UTMB – Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc, to be more specific – is widely regarded as the most important trail running event in the world. Probably one of the most important running events altogether, but since trail hits different than asphalt plain marathons, such as Abbott big seven now, we will stick to its unicity,…
Tag: utmb
Corsica: Restonica Ultra Trail by UTMB. What a story it is!
I have never heard of Restonica until 2024, but I did heard of Corsica, and actually craving for some time to visit the island. I just didn’t know when and how. Then, at Lavaredo Ultra Trail, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, in June 2024, my first “by UTMB” event things escalated. While we were visiting the…
UTMB 2023 – two decades down, endless to go!
UTMB or Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc, if you choose the fancy version of the name is, in both ways, the most popular mountain ultramarathon in the world. The essence of the event is the 172 kilometer race that goes around Mont Blanc, the highest peak in Western Europe, thru three countries, France, Italy and…