Where BIPOC Athletes Get to the Start Line.
Tierra Libre Run funds race entries for runners of color. Everything we build is organized around a single, concrete goal: your trail race.
Origin Story
Catalyzed at Footprints Camp, Vermont
The trail race is the goal. We build everything around it.
Trail running is built around a specific moment: the race. A date on the calendar. A distance. A start line and a finish line.
Tierra Libre Run is a nonprofit initiative created and led by people of color. We organize our work around that race moment: funded entry, community support, and a clear path to the start line.
"We are not a run club. We are not a collective. We are trail access infrastructure, built to be precise, durable, and led by the communities we serve."
One Fund. One Goal.
The Athlete Fund removes the financial barrier between an athlete and a race entry, then keeps the application path simple enough to operate well.
Your Race Entry. Covered.
Select a race from our partner network and apply. If accepted, we cover your registration fee entirely.
Learn About the Fund
Support Around the Race.
Funded athletes are not just records in a queue. We keep the operational focus on getting each person from application to race day.
Apply for Race EntryThe Network Behind the Work
Race directors and brand partners who share our commitment to expanding access and making space for runners of color in trail running.
