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A Midwesterner in the Alps: Hoka’s Emily Schmitz Tackles UTMB’s OCC

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Run the Alps friend Emily Schmitz is an American trail runner living in Chamonix, France. In 2019, she finished 5th in UTMB‘s OCC race. This year, she finished 11th. I am not a natural mountain runner. I grew up in Milwaukee, a city that sits in the heart of the Midwestern US, known for breweries,

Watch one of the great moments in Alps trail running this season

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Sometimes, every now and then, the camera is in the right place at the right time and captures something very special. That’s what happened this past July here in Chamonix, when Run the Alps ambassador and Black Diamond athlete Hillary Gerardi won Chamonix’s 90 km trail race, the longest race in the Marathon Mont Blanc

Faces of Determination: 2021 Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc

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The 2021 Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc® was a remarkable edition of the world’s largest trail running event. There were jaw-dropping performances across the event’s eight races– perhaps most notably, a new women’s course record in the marquee event, the 100-mile UTMB race around the Mont-Blanc massif. Courtney Dauwalter, of Golden, Colorado, finished in 22:30:54,

Krissy Moehl and the Story of the First Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc

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Krissy Moehl, 43, of Bellingham, Washington, is one of America’s best-known trail runners. She has competed in more than 100 ultras around the world. A Patagonia ambassador, she has been on a wide range of adventures from the Alps to China to Chile and most places in between. In 2015, she became the youngest woman

The Hidden Importance of Trail Running: A beginner’s experience training for– and running– the Mont Blanc Marathon

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Run the Alps Director of Sustainability Jen Stretton writes about her first trail race– the legendary Marathon du Mont-Blanc.

Gemmirunning: One of the World’s Most Unusual Trail Runs

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Starting in Leukerbad, Switzerland and racing to the top of Gemmi Pass – If you’re fast enough up, you’ll get a free tram ride down!

Hillary Gerardi: “It Takes A Village to Win in Chamonix.”

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Run the Alps Ambassador and Black Diamond athlete Hillary Gerardi was the women’s winner at the Chamonix Marathon du Mont Blanc 90 km race.

Up, Over, and Around: Mike Ambrose Ticks Off an Alternative Tour du Mont-Blanc

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Run the Alps Ambassador Mike Ambrose just accomplished a unique project– climbing over, and then running around, Mont Blanc.

New from Run the Alps: An Alps-Wide Guide Network

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Run the Alps is now offering a new Alps-wide guide network.

Behind the Scenes with Mimmi Kotka in Chamonix

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Mimmi Kotka joins Run the Alps for a special trip in Chamonix, France this September.

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