Category Archives: Travel

No more crumpled paper maps in your running vest – we’ve gone digital. Introducing the Run the Alps app for self-guided tours!

Two of Brian Metzler’s favorite things: running mountain trails and riding trains. Here’s how to have a rail to trail adventure in Chamonix.

Max King, guest runner on the Monte Rosa Circuit 2025, shares what it’s like to make this tour with Run the Alps.

After several years of research to find the best routes, and picturesque hotels, Run the Alps now offers trail running tours in Provence, France.

What is a single supplement? What about Taxe de Séjour? We gathered this info to help answer common questions about hotels in the Alps.

Just because your family member or friend isn’t a trail runner shouldn’t be a reason not to share the experience of being in the Alps. 

To prepare for your trip, we’ve gathered everything you need to know into an 80+ page full-color handbook— our Guide to Trail Running in the Alps.

Rather than fill your screen with thousands of words, we’ve collected a handful of our favorite 2024 photos that we think share our values.

Foods you absolutely must try in the Alps, recommended by our most trusted trail foodies—Run the Alps’ guides and ultra runner friends!

Experience UTMB Mont-Blanc as a first-time spectator, and get some advice on how to make the most of being in Chamonix at its busiest time of year.