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Within the UTMB - Part III : Italy

This is the third part of Laurent Thézé's report of this participation in the North Face® Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc® 2009. Descent to Lac Combal We are now in Italy. I lead in the steep downhill, where I feel I am able to run despite the poor visibility. Damien follows, but not as quickly, and I stop a number of times to wait for him. One runner passes us. Gilles is last but passes Damien and catches up to tell me he’s not doing well. We lead off. The fog isn’t as thick at the summit as o

Within the UTMB - Part II : Leaving Chamonix

This is the second part of Laurent Thézé's report of this participation in the North Face® Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc® 2009. Start at Chamonix Bang! We’re off! Umm, we’re not off. Or rather, they’re probably off at the front, we can hear shouting, but we’re not moving. Little by little we move towards the arch. It takes 1’14” to reach the start line. We still can’t run, it’s really jammed, but on the fun side, it’s crazy, there’s spectators packed along the side, runners i

Within the UTMB - Part I : Before the race

This is the first part of Laurent Thézé's report of this participation in the North Face® Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc® 2009. The Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc The first time I did the UTMB was in 2007. I started full of confidence with a fast start, then a drop in energy and the third part marked by double shin splints so I withdrew. My second effort in 2008 I was worried because of a previous race with blown quadriceps, probably from not enough training. I didn’t want to tear them again and drop

Within the North Face® Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc® 2009

§media(99,small) The North Face® Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc® is certainly the most famous Ultra trail in Europe and it has grown into gigantic proportions in the last few years. Taking part in such a race is really an adventure, and more than 2000 runners coming form all over the world gather each year in Chamonix at the end of August to undertake this challenge. While some of you may be currently training for th 8th edition due this summer, I wanted to share with you the race report, a friend

March 5 - 7 2010 - Where can you run this week-end?

63 races are organized during next week-end in 13 different countries. Antartica Marathon Tours Antarctica Marathon (Sunday) Bosnia and Herzegovina Athletic Brcko District BiH Half Marathon (Sunday) Athletic Brcko District BiH Marathon (Sunday) France Bazas-Langon et Coimères-Langon Semi-Marathon (Sunday) Semi Marathon de Blagnac (Sunday) Semi Marathon de Bourg en Bresse (Saturday) Semi Marathon de Caussade (Sunday) Semi Marathon des Lions (Sunday) Germany Forster 25-km-Lauf (Sa