UTMB 2017 – possibly the greatest long distance trail race in history!!! I first heard about the UTMB during my training for the Marathon des Sables. One of my tent mates had previously run this race and during the evenings in the desert he recounted stories of running through the mountains around Mont Blanc, the
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If Indiana Jones ran trail ultra marathons, I’m sure The North Face Cappadocia Ultra Trail would be one of his favourites. I first visited this part of Turkey a few years back and was stunned by the beauty of the landscape. I’d been out for a short run and thought it would be an amazing place for a
A geography degree, a map, a compass and a GPS…no excuse for getting lost, right?! After having recently completed the CCC and despite swearing numerous times during the race that I’d never run the UTMB, I decided that I might as well try and collect the 9 points, put my name into the ballot and
Two years ago I broke my leg during the CCC. This year I returned for revenge! The CCC is part of the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc series of races, the main event being the UTMB, which is part of the Ultra-Trail World Tour. The CCC follows much of the same route as the UTMB, but is