Tag Archives: ultra trail mont-blanc

February 10

STIAN ANGERMUND ACCUSED OF DOPING AFTER OCC GOLD 2023

STIAN ANGERMUND ACCUSED OF DOPING AFTER OCC GOLD 2023. Our TRAIL RUNNING sections bring us the sad news just published today by the two-time Norwegian world champion

We start by reviewing the interview with Stian by Mayayo after the victorious finish in OCC-55k Chamonix, then we go to the last hour of the doping accusation in progress. 

September 03

UTMB 2023. CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF PASSION, EMOTION AND SPORTING PROWESS

UTMB LEGENDS TO BE CELEBRATED DURING DACIA UTMB MONT-BLANC 20TH ANNIVERSARY. Our UTMB travels in this new initiative, UTMB Legends will recognize and celebrate runners of extraordinary skill and talent, as well as those who have made an outstanding contribution to UTMB.

22 previous UTMB winners to become ‘legends’ as the first inductees are welcomed during Dacia UTMB Mont-Blanc. UTMB Legends and current UTMB course record holder Courtney Dauwalter to return to race UTMB this year.

August 22

UTMB LEGENDS TO BE CELEBRATED DURING DACIA UTMB MONT-BLANC 20TH ANNIVERSARY

UTMB LEGENDS TO BE CELEBRATED DURING DACIA UTMB MONT-BLANC 20TH ANNIVERSARY. Our UTMB travels in this new initiative, UTMB Legends will recognize and celebrate runners of extraordinary skill and talent, as well as those who have made an outstanding contribution to UTMB.

22 previous UTMB winners to become ‘legends’ as the first inductees are welcomed during Dacia UTMB Mont-Blanc. UTMB Legends and current UTMB course record holder Courtney Dauwalter to return to race UTMB this year.

August 14

UTMB 2023 RACE PREVIEW: TOP RUNNERS FOR UTMB, CCC OCC

UTMB 2023 RACE PREVIEW: TOP FAVOURITES LISTED FOR UTMB, CCC OCC. Our UTMB travels to Chamonix today in order to review the top runners listed for the impending 20th edition of the event., to be held AUG28 to SEP03. Ultra Trail Mont Blanc legends Kilian Jornet and Courtney Daualter both aim to be there, yet […]

August 28

UTMB 2022 KILIAN JORNET 4TH VICTORY AND RECORD 19.49.30. GOLD KATIE SCHIDE

UTMB 2022 KILIAN JORNET 4TH VICTORY AND RECORD 19.49.30. GOLD KATIE SCHIDE A new record, a new victory for Jornet and gripping racing: The UTMB 2022 has kept all its promises. Let us kick off our race report with the official highlights video by the organization with a first quick visual recap in 10min of […]

August 24

UTMB 2022: TDS145K WON BY LUDOVIC POMMERET AND MARTINA VALMASSOI

UTMB 2022: TDS145K WON BY LUDOVIC POMMERET AND MARTINA VALMASSOI The Frenchman Ludovic Pommeret, who came fourth in the UTMB in 2021, yesterday won the TDS race (145km – 9,100m meters D+) in 18h37. Italian Martina Valmassoi was the female winner. Check out the wild emotions and the crowd excitement at Chamonix, for the top3 […]

August 28

UTMB 2021: François D’Haene & Courtney Dauwalter, kings of Mont Blanc.

UTMB 2021: François D’Haene & Courtney Dauwalter, kings of Mont Blanc. After a crazy race, François D’Haene prevails and becomes the runner with the most UTMB titles, four. Courtney is the third american to win twice, after Krissy Moehl and Rory Bosio.  François jumps ahead of Thevenard and Jornet as top male winner with three […]

September 02

WOMENS UTMB 2019: COURTNEY DALTWATER WINS, WITH KRISTIN BERGLUND SECOND AND MAITE MAIORA THIRD.

