Author Archives: George Foster

Mozart 100 by UTMB: Come for the Strudel and Stay for the Trails in the Austrian Alps

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The Austrian city of Salzburg is both old and incredibly beautiful. It does not, on initial investigation, imbue you with thoughts of a trail running demi-mecca. That is until you focus your gaze past the turrets of the Hohensalzburg Fortress…

Montée du Nid d’Aigle & Flying the Nest

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The Montée du Nid d’Aigle, a near 20 km uphill-only lung-buster of a trail race, rises 2000m into the sky where the sun melts you and the oxygen in the air deserts you faster than that New Year’s gym-going resolution.

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