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Black Trail Runners is a community and campaiging charity that was launched in 2020 with the aim to increase the inclusion, participation and representaiton of people of Black ethnicity in the sport of trail running. 

The UK population currently stands at 4% of its population being people of Black ethnicity but, currently, less than 0.7% of participants in trail running event are people of colour. 

Through charitable work, Black Trail Runners address barriers to access for people of Black ethnicity across the spheres of Access, Skills and Representation. 

Their events and initiatives include trail taster days, social runs, skills workshops, a kit loan scheme, an event entry fund, qualifcation of run leaders and run coaches and representaiton of people of Black ethnicity in trail running across all forms of social and traditional media via films, image and written word. 

The charity is led by a board of trustees who represent the community that they serve. 

If you want to help to increase ethnic diversity in running, support us today.