Running Up for Air

Home
United States
Salt Lake City, UT
Running Up for Air

Events include Running Up for Air in both UT and CO, and Climbing Up for Air.

The Up For Air Series is a collection of endurance events created to amplify informed dialogue and empower organizations actively working on air quality solutions.

09/09/2026

✨Best board meeting ever? ✨It’s not everyday we share a screen recording of our board meeting, but this news is EXCITING and we wanted to share personally:

Running Up For Air has been invited to become a partner of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) at the United Nations! 🌍

The CCAC is a UN Environment Programme-convened global partnership of more than 200 governments, international organizations, and NGOs working to reduce the pollutants driving both climate change and unhealthy air. No other partner in the Coalition sits at the intersection of air quality and sport — that spot would be ours. ‼️

——

Here’s the thing: you got us here. Every mountain climbed 🏔️, every dollar raised 💰, every local nonprofit funded through a RUFA race — that’s what turned this from a group of friends running laps on a peak into a movement CCAC wants at the table. This invitation belongs to this community, not just to RUFA’s staff. So we want to hear from you directly: what’s your best idea for taking RUFA’s impact from local to global scale? 🤯We’re collecting ideas ahead of a trip in mid-September, when RUFA Program Director Leslie Keener and RUFA Founder Jared Campbell will travel to meet with CCAC’s team at their offices in Paris. Your ideas will directly shape what we bring into that room. Share your idea and you could win: we’re giving away 5 free 2027 RUFA race entries — winner’s choice of race — to five people who submit their best thinking. The form link is in our BIO and will be circulating in our stories! 👉

Thank you for being part of what got us here. We can’t wait to see what you come up with. ❤️

08/05/2024

UT Friends-join our partner tomorrow night for a special screening of Mont Blanc with Hillary Gerardi followed by a chat on what the heck “alpi-running” is and how to stay safe while doing it! Event details at link in bio

08/01/2024

From our partners at …Get ready to turn up the heat with the Gnarly 72-Hour Summer Sale from August 1-3! We’re bringing you sizzling deals to keep your summer adventures fueled with 30% off sitewide and 40% off daily specials that will blow your mind.

What’s on the Menu?

Sitewide Aug 1-3: Get 30% off all products sitewide. Use code RUFASUMMER30 at checkout.
Aug 1: Stay refreshed with 40% off Hydrate for 24 hours. Use code RUFAHYDRATE40 at checkout.
Aug 2: Power up with 40% off Greens for 24 hours. Use code RUFAGREENS40 at checkout.

06/02/2024

Repost from
•
The Running Up For Air (): Clean Air Vert Challenge has just kicked off, and there’s still plenty of time to participate! All week long, thousands of you around the world have been racking up vert on your favorite local peaks while raising money for organizations working to improve air quality.

Sign up at the link in our bio.

Photos: Brent Doscher (), Eliza Earle (), Pat Valade ()

05/29/2024

Repost from
•
On June 1, runners are rising up for healthier air. Communities around the world will gather to run laps up local peaks while raising money for clean-air research and advocacy. Do you like the idea of advocating for clean air while giving your legs a good old-fashioned thrashing?

Follow the link in our bio to learn more about our in-person events on June 1.

Photo: Sho Fujimaki ()

04/30/2024

Have you signed up for the Global Day of RUFA yet?!? Already 110,000+ people signed up! At link in bio, you can find an in person event around the world to join or sign up for the Strava challenge to runs T a location of your choosing.
How much vert do you think we can get?!?

04/19/2024

IT’S GIVEAWAY TIME! We’ve teamed up with two of our favorite brands along the Wasatch Range to raise money for some of our carefully selected charity organizations, all of which do efficient and impactful work to improve air quality in the locations where RUFA races take place.

AND were our top fundraising teams this year, and now we’re partnering up with both to give out some top notch swag!

Entering is easy:
1. Make a donation of any amount to RUFA at the link in our bio.
2. Tag 3 friends in the comments below ⬇️

Three winners will be drawn on May 2nd! Winners will be posted here and contacted via DM.

- Grand Prize: BD Coefficient Storm Hoody, Gnarly Protein, Hydrate, and Fuel20
- Second Prize: BD Alpenglow Hoody, Gnarly Hydrate and Fuel20
- Third Prize: BD Sprinter 500 Headlamp and Gnarly Fuel20

Good luck and thanks for your help to ! 🙌

04/02/2024

Who’s joining us in Moab THIS SATURDAY?!? If you’re still planning your weekend, it’s not too late to join us at the inaugural RUFA Moab this Saturday, April 6. Registration is open until Thurs night at 11:59p. There are 3-hr, 3-hr relay, 6-hr and 12-hrs options to choose from. Register and link in bio.

03/15/2024

Tomorrow (3/15) is our next READY Speaker Series! Please join us to learn and be inspired by Salt Lake City’s Grayson Murphy. We will have a community run at 5:45pm before the main event at 6:30pm. A ticket is required and all proceeds go to Girls on the Run Utah and A Girl and Her Backpack. Link for tickets and more info in bio above.

Repost from

Address

Salt Lake City, UT

Website

http://upforairseries.org/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Running Up for Air posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to Running Up for Air:

Want your business to be the top-listed Gym/sports Facility in Salt Lake City?