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We want to provide you with essential tips and strategies to prepare for running the Alps with confidence, even if you live in flat terrain. 

Deeper and more profound than “hitting the wall,” in a race this long, and this hard, there comes a moment of reckoning: Meeting the Dragon.

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. 

We’re pleased to share this conversation with Katie Schide as she prepares for UTMB. Plus her three tips for running this course.

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.