The MCC 40km UTB Mont-Blanc is a crowd pleaser, as mountain runners from the epicenter of trail running compete in front of a hometown audience on a course that favors hill-climbing specialists. The ...

Spain's Alejandro Sanchez Palomero competes in the men's triathlon PTS4 category at the Tokyo Paralympics - Copyright AFP Charly TRIBALLEAU Spain's Alejandro Sanchez ...

The Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc—aka UTMB—isn’t just one thing. It’s the Spandex Superbowl, wrapped in Gore-Tex Mardi Gras with a dash of Chafing World Cup. It’s a week-long festival of mountain racing ...

Some 2,689 runners set off from Chamonix on the 106-mile UTMB, the biggest and most famous trail race in the world. Runners start 106-mile UTMB around Mont Blanc. Video, 00:00:39Runners start 106-mile ...

If you’re starting to dip your toes into the crazy sport of ultrarunning, a couple of things will happen. First, you’re going to need several pairs of the best trail running shoes in rotation at any ...

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The Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB), a week-long festival of trail running held in France’s mountain sport mecca of Chamonix, is back this year after the 2020 edition was cancelled due to Covid-19 ...

I’ve been running uphill for over an hour, scaling this narrow mountain trail, when we pass through some trees. This must be the top, I’m thinking, hopefully, as we crest the pass. But alas, rising up ...

One of the most celebrated races of the mountain running scene, the 2018 Ultra-Trail Mont Blanc (UTMB) saw 2,500 runners take to the starting line in Chamonix on Friday night for a grueling 171K race ...

The Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc has been canceled for 2020 because of the coronavirus. Runners will have the option to defer to the 2021, ’22, or ’23 races. Around 10,000 runners from 11 countries were ...