. UTMB for the Planet, the digital and unifying initiative launched after the cancellation of the UTMB Mont-Blanc, has come to a close. From July 20 to August 30, UTMB for the Planet provided the global community of trail runners with an innovative way to interact remotely and to take on new challenges in […]
Tag Archives: UTMB
September
09
UTMB for the Planet 2020: A great success for the first edition with a total of 100,000 euros donated to WWF France
posted by adefrutos
July
21
UTMB 2020: UTMB FOR THE PLANET LAUNCHED
posted by adefrutos
. The UTMB for the Planet Virtual Races are now live, giving runners from around the globe the chance to test themselves across four distances based on the legendary races of UTMB Mont Blanc: the OCC, the CCC, UTMB and PTL. Announced a month ago, UTMB for the Planet invites runners to participate in […]
June
23
UTMB 2020: UTMB launches “UTMB FOR THE PLANET” the virtual race of UTMB
posted by adefrutos
. Following the cancellation of the 2020 edition of UTMB Mont Blanc due to the COVID-19 pandemic, UTMB launches of UTMB FOR THE PLANET, a digital sporting event to unite the community. For this new adventure, UTMB offers the runners 4 virtual races based on the main distances of the event; UTMB® Virtual 50, UTMB® Virtual […]
May
21
UTMB 2020 CANCELLED: INTERVIEW WITH CATHERINE POLETTI BY ABEL AND MAYAYO.
posted by adefrutos
. Today, the organization of UTMB has made the decision to postpone all the events for UTMB week in 2020. After the shock, Trailrunningspain.com and carrerasdemontana.com have been able to talk and interview Catherine Poletti, the director and co-founder of Ultra Trail Montblanc, that has opened her house’s doors to explain the reason of […]
May
20
UTMB 2020 CANCELLED DUE COVID-19: THE DECISION IS TAKEN, THERE WILL NOT BE UTMB IN 2020
posted by adefrutos
. Today, the organization of UTMB has made the decision to postpone all the events for UTMB week. It has been probably a hard decision that will not make happy to everybody, but this is how it is. They could have make a smaller race, just with Europeans, French, shorting out the events, move it […]
April
23
VAL D’ARAN BY UTMB 2020 CANCELLED DUE COVID-19: THE FIRST EDITION OF THE RACE WILL BE POSTPONED TO JULY 2021.
posted by adefrutos
. Today, the organization of Val d’Aran By UTMB has made the decision to postpone the appointment jointly with the Conselh Generau d’Aran and in coordination with the UTMB Group due to the exceptional situation caused by the Covid-19. This was going to be the first edition of the newly created By UTMB race […]
February
26
UTMB INTERNATIONAL: THAILAND BY UTMB (OCTOBER 30 – NOVEMBER 1 2020) JOINS BY UTMB RACES
posted by adefrutos
. UTMB International, have today announced the launch of their newest international event, Thailand by UTMB. Working alongside local organizers the Sports Authority of Thailand and Running Connect, the first edition will take place from 30 October to 1 November 2020, as the group further increases their presence in Asia. This race will join Gaoligong […]
October
21
GARMIN FENIX 6S SERIES REVIEW: SMALLEST AND LIGHTEST WITHIN GARMIN FENIX 6 SERIES. BY JON HOSLER FROM GARMIN HQ
posted by sergio mayayo
The new GARMIN FENIX 6 SERIES was launched AUG29th at Chamonix. And trailrunningspain.com was there to get all information about the new series of one of the best gps watches in the market. Will it be the king of the gps? Do they have many new features? If you wanna know more keep reading […]
September
04
GARMIN FENIX 6 SERIES REVIEW: GARMIN FENIX 6S, 6 AND 6X. SOLAR CHARGER, PACE PRO, TOPO EUROPE AND MORE….
posted by adefrutos
The new GARMIN FENIX 6 SERIES was launched AUG29th at Chamonix. And trailrunningspain.com was there to get all information about the new series of one of the best gps watches in the market. Will it be the king of the gps? Do they have many new features? If you wanna know more keep reading […]
September
02
WOMENS UTMB 2019: COURTNEY DALTWATER WINS, WITH KRISTIN BERGLUND SECOND AND MAITE MAIORA THIRD.
