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New USFS Cost Recovery Proposal Threatens Trail Running

Friends, Trail and ultrarunning needs you. I get it. Someone sounds the alarm, and you immediately start questioning if there is really a reason to worry. We live in a society where unless something is directly affecting you, in your...

June 16, 2023

<strong>Behind the Scenes at The Franklin Mountains Trail Runs</strong>

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Behind the Scenes at The Franklin Mountains Trail Runs

By HPRS RD John Lacroix There is a lot of push and pull working as a full-time race director. There are tremendous victories, and gut punching failures. There is a lot that goes on behind the scenes that few runners...

January 25, 2023

Our Commitment To Accessibility: Podiums, Age Groups, and Awards.

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Our Commitment To Accessibility: Podiums, Age Groups, and Awards.

By HPRS RD John Lacroix This article is part 2 in a multi-part series that discusses our commitment to accessibility at HPRS. You can read part 1 by Clicking Here, an article that focuses on entry fees and discounts. In...

October 27, 2022

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Our Commitment To Accessibility

By HPRS RD John Lacroix Since its inception in 2014, The Human Potential Running Series has been committed to accessibility of trail and ultrarunning events by way of ensuring our events are affordable regardless of one’s socio-economic status. We have...

October 7, 2022

From the RD Interest

Why Dogs Aren’t Allowed

By HPRS Owner and RD John Lacroix Some of the more divisive policies of any race or race series, are policies focusing on dogs. In this article, I’m going to tell you the story that explains why dogs are not...

September 15, 2022

From the RD Interest

Rise of the 200-Miler

By HPRS Race Director John Lacroix It was November 2008 when I directed the first 200-Mile trail ultramarathon in the world. Five runner’s showed up to the starting line of the 200 mile run that had a 72 hour cutoff....

September 2, 2022

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Incidents Part 4 – A HPRS Town Hall

PART 4 OF A MULTI-PART SERIES Read Part 1 Here: The Cuchara Incident Read Part 2 Here: A “Near-Miss” At Silverheels Read Part 3 Here: Hindsight Is 20/20 Note: The following is a continuation discussing events centered around the 2022 Cuchara Trail Runs...

July 26, 2022

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Incidents Part 3 – Hindsight Is 20/20

I want to ask everyone a serious question – Of these two incidents (Cuchara & Silverheels) which of them was the more serious of the two?

July 20, 2022

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