Which team are YOU on? ☀️ 🧊 🏃🏽‍♀️ There’s a certain kind of crazy here in the desert. You’ll find these wacky types training on the trails all summer long, even when the temperatures are truly soaring. 🔥 These wild ones are known as our desert dwellers who are training for big fall races, because even in triple digits, the show must go on! Word on the streets though is that arm sleeves and bandanas really do make all the difference when it comes to running in high heat and exposure. They provide decent sun protection and if you’ve planned a looped long run, stuffing them with ice before heading out on your next loop can keep one running comfortably until the sun goes down. Have YOU tried them? Are you on Team Ice 🧊 Team No Ice 🚫🧊, or Team I Stay Indoors? 🍹 Tell us your thoughts, tips or tricks for surviving summer desert running in the comments below! 📸 of @letters_from_earth_ who is currently training for @javelinajundred

Big prizes, epic trails and memorable experiences await at the Fall 2023 Desert Runner Trail Series! 🏜️ Registration is now open for the Fall Desert Runner Trail Series and this year is set to be bigger and better than ever. On top of what already is an incredible series of premiere trail races, we’ve added to the excitement by offering major incentives for the winners of the ultra distances races within the series: 🦂 Cave Creek Thriller 50K 🦂 Men’s and Women’s winners will receive free entry into Black Canyon. ⛰️ Pass Mountain 50K AND 50M ⛰️Men’s and Women’s winners in each race will receive free entry into Black Canyon. 🐺 Frenzy 50K 🐺 Men’s and Women’s winners will receive free entry into Black Canyon. 🐺 Frenzy 50M 🐺 Men’s and women’s fields will be competing for a cash prize purse (to be announced at later date). Heightened competition will only add to the energy of already exciting events that truly have a race experience for all. Each race will feature a unique finish line experience full of brand and community partners helping keep the energy high. With distance options as short as 5k all the way up to 50 miles and everything in between, the DRT Series is perfect for both beginners and elites alike. All of the above, paired with the ability to save money by committing to all three races with our 7 Series Pass options tailor made for you and your running goals make this series incredibly hard to pass up! There is arguably no better place for trail running in the country in the Fall/Winter months than the Sonoran southwest, Join us this fall for an incredible experience as we showcase some of the best trails the Maricopa County Regional Parks has to offer at the Fall DRT Series! Check out the link in our bio to secure your spot today.

Are you ready to make this summer your most epic mountain running summer yet? Then do the DUO: The Mountain Duo of Silverton Alpine and Kendall Mountain Run this July 8-9! Spend the weekend in Silverton and truly sink your teeth into the San Juans by taking on Silverton Alpine and Kendall Mountain Run. Silverton Alpine starts the weekend off on Saturday with a 50k, Marathon or 8 mile option on the iconic and breathtaking Alpine Loop. Take a step back in time as you journey passed historic mining towns and take in phenomenal views. Rest up post race at the party at the finish line in Memorial Park for the following day’s extravaganza, Kendall Mountain Run! Start downtown and tap the summit in the 12 miler, or get your feet wet and your lungs burning in the shorter but still sweet, 11k option. Sound like your kind of challenge? You’ll definitely have all the bragging rights for the rest of the summer AND save on registration when you sign up for both. 😉 So, what do you say? Link in bio to make 2023 your summer to become a true mountain goat with us in Silverton at Silverton Alpine and Kendall Mountain Run! 🐏 ⛰️

We’re HIRING! 🎨 Be a part of the production team that creates beautiful wooden works of art like these ☝️ Aravaipa Artworx, the creative branch here at Aravaipa Running, is currently seeking a full or part time Production Crew Member at our Phoenix based headquarters. If you enjoy working with your hands, are self motivated, detail and quality oriented, and most importantly, like having fun, this is the job for YOU! Head to the link in bio to learn more and apply now!