  Late Sunday afternoon—still dressed in her customary long prototype Salomon shorts that appear more suited to the basketball court than a running catalog—Salomon trail running athlete Courtney Dauwalter was trying to process the fact that she had won the famed Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB®). Considering that the likeable 34-year-old American has made a […]

January 03

Ultra Trail World Tour 2018: AWARD CEREMONY – JANUARY 11, 2019

  After passing through Paris, Hong Kong and live on television, the Ultra-Trail World Tour Awards Ceremony was back in January 2019 in Barcelona with Volvic as its official partner! All the big names of the trail were present, as well as the representatives of the biggest races, to see the best trailers of 2018 […]

November 22

UTMB 2019: NEW COURSE FOR TDS 145KM/D+9,000M (6/6 ITRA POINTS, 9/15 MOUNTAIN POINTS)

. Last August Trailrunningspain.com and carrerasdemontana.com was in UTMB 2018 to describing and narrating to you all happened in the seven races of UTMB 2018. Today UTMB presents a new course for TDS, 145km and 9100 metres of height gain for a new harder and more beautiful course race.       _____________________________________ . UTMB 2019 TDS: […]

September 02

KILIAN JORNET RETIRED DUE TO A BEE´S STING: PERSONAL DECLARATIONS. 

..   Kilian Jornet retired from the UTMB 2018 when close to the Bonatti refuge 92k due to a bee´sting. Having been stung just three hours before the race, he then suffered an allergic reaction and stomach pains after the wound. Watch and read below, Kilian Jornet’s statement after retiring from the UTMB after he […]

September 01

ULTRA TRAIL MONT BLANC 2018: THE UTMB WEEK SUMMARY. SEVEN GREAT RACES IN THE ALPS

. UTMB 2018 is finishing, the Ultra Trail of Montblanc that was born in 2003, with 700 hundred runners, now it holds 10,000 runners and 2,000 volunteers from 100 different countries, starting in Chamonix from August 27th to September 2nd, seven races has been driven around the Mont Blanc crossing 3 different countries France, Italy […]

August 26

ULTRA TRAIL MONT BLANC 2018: PROGRAM, RACES AND FAVORITES

. UTMB 2018 is coming, the Ultra Trail of Montblanc was born in 2003, with 700 hundred runners, now it holds 10,000 runners and 2,000 volunteers from 100 different countries, starting in Chamonix from August 27th to September 2nd, seven races will driven around the Mont Blanc crossing 3 different countries France, Italy and Switzerland. […]

July 02

MARATHON MONT BLANC 2018: Kilian Jornet and Ruth Croft Winners. Eli Gordon third; Aritz Egea fifth. Results and photos Salomon Golden trail series

. Kilian Jornet has won the Marathon Mont Blanc with a time of 3h54’54’’, three months after breaking his fibula, Kilian Jornet returned to racing to compete in the second event in the Golden Trail Series. Marc Lauenstein (3h58’15’’) was second and Stian Angermund-Vik (4h00’07’’) arrived third, Aritz Egea was the first Spaniard in Top5 . Ruth Croft […]

October 31

Ultra Trail World Tour 2018 includes again Spain´s Transgrancanaria and Penyagolosa, while Diagonale des Fous exits the series.

  On January 27th, 2018 Hong Kong 100 Ultramarathon will launch the new season of the Ultra-Trail® World Tour. This will be the guaranty to welcome again runners to discover authentic races and strengthen the roots of UTWT series with all the organizers involved.  The 2017 edition crowned François d´Haene and Andrea Huser as winners.   As […]

September 03

Kilian Jornet is beaten for the first time at UTMB. Came in second to D´Haene after three previous victories

  .   François d´Haene and Nuria Picas won the Ultra Trail Mont Blanc hundred miles 2017. Kilian Jornet came second to François after a closely fought race with the Frenchman. After his previous first three victories, it was the fourth time Jornet has taken part in the Alpine classic. This time, in a race dominated […]

August 29

ULTRA TRAIL MONT BLANC 2017, LIVE FROM CHAMONIX: PTL-290K START VIDEO AND PHOTOS

. Off they are! Ultra Trail Mont Blanc took off yesterday 28AUG at 9AM when over 300 veteran ultrarunners started their 290k/D+26.000m aptly baptized as “Petite Trotte a Leon” They progress in teams of 2-3 people over an unmarked route, following the organizer´s official trak that leads them into truly alpine ridges away from the […]

August 09

Ultra Trail Mont Blanc: The film, Le Film, La Película. Memories from the best of UTMB 2016.

. Ultra Trail Mont Blanc 2017 is coming up, just round the corner. After all those years, it has consolidated itself as the global trail running summit. Ever since we started covering it live back in 2008, the event has escalated both in terms of races held, trailrunners involved and must of all media impact. […]

June 20

Kilian Jornet back to trail running: Race kick-off at Marathon Mont Blanc, then HardRock, Sierre-Zinal, UTMB, Glencoe and Ultrapirineu.

