Kiprun Kipsummit Max Hands-on Review: Vive le Max-Maxxing!
Before Blandine L’Hirondel won the 2026 UTMB faster than any woman in history, the French superstar’s name was mostly unknown to fans in North America.…
The same could be said of the Kiprun shoes on her feet.
Kiprun is a household name in Europe, best known as the in-house, budg…
However, in recent years, Decathlon has made a heavy investment in its…
To Photograph UTMB, Brace Yourself for the Chamonix All-Nighter
With the delayed 7:45 p.m.start time, more than half of the elite race at the 2026 Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc—including the deciding moves—took place under the veil of darkness.…
I was there, alongside Trail Runner‘s David Gleisner and several more …
Shooting any race is a challenge.
From securing media credentials to road closures to last-minute reques…
It’s not hyperbole to say that the entire trail running world stops what its doing and turns it’s attention toward Chamonix, France, for one week each fall.…
Whether it’s due to the competitive field, the high stakes surrounding…
Ironically, the reason so many people pay attention to UTMB is also th…
The sheer number of athletes, supporters, spectators, and industry fol…
Gary “Lazarus Lake” Cantrell Came to UTMB. He Has Thoughts
In what might have been the most surreal moment during the otherwise wild—if not borderline chaotic—week of trail running hoopla during UTMB Week in Chamonix, was a quiet and curious conversation between Chamonix mayor François-Xavier Laffin and Gary Cantrell on Friday morning at Restaurants Les 2 Gares.…
Yes, that Gary Cantrell, otherwise known as “Lazarus Lake” or simply “…
Before you ask what in the wide world of backyard ultra hallucinations…
One was wearing a tweed sportcoat, a crisp white button-down shirt, bl…
What Happened to Courtney Dauwalter, Zach Miller, and Other Favorites Who Did Not Finish UTMB?
The 2026 Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc was one for the ages, with Ben Dhiman and Blandine L’Hirondel completing the 108-mile megaloop around Mont Blanc in the fastest men’s and women’s times in history.…
But we’ve lauded, recounted, and dissected the innumerable successes o…
(See: Our analysis of the fastest shoes, Dhiman on why the journey is …
) You learn more from failure than success, they say, which is why it’…
Watch: “The Journey is Priceless.” Ben Dhiman on Winning UTMB
2026 UTMB champion Ben Dhiman may have been born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, but one thing was clear when he crossed the finish line in fastest time ever—the French have adopted him as one of their own.…
Case in point: It was nearly impossible to nail down this interview.
Every French outlet wanted to talk with Dhiman, who lives in the Frenc…
The fluent French speaker graciously surrendered his time to Trail Run…
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The post This Week In Running: August 31, 2026 appeared first on iRunFar.The UTMB Mont Blanc festival of races was the week’s and year’s biggest highlight.…
We’ll go light on those races here, but you can also check out our gre…
This made it match last year’s course but prevented course record pote…
Still, both the men’s and women’s finish times were historically fast.