In 2025, Broken Arrow Skyrace brought together more than 3,700 runners from 31 countries at the Palisades Tahoe ski resort in Olympic Valley, California. The landscape of American trail running is set for a historic shift in 2026, as Nike injects a landmark $150,000 prize purse into the Broken Arrow Skyrace, establishing a new national championship for the next generation of athletes.

Nike has officially announced the launch of Nike Trail Nationals at the 2026 Broken Arrow Skyrace, creating a trail-running equivalent of the famed Nike Cross Nationals. As part of the new Trail Futures NTN program, the youth championship aims to act as an incubator for future American trail athletes by giving them a national, high-standard platform early in their careers.

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