Boulder Team

The Trail Team Boulder

In-person training group for trail and road running in Boulder, Colorado.

Tuesday 7am

Thursday 7am

Saturday - Long Run - times vary

We would love if you joined us, DM Andy @the_trail_team for locations and more info

Meet Our Team

  • Karley Rempel

    Karley is a University of North Carolina track and cross country alumna. Karley started trail running when she thought, ”there must be something better to do” while waiting for her husband to finish trail marathons in the Alps. She has represented Team Canada five times and splits her year between track, road and trail. When she is not running, Karley is taking online courses and stopping her dog, Fig, from eating her lunch. @itsallablurrrr

  • Elliot Cohen

    Elliot joined The Trail Team at the start of the new year with the goal of setting new PR‘s. He’s been running—mostly for fun—for the better part of seven years. While not a big-time racer, he enjoys competing in the 10k and 40k and has put together a couple of adventure runs with friends, including a multi-day adaptation of the Hard Rock 100, which even over the course of 4 days was still the hardest thing he’s ever done. @herbacious_backson

  • Claudia Burgess

    Claudia ran cross country and track at Colorado State and is now excited to explore and focus on the world of trail racing. She also enjoys rock climbing and during the winter dabbles in nordic ski races. She is a Boulder native and currently works as a Milieu Counselor at a residential treatment center for substance use. @cloudiaburgess

  • Anna Shults

    Animal lover, Anna, ran cross country and track for the Colorado Buffaloes. In 2018, as a junior, she placed 14th at the U20 Wold Mountain Running Championships in Andorra. Anna also races cyclocross and enjoys Nordic skiing. @_annabunnie_

  • Scott Johnson

    When Scott isn’t trail running he’s hiring personal mountain guides in the Andes, skiing 45,000 vertical feet or flipping tires at CrossFit. He is currently working on his MBA. @rockcolorado

  • Mikayla Schneider

    Mikayla ran cross country and track for Penn and Notre Dame. She is currently a mechanical engineering PhD student at CU Boulder. Mikayla recently discovered skimo and loves beating us all at the NYTimes Connections game. @mikaylaschneider

  • Jenna Edwards

    Jenna finds solace, challenge, and joy with each stride she takes on the trails and road. She grew up playing soccer and running cross country and track in Niwot, CO and is happy to be settled back in the front range area after 5 years away exploring California/Washington. Her other passions include watercolor painting, practicing yoga, and baking. @_jennaedwards_

  • Katie Follett

    Katie is a super speedy track superstar who placed 8th in the 3000m final at the IAAF Indoor World Championships in Birmingham, UK! Katie now splits her time between track, roads and trails with her son Joshua in tow! @follettkb

  • Annie Dube

  • Ryan Slocum

  • Brooke Suesser

  • Emily Yeo

  • Rachel Mow

  • Gabriella Brinkley

Meet Coach Andy

Andy Wacker

is a four-time trail national champion and founder of The Trail Team. He has represented Team USA 17 times, placing 2nd in 2015 and 3rd in 2014 in the Mountain Running Long Distance World Championships. He is a two-time cross country All-American for the University of Colorado and earned his masters degree in integrative physiology.

What keeps me coming back to The Trail Team is the community! After one run with Andy, Karley, and the whole crew, I knew that this was a group that would get me out of bed for 7am winter Boulder runs. The Trail Team is perfect for any trail-curious runner—we explore all the beautiful trails in Boulder but also get fit on the roads and track. As a former track runner, having great workout partners and mixing up training between surfaces has helped make the transition to trail running far less intimidating. Whether we are racing a track mile in the snow or doing speed intervals up Sanitas mountain, The Trail Team keeps running fun and thrives on the success of every member. I am so grateful to be a part of this awesome trail community that Andy and Karley have built and can’t wait to see how it continues to grow.

-Mikayla (TTT Boulder Member since 2023)

✺ Frequently asked questions ✺

  • We meet up to run on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7am with long runs on the weekend (times vary)

  • Depending on the season, trail conditions and up coming races we run at various locations in Boulder

  • Reach out to Andy on instagram @the_trail_team or @wackera for more information and our meeting locations

  • We are a sub ultra training group focused on competing at USA championships and other sub ultra trail races around the country and world. We also have athletes competing in skimo, cyclocross, track and road racing.

  • Come try us out for a day, week or month and see if you would like to join!

  • YES! Our long runs are open to all and will be posted with weekly location and time.