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Swiss Alps 100 Aletsch Glacier
Aug 14, 2022
Guest Blogger

Swiss Alps 100 Trail Race: A Proper Ultra Experience

The Swiss Alps 100 takes place in Fiesch, a Swiss ski town near Brig, that’s below the Aletsch Glacier. The event is a festival of trail running with many different challenges for mountain athletes.

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Running in Chamonix
Aug 12, 2022
Johanna Flashman

What to Expect Visiting Chamonix for Trail Running

We’ll cover the frequent intro questions we’ve gotten over the years, and offer a slice of what it’s like visiting Chamonix for trail running.

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Ascent to Hohturli Pass
Aug 4, 2022
English Knowles

First Edition of Eiger 250: Ultrarunning through the Berner Oberland

In mid-July under window boxes full of geraniums in the Swiss mountain resort of Grindelwald, my partner and I toed the line at the Eiger Ultra Trail by UTMB.

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Mozart 100
Jul 29, 2022
George Foster

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

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…

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Argentrail 2022 podium
Jul 24, 2022
Emily Schmitz

Argentrail: A Little Big Race in the Chamonix Valley

While small in size, races like Argentrail have everything you would find at a bigger event: a giant blow-up start line, a well-marked route with stocked aid stations, photographers and crowds cheering along the route, and wrapped up with an award ceremony and prizes.

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