Has ultra-distance trail running become dangerous? That's also among the many questions trail runners around Chamonix were asking Tuesday evening, less than 24 hours after a Brazilian athlete was ...

Editor’s note: We asked our European correspondent, Doug Mayer, to unpack the legendary Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc course for us. Mayer, who lives just a few minutes from the start and finish of UTMB ...

One more week until the event officially kicks off! If you're hearing about the UTMB starting later this august and curious to know more, here's our full explanation of the event, the races, and the ...

Entailing 176km of technical trails and almost 10,000m of positive elevation, the UTMB World Series Final, better known as the UTMB, is a formidable alpine endeavour – and this year’s edition saw some ...

Katie Schide sliced 21 minutes off Courtney Dauwalter’s women's course record at the 2024 Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc. The 32-year-old American clocked 22 hours, 9 minutes and 31 seconds to take her ...

That quote came from Keith Byrne, a senior manager at The North Face and a UTMB live stream commentator for nearly a decade, who was talking about last summer’s UTMB World Series Finals in Chamonix, ...

It is just past 9pm on a cool summer evening at the foot of a steep hiking path in the French Alps. A place to savour the tranquillity of nature, inhale the fresh mountain air and marvel at a sky ...

Pau Capell missed the 171km Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB) course record by an hour, on his attempt to run the famous route in under 20 hours. The UTMB was cancelled this year due to coronavirus, ...

The Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) race starts today, but before the runners endure the 103-mile trail in the Alps, a 30-person group is taking on the trail to raise money for research for ...

Tens of thousands every year beg to have a shot, even if it’s the only one they ever get. Some say it’s the Super Bowl of its class, but you won’t hear about it on the news tonight, or read about the ...

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Entailing 176km of technical trails and almost 10,000m of positive elevation, the UTMB World Series Final, better known as the UTMB, is a formidable alpine endeavour – and this year’s edition saw some ...