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Our Favorite Photos of 2023

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We’re happy to have a chance to catch our breath and take a look back. Here are a few of our favorite photos from summer 2023.

Run the Alps Holiday Guide to Giving (For When You Have Enough Stuff)

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Here are a few suggestions for holiday giving from Run the Alps Director of Social and Environmental Responsibility Hillary Gerardi.

Running with Courtney Dauwalter: “Never Meet Your Hero” isn’t Good Advice

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What did we talk about while running and hanging out with Courtney and Kevin on our Dolomites trip? Save a few minutes here or there, it wasn’t splits or race strategies or millimeters of drop in the latest trail running shoes. We talked about… life.

Giving Thanks:  Steph Lefferts Reflects on 2023 (Video)

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Run the Alps Tour Manager Steph Lefferts reflects on our past season and shares what she’s most thankful for.

How to Measure Your Runs in the Alps: Metrics from David Laney

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Data driven running is one way to go. I’d offer another way to think about and enjoy running. A way I learned not from my coach, but from my dog.

How Tor des Géants® Manages Emergencies on a 330 km Race

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How has the organization managed to keep the vast majority of runners safe? To answer this question, Run the Alps visited the VDA Trailers headquarters during the TORX races and spoke with the organization about what it’s like managing risk and answering emergency calls.

In Order of Importance: Cancer Survivor Steph Lightfoot Runs MCC

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After completing the MCC race of the 2023 UTMB Mont-Blanc® in rain and snow, Steph shared a bit about getting to the start and finish lines. 

Meet Xavier Thévenard: UTMB Mont-Blanc®’s Most Accomplished Runner

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Xavier Thévenard has won each of the major UTMB Mont-Blanc® races, including the UTMB itself three times. Here’s an interview with Le Petit Prince of trail running. 

Run the Alps Film Festival 2022

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Run the Alps is excited to announce the recipients of the trail running film festival grants in partnership with On.

Celebrating 50 Years of Sierre-Zinal: Race Legends Look Back

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Sierre-Zinal is celebrating its 50th running. Run the Alps heard from a few of the race’s legends: Kasie Enman, Marco De Gasperi, Rickey Gates, Megan Kimmel, Stevie Kremer, Pablo Vigil, and Jonathan Wyatt for their perspectives on Sierre-Zinal over the years.

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