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2026 TrailCon Awards and Hall of Fame Inductees

24 June 2026

Here are the runners and community members honored at this year’s TrailCon Awards presented by ACG:

Runner of the Year & Performance of the Year

2025 Freetrail Trail Runner of the Year

  • Katie Schide
  • Jim Walmsley

2025 Freetrail Performance of the Year

  • Tove Alexandersson
  • Jim Walmsley

Special Awards

  • Future Award – Péma Franchi Antelme
  • Icon Award – John Cappis
  • Courage Award – Jenn Lichter
  • Community Impact Award – Gary Cantrell (Laz)

Hall of Fame

  • Megan Kimmel
  • Ian Torrence 
  • Darcy Piceu
  • Julian Chorier
  • Danelle Ballengee
  • Nikki Kimball
  • Matt Carpenter

Updated with the official information from the TrailCon email that was just sent out.

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