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Jun 27, 2015
Doug Mayer

Redlining in Chamonix: Skyrunning’s Vertical Kilometer

“But I don’t want to go among mad people,” Alice remarked. “Oh, you can’t help that,” said the Cat: “we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.” “How do you know I’m mad?” said Alice. “You must be,” said the Cat, “or you wouldn’t have come here.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland The Vertical

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Jun 23, 2015
Heddi Nieuwsma

Trail de l’Absinthe 2015: Swiss Trail Running Championships

To determine the 2015 trail running champions in Switzerland, the Swiss Athletics association selected the 75-kilometer course of this year’s Trail de l’Absinthe. When my husband and I decided to do this race (we opted for two of the shorter distances), we didn’t realize we would be sharing the course with Swiss trail running champions!

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Jun 7, 2015
Doug Mayer

Spring News from Run the Alps

As we head into another summer of trail running throughout the Alps, we wanted to share the latest news from Run the Alps! This has been a busy spring for us. A few of the highlights: *A relocation of our summer office to the French town of Argentière, just over the border from Switzerland, at the base

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May 23, 2015
Doug Mayer

Alex, Alister, and Claire: Meet the Guides

This time of year, there’s a certain eagerness in the air among the Run the Alps crew. We’re getting close! Our trips’ numbers are taking shape, huts are being booked, and run descriptions are being reviewed. For those of us in trail races, confirmations are flying between email accounts. It’s time… almost! As Run the

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Apr 25, 2015
Doug Mayer

Pablo: The Man Behind a Remarkable Sierre-Zinal Record

Pablo Vigil won one of Europe’s most prestigious trail races, Sierre-Zinal, four times in row—a record that stands to this day.

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