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?
A “Near Miss” At Silverheels
PART 2 OF A MULTI-PART SERIES Read Part 1 HERE Note: The following is a retelling of events from the 2022 Silverheels 100-Mile Endurance Run. Information provided has been pulled from Human Potential’s Incident Report; factual info gathered from participants,...
The Cuchara Incident
PART 1 OF A MULTI-PART SERIES Note: The following is a retelling of events from the 2022 Cuchara Trail Runs. Information provided has been pulled from Human Potential’s Incident Report; factual info gathered from participants, volunteers, HPRS staff, and race...
Wildfires: Understanding Our Policies & Action
It has the potential to be a long summer in the west with regards to wildfire and smoke. In this post, HPRS RD John Lacroix discusses our plan with regards to where our responsibilities, and yours, land.
Our Commitment To The Resource
By HPRS RD John Lacroix Having grown up in New Hampshire, participating in Boy Scouts, and utilizing many of the trails maintained by The Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC), it has long been instilled in me that “we must leave it...
Covid-19 Regulations: October 2021 and Forward
By HPRS RD John Lacroix I get it, and I’m with you. We are all sick and tired of the Covid-19 Pandemic. All of us want to move on to once again living our once normal lives, and I’m right...
Which Is More Important: The Human, or “The Race”?
By HPRS Race Director John Lacroix In 2017, four years ago, I created a black and white policy regarding transgender athletes. There were no meetings, no HPRS advisory board at the time, just a race director continuing to do what...
HPRS To No Longer Host UTMB Qualifiers Citing Ironman Deal
By HPRS Race Director John Lacroix Last week it was announced that The UTMB Series of races has partnered with Ironman. From what is understood of the deal, UTMB is still the majority stakeholder of their series, with Ironman now...