Athletes from the United States of America and Canada will go head-to-head at the NACAC Championships in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.

Athletes to watch from the United States include Joe Gray who was 16^th at both the 2008 and 2009 World Mountain Running Championships (WMRC), Christine Lundy, (13^th, 2009 WMRC), and Brandon Lord, (4^th Junior, 2009 WMRC).

On the Canadian side, athletes to watch include Kris Swanson (3^rd, 2009 Commonwealth Uphill Championships), Amy Golumbia (2009 Canadian Champion), Adrian Lambert (2007, 2008 Canadian Champion) and Jason Loutitt who was 31^st at the 2005 World Mountain Running Trophy.

Athletes will contest a challenging all-uphill course on the mountain at Nakiska Ski Resort, the site of alpine skiing events at the 1988 Calgary Olympics. The race is virtually all at a 10% grade on mixed grass and compacted dirt double-track trails.

The race finishes just below the summit at elevation 2280m. The first male and female finishers to the top will be crowned NACAC Champions.

The race will also serve as the Canadian Mountain Running Championships and is the qualifier for the Canadian Mountain Running team at the 2010 World Mountain Running Championships in Kamnik, Slovenia on 5^th September 2010.

For more information, see: www.mountainrunning.ca