One of North America’s Largest Trail Running Event!
Today, the Broken Arrow Skyrace, one of North America’s largest—and the most competitive—trail running event, announced a new multi-year, title sponsorship with ACG (All Conditions Gear), a Nike brand designed for all athletes who seek the challenge, adventure and connection of thriving in the wild.
Through this partnership, the 2026 Broken Arrow Skyrace will feature the largest total prize purse ($150,000) of any independent (non-corporate) trail race in the world and the largest winner’s purse ($30,000) of ANY trail race in the world. Winners of the flagship Broken Arrow 23K will take home $30,000, and winners of the Ascent and 46K races will take home $6,000 and $4,000, respectively. The partnership will also herald the launch of Trail Futures NTN (Nike Trail Nationals), a “youth national championship-caliber event,” to encourage the development of the next generation of up-and-coming trail runners.
Launched ten years ago, the Broken Arrow Skyrace originally sought to emulate iconic European mountain races like Sierre Zinal and Zegama-Aizkorri, while simultaneously showcasing the culture, traditions, and values that have always characterized North American trail running; namely the importance of community, and the equal celebration of every runner.
In 2025, the Broken Arrow Skyrace welcomed more than 3,700 runners from 31 countries to the spectacular Palisades Tahoe resort (previously Squaw Valley), home of the 1960 Winter Olympics and was the only U.S. stop on the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) World Cup and Golden Trail World Series.
