Has ultra-distance trail running become dangerous? That's also among the many questions trail runners around Chamonix were asking Tuesday evening, less than 24 hours after a Brazilian athlete was ...

The Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) race starts today, but before the runners endure the 103-mile trail in the Alps, a 30-person group is taking on the trail to raise money for research for ...

A Czech runner has tragically fallen and died from his injuries while taking part in the TDS race at Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc. The runner, who is yet to be named, suffered a series accident on the ...

Entailing 176km of technical trails and almost 10,000m of positive elevation, the UTMB World Series Final, better known as the UTMB, is a formidable alpine endeavour – and this year’s edition saw some ...

UTMB, or the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, is a 106-mile loop around the Mont Blanc massif with over 32,940 feet of elevation gain. This mountain ultra attracts some of the top competition in the world, ...

Tens of thousands every year beg to have a shot, even if it’s the only one they ever get. Some say it’s the Super Bowl of its class, but you won’t hear about it on the news tonight, or read about the ...

Katie Schide sliced 21 minutes off Courtney Dauwalter’s women's course record at the 2024 Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc. The 32-year-old American clocked 22 hours, 9 minutes and 31 seconds to take her ...

Pau Capell missed the 171km Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB) course record by an hour, on his attempt to run the famous route in under 20 hours. The UTMB was cancelled this year due to coronavirus, ...

Leadville ultra runner Courtney Dauwalter made history on Saturday. The 38-year-old won her third-career Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB), a 106-mile race that gains 32,000 feet as it circumnavigates ...

Les ultra-trails sont-ils devenus dangereux? That’s the question the front-page headline of the Le Dauphiné newspaper posed when it hit newsstands and coffee shops early Wednesday morning in Chamonix, ...