Monthly Archives: June 2023

Trail Running Film Festival 2024 – Call for Applications

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Run the Alps is excited to announce that we’re now accepting applications for four film grants of up to €4000 each. Our theme this year is exploring boundaries.

Hillary Gerardi Resets the Fastest Known Time on Mont Blanc

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Hillary Gerardi set a remarkably fast new record, running and then climbing, from the St Michel church in the heart of Chamonix to the 4,809 meter high summit of Mont Blanc.

World Mountain and Trail Running Championships 2023: And a World Class DNF

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The combined World Mountain and Trail Running Championships were held in Innsbruck, Austria in June 2023. UK team member, George Foster, shares his thoughts from the races.

The Race that Changed Running: The Inside Story of UTMB®

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Twenty years ago, when a small band of runners decided to hold a trail race around the Alps’ highest peak, running was changed forever.

How to Create the Life You Want: Ultra Runner Meg Mackenzie Talks to Acclaimed Coach Mareli Kruger

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Ultrarunner Meg Mackenzie and acclaimed coach Mareli Kruger talk about the internal and external obstacles preventing us from living the life we want and what we can do about them.
Meg and Mareli will be co-hosting a special women’s retreat in Chamonix this fall for the chance to dig deeper into these topics.

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