Colorful Colorado is calling…Colorado Springs, that is, NEXT weekend at the 2023 edition of Ring The Springs! 💍 🏔️ Escape to the mountains for the weekend and join us in gorgeous Colorado Springs in one of four distance options that will take you on an epic, tour de Colorado Springs”. Runners in the 100 mile, 100k, 50k and 25k all start and finish at the historic Rock Ledge Ranch in the Garden of the Gods and will enjoy carefully curated courses that utilize the city’s finest trail systems, open spaces and single track! It’s a weekend of trail and ultra running fun that you won’t want to miss, and it all kicks off at the Ring The Springs Expo beginning at 4:00pm on Friday at the @buffalolodgebicycleresort Online registration closes tomorrow, June 12th at midnight so head to the link in bio to snag your spot now for Ring The Springs happening this coming weekend, June 17-18 in beautiful, Colorado Springs! 📸 @happyjubilee

It’s always at least 20 degrees cooler in Flagstaff than it is in Phoenix. Need proof? Temperature in Phoenix right now at 2:28pm is 96F. Flagstaff? 74F. This is why we run north for the summer…well at least for THIS weekend we do. 😉 Enjoy that perfect northern Arizona weather today, Big Pine runners! 📸 @letswanderphotography

Shorter distances are wrapping up here at Big Pine Trail Runs while the longer distance runners are still grinding it out! It’s a beautiful day up here in the thin air of Flagstaff… We wish you were here!

What’s more fun than camping under the pine trees and waking up right next to the start line of your race? Nothing! That’s why we love Flagstaff Extreme Big Pine weekend! It gives true meaning to the term camp, run, stay and play! 📸 @letswanderphotography

And they’re off! The 53k runners kick off the morning here at the 2023 edition of Flagstaff Extreme Big Pine Trail Runs. The 27k, 13k and 6k are up next on the smooth trails of Fort Tuthill. Enjoy yourselves out there! Video: @b_ricebrooks Cover photo: @letswanderphotography

Experience the beauty of the Sonoran Desert, dive into the heart of the Wild West, and immerse yourself into the spirit of the Black Canyon Ultras presented by @hoka this February 10-11th! With THREE Golden Tickets into the Western States 100 on the line, the 2024 Black Canyon Ultras will be the biggest and best yet; with the energy, excitement and media coverage surrounding the weekend elevated to an entirely new level! Witness the the Sonoran Desert landscape change from scrub pines to saguaros as you descend down the historic Black Canyon National Trail during the Western States 100 qualifying 100k on Saturday, or toe the line in the “ideal first ultra” 60k on Sunday! Want to reach true outlaw status? Attempt the “Black Canyon 100 Mile Challenge” and take on both! These point to point courses will challenge you while the spectacular scenery will inspire you as you make your way from the Mayer High School track towards the finish line in the shadows of the beautiful, Bradshaw Mountains. Current pricing is only available until tonight, June 9th at midnight so gallop up to the link in bio to saddle up with us this February for the 2024 edition of the Black Canyon Ultras!

Come run, come all to the Dirt Circus - Phoenix hosted by @ultrasignup! 🎪 Join the local trail running community on Saturday, October 21st for some Big Top fun on the trails at Papago Park. Included in each registration is a full breakfast, lunch tickets, lanyard, and an original UltraSignup Tee. Join your friends on an easy 3-5 mile shakeout run for all levels, and stay to watch the Elite Exhibition where 40 of our valley’s top runners will go head to head for a $2,000 prize purse! It’s a full day of fun on the trails and the timing could not be more perfect…The Arizona Dirt Circus takes place the Saturday before the legendary @javelinajundred. What a great way to kick off race week, are we right? So, quit clowning around and head to the link in bio to snag your spot now at the Dirt Circus - Phoenix hosted by UltraSignup!

💥 Global Running Day 2023 with the greater Phoenix running community 🏃‍♂️ 🏃‍♀️ 🏃 💥 What an incredible turnout in Tempe with a road run, a trail run and time spent together as a community. Thanks to everyone who came out and to all of the groups who took part! @runrocknroll @solesports @blackmenrunphoenix @latinosrunphoenix @latinasrunphoenix @dtphxrun @riot.az @therunninguniversity @valley_runners_az @runningforbrews @moxilife @nikerunning @frontrunners_phx @native_women_running Let’s do this again 🤘 #running #globalrunningday #run