches including misinformation, non-credential-based coaching, and overall much noise based on trends instead of real science, Molina Gonzalez uses her extensive background in sports and exercise science to improve a runner’s understanding of proper training, nutrition, and recovery.