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A racer moves across a narrow ridge, just before the descent to Zermatt, the Matterhorn in the background
Feb 13, 2022
Doug Mayer

Behind the Scenes with Michel Hodara and the Ultraks Race Series

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.

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Martina Valmassoi playing with Izzy the Labradoodle.
Feb 7, 2022
Emily Geldard

Want to Run with Dogs in the Alps?

Love dogs? We do! Join us for a Unique Four-Footed Trail Running Trip this summer! Are you a trail runner who likes nothing more than having a four-footed friend at your side? Now, we’ve got a special trail running trip just for you. Here in the Alps, dogs are more than companion animals. They fill

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the start of UTMB as seen from above, with thousand of runners leaving Chamonix, France.
Jan 29, 2022
Doug Mayer

Run the Alps Underground Guide to UTMB® Week in Chamonix

We’ve compiled many of the questions we’ve received about UTMB® Week into this handy page, in hopes you might find it useful.

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A rescue helicopter in the air near a cliff.
Jan 18, 2022
Doug Mayer

Ultrarunner Luke Nelson joins Tahoe Wilderness Medicine Trip

One of our most enjoyable and interesting times of the season is our Wilderness Medicine trip with our good friends at Tahoe Wilderness Medicine. John Anderson, the trip leader and one of the founders of Tahoe Wilderness Medicine, is a wonderfully bright and talented Emergency Room doc and a strong ultra runner in his own

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Dec 31, 2021
Doug Mayer

Published: Your Grades for Our Run the Alps Guides

Our Run the Alps guides got their end of the year grades, and, for the first time, we are sharing the results with everyone, publicly. Why? Simple. Like a parent seeing their son or daughter’s stellar report card, I’m proud. Our guides are some of the best people I know. The fact is, Run the

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