A trail running programme for young people recently launched for its third year, holding the first trail meet event at Morden Hall National Trust Park.
The Alpine Run Project (ARP), set up by Iron Man triathlete John McAvoy, introduces 16 to 23 year olds from across the country to trail running through regional meets and races.
Trail running is a type of running that is done on off-road outdoor trails which tend to involve uneven terrain and running uphill and downhill.
ARP partnered with the National Trust for the London event to host fun training drills and activities to introduce new participants to running on outdoor trails.
ARP ambassador Claire Rozario said: “We’re going to get more young people out here on the trails and outside in nature.”
The programme send race teams to a variety of events each year, including the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) trail race that is held in Chamonix, France.
New participants will hope to run their first ever trail races with some having attended UTMB tryouts at Primrose Hill, proving the ARP motto: ‘From the streets to the peaks’.
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Feature image credit: Jasper Kain
Third party footage credit: Alpine Run Project
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