posted by sergio mayayo
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
04
UTMB INTERNATIONAL: WORLD TRAIL SUMMIT IN AUGUST PLUS THREE EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD
posted by adefrutos
. After the success in the first editions of GaoligongByUTMB and OmanByUMTB hold in 2018. UTMB international continues spreading its trademark and it will host this year the new UshuaiaByUTMB in April and OmanByUTMB in November, leaving GaoligongByUTMB for next 2020. World Trail Summit will continue be placed in Chamonix during the last week of August […]
December
03
OMAN BY UTMB (NOV29-137/D+7800M): JASON SCHLARB AND DIEGO PAZOS JOINT WINNERS, ANNA-MARIE WATSON WINS ON WOMEN
posted by sergio mayayo
. This weekend OmanbyUTM was celebrated in the Oman Sultanate, 137k, 7,800 vertical gain and 6 ITRA points, second of the races for these ByUTMB series after the GaoligongByUTMB held in China last march. Next will be the UshuaiaByUTBM in April 2019. UTMB International arrived to Oman to be the location of a new extrem ultra-trail […]
November
22
UTMB 2019: NEW COURSE FOR TDS 145KM/D+9,000M (6/6 ITRA POINTS, 9/15 MOUNTAIN POINTS)
posted by adefrutos
. 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
13
UTMB INTERNATIONAL: USHUAIA BY UTMB (APRIL 5-7, 2019). ARGENTINA TO HOST THE THIRD OF THE EVENTS
posted by adefrutos
. UTMB international presents in Chamonix a new race, this time the race will be hosted in Argentina, a remote place in the globe. USHUAIA by UTMB has born. UTMB INTERNATIONAL: THREE RACES, THREE COUNTRIES The Gaoligong by UTMB was the first event in the world to be labelled by UTMB […]
September
02
KILIAN JORNET RETIRED DUE TO A BEE´S STING: PERSONAL DECLARATIONS.
posted by sergio mayayo
.. 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
posted by adefrutos
. 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
posted by adefrutos
. 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. […]
May
21
UTMB International: OMAN BY UTMB (NOV29-137/D+7800M) joins GaoligongbyUTMB. Registrations open.
posted by adefrutos
. Trailrunning is being global and this is a very good example. Last March we introduced you the GaoligongbyUTMB in China, this was the first incursion by UTMB International out of France. In China our colleague @abel.defrutos run one of the events (RCE 125k) and shared us through our social media all his experiences there. This time UTMB […]
September
03
Kilian Jornet is beaten for the first time at UTMB. Came in second to D´Haene after three previous victories
posted by sergio mayayo
. 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
posted by sergio mayayo
. 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.
posted by sergio mayayo
. 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
07
UTMB 2017 confirms spaniards as second largest group, after french. 92 nationalities to be present.
posted by sergio mayayo
. 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.
posted by sergio mayayo
. 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.
posted by sergio 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 […]
Spaniards make up 2nd largest group for UTMB 2012
posted by sergio mayayo
As it usually happens, the lastest Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc newsletter came together with a nice pack of info, in this case regarding applicants data and stats on the age and nationalities of those that strive to take on the UTMB challenge. Naturally enough, France still accounts for huge majority of applicants (56%) but […]
¡Desoleé! Adios al UTMB 2.010 por sorteo.
posted by sergio mayayo
Ayer se celebró el sorteo entre los preinscritos para el UTMB 2010. Aprox 1 de cada 3 preinscritos se debía quedar fuera, y en este caso la casilla de “refusé” nos ha tocado tanto a Pedro como a mí. Asi pues, el equipo Ultraoxigeno no podrá estar presente en los 166k del UTMB 2010. ¡Desoleé! […]
Marineros de altura en Alpes
posted by sergio mayayo
Ibex silueteada frente al glaciar de Argentiere Hace ya unos días que los UO2 implicados (Dallas, Wild et moi) nos instalamos cerca de los muelles de Chamonix, para ir preparando los aparejos y estibando la bodega cara a la travesía que parte el proximo 28AGO a las 18.30h en busca de los 166km de la […]
En marcha al UTMB 2.009 :-D
posted by sergio mayayo
Panorámica del Valleé Blanche sobre Chamonix, desde la Teté-aux-vents Hoy 9ene se cerraba el plazo de pre-inscripción para los próximos 168 km de la Ultra Trail del Mont Blanc 2009. Esta carrera era la gran ilusión del año para Pedro y para mí. También uno de los dos objetivos claves de este año para nuestro […]
Imágenes Courmayeur-Champex-Chamonix 2008
posted by sergio mayayo
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Ultra trail CCC 2008. Día y noche
posted by sergio mayayo
*Salida del Ultra trail CCC o8 en Courmayeur. 10.35h. Calma tensa. “Le jour de gloire est arrivé….” Suena La Marsellesa. Pero estoy en un pueblito italiano, Courmayeur. Rodeado por una masa de corremontes de 40 países, todos con dorsal y una mochila de ilusiones a la espalda. Sobre nosotros se yergue la cara sur del […]
