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HPRS Podcast – Episode 66: Transitions

Take a run with The Human Potential Running Series podcast. For Episode 66, HPRS Race Director John Lacroix discusses change and transitions. Change can be terrifying to the point that some people avoid it. It can also be necessary to...

May 24, 2025

Keeping Trail and Ultra Affordable at HPRS

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Keeping Trail and Ultra Affordable at HPRS

As I opened and closed the 2024 HPRS RegFest Event, I spoke from the heart about the elephant in the room; that elephant being the uncertainty of how our economy would perform in the coming year and, subsequently, the amount...

March 20, 2025

Congress Passes EXPLORE Act. Huge Win for Outdoor Recreation On Federal Lands

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Congress Passes EXPLORE Act. Huge Win for Outdoor Recreation On Federal Lands

Washington DC – Yesterday (December 19, 2024), The United States Senate passed H.R.6492, The Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act, or simply known as The EXPLORE Act. HPRS owner and race director John Lacroix has volunteered a tremendous amount...

December 20, 2024

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Understanding Cut-Offs

Cutoffs are the topic of much conversation around the trail and ultra world, never more so than on race day when you’re running up against them. So let’s talk about them; why we have them, how they’re configured, and the...

August 25, 2024

Technological Advancements To Change The Way We Trail and Ultra

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Technological Advancements To Change The Way We Trail and Ultra

Over the last month or so there have been a lot of announcements regarding technological advancements that could ultimately have a profoundly positive impact on trail and ultramarathon running’s future. We wanted to highlight these announcements so that runners and...

June 23, 2024

The Many Nuances Between Road, Triathlon, and Trail Running Events. For Beginners

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The Many Nuances Between Road, Triathlon, and Trail Running Events. For Beginners

One thing that we’ve noticed in 2024 is that there appears to be a massive influx of new trail and ultra marathon runners, most of whom have come over from road racing and/or triathlons. The number of new runners is...

June 10, 2024

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Adjustments To Our Volunteer Program

This year the Human Potential Running Series (HPRS) has assembled a group of community members, participants from our races, to serve in a volunteer role as part of a Focus Group. Through the spring, this group worked diligently to suggest...

August 31, 2023

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Updated Dog Policy For Volunteers

Recently in the HPRS Private Facebook Group, HPRS ambassador Derek Talbott asked an important question, “What are your biggest barriers that prevent you from volunteering?” “If you have the time to train, you have time to volunteer. If you have...

July 3, 2023

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