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 ...

The Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (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 weeklong festival of mountain running ...

UTMB, or the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, is a 106-mile loop around the Mont Blanc massif with over 32,940 feet of elevation gain. This mountain ultra attracts some of the top competition in the world, ...

Known as "the most mythical and prestigious trail running race in the world", the HOKA UTMB Mont-Blanc is the world’s biggest and most revered trail running event. First held in 2003, it shaped what ...

Often regarded as the most prestigious trail race in the world, the 2025 edition of the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) gets underway on Friday 29 August. Roughly 2,600 ultramarathoners embark on the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Who's planning on being at the starting line in Chamonix, and which runners hope to be first to ...

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 ...

Trail running, but not as you know it - UTMB is an assault on the senses in every way 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 ...

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, ...