. Kilian Jornet will come back to trail running this weekend at Mont Blanc Marathon. From then on, he will be racing also at Hardrock, Sierre Zinal, Ultra Trail Mont Blanc, Glen Coe Skyline and Ultra Pirineu. His running calendar also includes some personal pet projects as the Bob Graham Round in the UK. Now, let us […]

June 07

UTMB 2017 confirms spaniards as second largest group, after french. 92 nationalities to be present.

. Trail running is a global sport already, and ever more so. Today the organizers of Ultra Trail Mont Blanc have issued a key figures summary whereby we confirm that almost 100 nationalities wil be present there. And, after the french, spaniards will be once again the most numerous group to race around Pays du […]

April 07

UTMB International created by Autour du Mont-Blanc and OC Sports. GaoliGong by UTMB to launch April 2018.

. Trail running is a global sport already, and ever more so. The joint creation of UTMB International has just been announced by Autour du Mont-Blanc and OC Sport, two sports marketing companies specialising in outdoor events. The new enterprise is to be focused upon speeding up and controlling the development of the UTMB brand beyond Europe, […]

December 02

ZACH MILLER, NIKE TRAIL RUNNING. INTERVIEW AT ULTRA TRAIL MONT BLANC BY MAYAYO.

. Zach Miller has been coming to run in Europe for several years now, ever since his Transvulcania premiere in 2015, dashing ahead of the world´s best from the start and making an unforgetable final sprint vs Dakota Jones to make top5 in the end. After that we saw him triumph in CCC 2015 and […]

Entrenamiento ultratrail: UTMB 2011: Simulador oficial de tiempos paso

Para poder planificar la estrategia de carrera en la Ultra Trail Mont Blanc del próximo 26 de Agosto, la propia organización facilita un enlace a un simulador oficial donde -en francés- podemos introducir nuestro tiempo final objetivo así como ajustarlo en función de nuestro talento en ascenso y descensos para obtener un plan detallado de […]

Ultra Trail Mont Blanc 2011 abre inscripciones: 22dic-12ENE

Si los ultratrails son los más grandes animales que surcan los macizos montañosos del mundo, sin duda el UTMB es la Ballena Blanca entre los mismos. Es la bestia, el mito, que cada temporada persiguen miles de navegantes alpinos  armados con metálicos bastones y fiera determinación, tras los pasos del Capitán Ahab. En realidad, la […]

UTMB 2010 suspendido Contamines. CCC como alternativa

*Lizzy Hawker gana los 98k de la Reprise-UTMB 2.010. Foto: irunfar.com *Nerea Martínez, 2ª en la meta de la Reprise-UTMB. 00:28: Agnés Hervé completa el podio femenino 23:06 Nerea Martínez 2ª clasificada en la Reprise-UTMB. Bravo! 22:04 Lizzy Hawker, ganadora de la carrera femenina. Enhorabuena! Nerea ya ha pasado la Flegére, como 2ª destacada. Vamos…. […]

Próximos objetivos: Alpino Madrileño. Galarleiz. Mont-Blanc

Sigue la temporada de carreras por montaña, y se acercan ya los grandes objetivos alpinos del año del equipo. Revisando el año anterior, es cierto que el 2.008 nos dejó un gran recuerdo. Pedro debutó con éxito en el ultrafondo completando dos grandes retos: 19jul08: I Ultra Trail Aneto (64k/D+3.700m) 30ago08: Carros de Foc Skyrunner 24h (60k/D+4.600m) Por […]

La cara de la bestia: CCC 2008

Aleluya! Aunque estaba pre-inscrito desde el pasado 9ene08 a la carrera de montaña de Courmayeur-Champex-Chamonic, no había podido ver el detalle del recorrido 2008 hasta esta semana pasada. Por fin la organización de “Les Trailers de Mont-Blanc” nos lo ha puesto a disposición, y trazado sobre el Google Earth para que podamos deleitarnos con él […]

Courmayeur-Champex-Chamonix: 96k/+5.600m

Se buscan 2.000 personas para incierta carrera alpina: Sin premios económicos, frío agudo, largas horas de oscuridad total, senderos escabrosos, alto riesgo de lesión o abandono. Honor en caso de éxito final. Son las 21.05 del 9 de Enero y acabo de responder al espíritu de este anuncio apuntándome, con Alex de compañero, a la […]