First UTMB® World Series Majors confirmed in Spain and Hong Kong — UTMB® World Series Majors for 2022/23 season confirmed in Europe and Asia-Pacific regions, with US Major to be revealed at a later date giving runners more opportunities to reach the UTMB® World Series Finals in Chamonix, 2023 — — 27 international events are […]
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UTMB® World Series Explained
The UTMB® World Series Events are the first step to begin your quest to the UTMB® World Series Finals in Chamonix, France, and are the only races where you can collect Running Stones for use in the UTMB® Mont-Blanc registration lottery for 2023 onwards. The UTMB® World Series Events will also be the only races where elites can qualify […]
UTMB® World Series confirms TransLantau™ by UTMB® in Hong Kong for 2022
TransLantau™ by UTMB® – a leading race in Hong Kong and hugely popular amongst international runners with 43 different nationalities represented at the last edition – has been confirmed as the latest event in Asia to join the UTMB® World Series. Taking place in November 2022, the event will offer three races on Lantau Island […]
Thailand by UTMB® – the ideal destination to finish your 2021 running season as the country reopens to visitors
Almost everyone has been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, but with global travel restrictions slowly easing, and trail running events being held successfully around the world, runners can start to look forward to racing with much anticipation. This week, Thailand has reopened its borders to vaccinated travellers from more than 60 countries without the need […]
2021 Spartan Trail World Championship announced with two new stops in Asia reaching the global trail running community
World-class Series unfolds across four continents, creating an exclusive championship for elite and age group athletes. Spartan, the world’s leading endurance sports and wellness brand, has stepped up to the trail running world in a complicated year. Having canceled its inaugural season as a result of the global pandemic, the Spartan Trail World Championship kicks-off […]
Thailand: World Mountain & Trail Running Championships in 2021
[UPDATE: Event postponed to November 2022] The first edition of the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships (WMTRC) will be held 11-14 November 2021, in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Over the four days, the championships program will include vertical uphill mountain races, short and long trail races for senior athletes, and the classic mountain races for […]
UTMB 2020 canceled – exclusive interview with founder Catherine Poletti
By Pavel Toropov Since its first edition in 2003, the UTMB® Mont-Blanc has become a unique experience: a mythical route around the highest peak of Europe, a race that crosses 3 countries and 18 municipalities, incorporating 7 events ranging from 300km to 15km for trail runners of all levels. It is an experience that is sought after […]
Top Contenders in 2020 Vibram Hong Kong 100
Over 2000 runners toed a start line of the 10th edition of Vibram Hong Kong 100 this chilly Saturday morning. Here are a few runners to follow in this year’s diverse field: According to forecasts based on the International Trail Running Association rankings, the favourite this year is the American runner Jared Hazen with an […]
UTMB: 111 nationalities represented at Chamonix this season
On January 9th at 10am, more than 32 000 runners from all over the world were waiting impatiently for the results to be published on the UTMB® website. More than 100 nations represented at Chamonix: South Africa – Albania – Algeria – Germany – Andorra – England – Saudi Arabia – Argentina – Armenia – Australia – Austria – […]
Spanish Pau Capell took Ultra-Trail® World Tour 2019 title ahead of Chinese Jiasheng Shen
Pau Capell and Courtney Dauwalter have been crowned 2019 champions of the Ultra-Trail® World Tour at an end-of-season awards ceremony hosted in Paris, France. Spanish star Pau Capell secured his second successive Ultra-Trail® World Tour annual title with first places in both the Transgrancanaria HG and the UTMB®, which he won by a resounding 48 minutes. Meanwhile, […]