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...
LIVE TRACKING – Our Challenges, and A How To For Loved Ones
By HPRS Race Director John Lacroix “My son is running in your event this weekend and I want to know exactly where he is, how can I live track him?” I couldn’t even begin to venture a guess on how...
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....
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...
You Gotta Slow Down
By HPRS Runner Ben Liddle On my way to Fairplay for Last Call 50 weekend, I picked up a hitchhiking thru-hiker crossing the Colorado Trail at US285 (Kenosha Pass). He needed a ride to town, and I needed the karma....
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.
High Praise From Our Community
Over the last few months, the amount of correspondence HPRS receives has increased above the norm. We’ve shared some of the correspondence we’ve shared as of late as pertains to our policy update on Gender Identity; and the one’s we’ve...
A Note On Running Safety
By HPRS Community Member D.M. Hess In light of the ultrarunning tragedy in China and frequent conversations around personal and race director accountability, I have been thinking a lot about how I and others work to mitigate risk related to...