If you’re starting to dip your toes into the crazy sport of ultrarunning, a couple of things will happen. First, you’re going to need several pairs of the best trail running shoes in rotation at any ...

Midway through one of the most competitive early season women's ultra-distance races ever, Nancy Jiang kept betting on herself. The 33-year-old New Zealand runner is a multi-time champion of the ...

The Ironman Group is extending its reach in the world of endurance sports through a partnership with UTMB Group, the development arm of leading international trail-running event host UTMB. The Ironman ...

Athlete from Fochville to tackle gruelling 170km world trail-running final across France, Italy and Switzerland.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Who's planning on being at the starting line in Chamonix, and which runners hope to be first to ...

Mayer, who lives just a few minutes from the start and finish of UTMB in Chamonix, France, has run the race twice. He’s also the founder of the trail running tour company, Run the Alps—which means ...

GENEVA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Columbia Sportswear has announced a three-year extension of its partnership between the Columbia brand and the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB®). The extension solidifies ...

There's few races more punishing than the UTMB. The 106-mile loop around western Europe’s highest mountain features 32,700ft of aggregate climbing, volatile weather conditions, remorseless ...

UTMB, or the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, is a 106-mile loop around the Mont Blanc massif with over 32,940 feet of elevation gain. This mountain ultra attracts some of the top competition in the world, ...