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During a big, loud, impressive, epic UTMB Mont-Blanc®, Run the Alps’ friend – photographer Peter Maksimow – took a look at the side of Chamonix that wasn’t so focused on the races. 

Here’s the genesis story of what became The Hub, Chamonix. 

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.

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.

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

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.

Of the three editions of the 450 km Tor des Glaciers in the Italian Alps, there have been 124 finishers and 9 of those finishers have been women.

Some of our most important gear is protective – it keeps us covered in a variety of conditions, including sunny summer days.

PHOTO: Julen Elorza Nominate Someone Deserving for a Free Run the Alps Trip You read that right.  Run the Alps is launching a special opportunity for this summer.  We’re giving away one trip—including round-trip airfare—to one deserving person who has worked hard to benefit the wider trail running community.  Why are we doing this? We

About ten years ago, I walked into the office of a new race organization based in Geneva– Ultraks. I had a nice visit with the team, hoping to partner with them. I was starting a new trail running tour company, and they were a year or two into creating a series of trail running events.