Tour du Mont Blanc Day 1: Trail Runner Explores Chamonix to Les Contamines
Over the course of five days, Trail Runner’s managing editor Abby Levene and her travel partner, Chelsea Burns, will tackle the well-known (but rarely seen in its entirety), beautiful, and achingly challenging Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB).…
The approximately 108-mile loop around the Mont Blanc Massif in France…
Abby will run the entire course split up into segments over five days,…
Fans of the race will be familiar with town names like Contamines, Cou…
What I Packed for the 5-Day, 100-Mile-Plus Tour du Mont Blanc
Over the course of five days, Trail Runner’s managing editor, Abby Levene, will explore the incredible Tour du Mont Blanc route that spans approximately 108 miles and tackles over 30,000 feet of elevation gain while nearly mirroring the famed UTMB final.…
Not only will Levene tackle days of major mileage (topping out at 30 m…
Here, Levene shares the gear she chose to keep her comfy, fed, and safe.
This is everything managing editor Abby Levene packed for the longest …
The post Trail Running Essentials for the Extra Mile appeared first on iRunFar.Photo: REI/Ryan Valasek One of the beauties of trail running is its simplicity.…
You don’t need much to get started.
However, as you add the miles and the time on trail, gear needs arise.
The right outfitting makes all the difference in sustaining your inter…
On August 24-30, 2026, the who’s who of ultrarunners from around the globe will descend upon the petite ski village of Chamonix, France, for Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, belovedly referred to as UTMB Mont-Blanc or just UTMB.…
And by UTMB, we really mean UTMB, the 106-mile race that circumnavigat…
Yes, it’s a little confusing, just smile and nod and keep reading.
Those running UTMB (like, the UTMB), will be competing for about $23,4…
Ever watched an Easter egg hunt and thought, why don’t we get to do this as adults?Or wish you could go underseas in the Caribbean and look for lost gold?…
Thought about trying a triathlon but not sold on the swim?
You should try adventure racing.
It’s a team sport that requires you to navigate by map and compass to …
If standing on the start line of a race and thinking about all the grueling miles ahead fills you with the kind of dread that turns your legs into concrete, that can only mean one thing: you’re human.…
There are some things, like running an ultramarathon or bathing in lac…
They’re too big, overwhelming, and inevitably painful for your mind to…
“There’s a reason telephone numbers are only 10 digits long and broken…
What are you up to during the final week of August?The only correct answer is canceling all of your plans to tune into the 2026 UTMB World Series Finals from August 27-30.…
With the iridescent Mont Blanc Massif serving as the most jaw-dropping…
But after an ungodly, unforgivably long wait for UTMB to finally relea…
Those three events are: OCC, a 60K on Thursday, August 27; CCC, a 101K…
Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc—aka UTMB—isn’t just one thing.It’s the Spandex Super Bowl, wrapped in Gore-Tex Mardi Gras, with a dash of Chafing World Cup.…
It’s a week-long festival of mountain racing that attracts thousands o…
What started as a stand-alone 171K (106-mile) race in 2003 has transfo…
The alphabet soup of race names references the tiny alpine villages in…