Welcome

Welcome to the first issue of The Trailhead, the Black Trail Runners newsletter. We’ll be bringing you news and views twice a month from now on. If you’re receiving this, you’ve signed up on our website. We’re delighted to have you as part of our community, and we hope to be able to run with you on a trail soon.

For months now, the world of running, like the world in general, has been on hold, with countless events and races cancelled, and exercise restrictions in place in many places.

But extraordinary circumstances have prompted some extraordinary creativity. Innumerable virtual events have sprung up, and runners from around the world have been able to come together and compete in new ways.

In just seven months, Black Trail Runners has developed from a mere idea to a community and campaigning group with hundreds of members and thousands of supporters. We’ve begun to see some real change in the world of trail running, and we have more ideas now than ever. We’re really excited to share them with you in the coming months, as we emerge from the pandemic, and head back out onto the trails which have been waiting for us all this time.