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Ultra-Trail Australia 2023 – A Look Back

April 19, 2023April 18, 2023 abichal27David Austin, festival of trail running, multiday, multiday festival, second largest trail running event, trail running, Ultra-Trail Australia 2023, ultramarathon, ultrarunner, ultrarunning, UTA, UTA100, UTMB® Mont-Blanc, UTMB® World Series0 comment

ULTRA-TRAIL AUSTRALIA FOUNDING RUNNER REMINISCES 15 YEARS OF HISTORY From 11-14 May 2023, Ultra-Trail Australia by UTMB will celebrate its 15th anniversary, growing from humble beginnings to becoming the second largest trail running event in the world. Ultra-Trail Australia (UTA) began in 2008 as a single distance ultramarathon. 157 athletes took on 100 kilometres of spectacular trails through the World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains. Fast forward 15 years, UTA has become a mainstay of the global ultrarunning calendar. It now attracts around 7,000 athletes each year to the now multiday festival…

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Desert RATS Trail Running Festival by UTMB 2023 – Results

April 18, 2023April 18, 2023 abichal2750K race, Arden Young, Brian Whitfield, Colorado trail running, Craig Hunt, Desert RATS Trail Running Festival, Kokopelli Trail, Meghan Cihasky, trail running, ultrarunner, ultrarunners, UTMB OCC, UTMB® World Series0 comment

The UTMB World Series continued with the 20th Desert RATS (Running Across the Sand) Trail Running Festival Series by UTMB®. This event offers both exhilarating trail running and breathtaking scenery in Fruita,western Colorado. National and international runners met at the Hawkeye Trailhead taking on four courses of 50K, 42K, 25K and 10K. Runners traversed the famous Kokopelli Trail along the Colorado river or through the Western Rim at this trail running mecca. Desert Rats 50k On Saturday, the 50K and 42K (marathon) runners took to the Desert RATS Trail Running…

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Canyons Endurance Runs by UTMB

April 1, 2023 abichal27100 kilometer, 100 mile, 100-mile race, 100K, Auburn, Canyons Endurance Runs by UTMB, Sierras, trail, trails, ultrarunners, UTMB® World Series, Western States Trail0 comment

THE CANYONS ENDURANCE RUNS BY UTMB COURSE UPDATE The Northern, Central and Southern Sierras and their surrounding Foothills have experienced a historic amount of snowfall this past Winter, and the snowpack is near all-time highs. We have been keeping a close eye on snowpack levels and access to our Canyons trails over the course of the winter. Our teams and land partners have not to date been able to access significant portions of The Canyons Endurance Runs by UTMB course to perform required trail work that needs to be completed…

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Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko by UTMB

December 13, 2022 abichal27Australia, Destination NSW, Geoff Meyer, runners, Trail runners, trail running, trail running community, trails, Ultra-Trail Australia by UTMB, Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko, Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko by UTMB, ultrarunner, UTMB® World Series0 comment

THE INAUGURAL ULTRA-TRAIL KOSCIUSZKO BY UTMB® HEADS TO THE SNOWY MOUNTAINS THIS WEEK Trail runners will descend on Australia’s alpine region this week with the launch of the country’s newest premium trail running event, Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko by UTMB®. The brand-new event has been designed for trail runners, by trail runners, with the inaugural Ultra-Trail Kosciuszko by UTMB® to be held from 15 to 17 December 2022. The event has also been selected to join the inaugural UTMB® World Series. The UTMB® World Series 2022 calendar consists of the best and…

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Canyons Endurance Run Results 2022

April 28, 2022 abichal27Adam Peterman, Canyons Endurance Run Results 2022, Canyons Endurance Runs, David Sinclair, Jared Hazen, Jazmine Lowther, Kyle Rivas / Getty Images, Scott Rokis, Tony DiPasquale, trail running, ultramarathon, ultrarunner, UTMB® World Series, Zach Bates1 Comment

On Saturday, April 23, the 2022 Canyons Endurance Runs by UTMB® became the very first UTMB® World Series event to take place in the United States. The event welcomed over 850 participants from 15 countries, regions, and territories to the birthplace of mountain ultras and the historic gold-rush town of Auburn, California. Offering three demanding courses of 100km, 50km, and 25km, elite and passionate runners from around the world were treated to some of the most spectacular racing on the planet through the northern foothills of the Sierra Nevada range,…

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New North American Additions To UTMB® World Series

December 17, 2021December 17, 2021 abichal27Canyons Endurance Runs, mountain ultras, New North American Additions To UTMB® World Series, Speedgoat Mountain Races by UTMB, trail running, ultrarunners, UTMB® World Series0 comment

Ultrarunners in the USA will be able to experience the UTMB® adventure and begin their journey to the renowned UTMB® Mont-Blanc on home soil, with the announcement of two new North American additions to UTMB® World Series in 2022. The organizers of the world’s leading trail running circuit have also announced more opportunities for European runners, with the confirmation of additional events in Croatia and Slovenia. In the US, Canyons Endurance Runs by UTMB® in California will take ultrarunners back to the birthplace of mountain ultras along the historic Western…

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Latest Events Confirmed For 2022 UTMB® World Series

November 19, 2021 abichal27Eiger Ultra-Trail®, Restonica Trail by UTMB®, trail running, trail running races, Trail Verbier Saint-Bernard by UTMB®, Ultra-Trail® Snowdonia, UTMB® Mont-Blanc, UTMB® World Series, UTMB® World Series Events, Wildstrubel by UTMB®2 Comments

Trail running events in the UK, Corsica, and Switzerland are the latest events confirmed for 2022 UTMB® World Series UTMB® World Series – the world’s ultimate trail running circuit – has now confirmed 20 world-leading international events for its debut season in 2022, with more events planned to be confirmed before the end of the year – Contingent from UTMB® World Series, including UTMB founders Catherine and Michel Poletti and IRONMAN Group President & CEO Andrew Messick currently visiting well regarded trail running races in North America in addition to…

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UTMB® World Series Confirms Seven New Events

November 10, 2021November 10, 2021 Ultrarunner1100-mile race, Mont Blanc, trail running, ultrarunner, ultrarunners, UTMB, UTMB® Index, UTMB® World Series, Western States Endurance Run0 comment

UTMB® World Series confirms seven new events across the USA, Hong Kong, Andorra, Mexico, Italy and France for 2022, giving any ultrarunner around the world the chance to meet their extraordinary — 15 leading international events now confirmed for the inaugural UTMB® World Series with more exceptional events to be revealed in coming weeks — (Chamonix, France) 4th November, 2021 – UTMB® World Series today confirmed the newest seven world-class events in Hong Kong, Andorra, Mexico, Italy, France, and the USA that will join the inaugural circuit in 2022, including…

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UTMB Partners With Hoka

October 27, 2021October 27, 2021 Ultrarunner1Catherine Poletti, HOKA, Mont Blanc, trail running, UTMB, UTMB® World Series0 comment

UTMB® WORLD SERIES WELCOMES HOKA® AS PREMIER LEVEL FOOTWEAR AND APPAREL PARTNER HOKA® becomes first global Premier Partner of the UTMB® World Series, joining forces to unite the global trail running community around the new world circuit debuting in 2022 Emboldened by shared origins in the French Alps, UTMB® World Series and HOKA®, a division of Deckers Brands (NYSE: DECK), have announced a multi-year partnership. Driven by the same pioneering spirit that propelled HOKA’s founders down Mont-Blanc in category-defining trail shoes, the performance footwear and apparel brand is poised to become…