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Jun 25, 2014
Thomas Fresneau

Winter Trail Racing in the Alps

Editor’s note: As we head into another summer season of trail running and trail racing in the Alps, Run the Alps’ Thom Fresneau takes a look back at a winter filled with some great trail running. In the Alps, races continue throughout the year, with some unique events during the wintery months. Here’s an overview of several

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Jun 22, 2014
Doug Mayer

Run the Alps at Mount Washington Road Race

Shortly before packing up and joining the Swiss Run the Alps contingent, we were delighted to have a table at this year’s Mount Washington Road Race. One of the really famous hill climbs in the US, the 7.6-mile run to the summit of the Northeast’s highest peak features world-class runners. This year’s race was won by

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Apr 22, 2014
Doug Mayer

Top 10 Reasons We Love Trail Running in the Alps

In honor of David Letterman’s recent announcement that he’ll retire sometime in 2015, we here at Run the Alps have pulled together a Top 10 list of our very own—the Top 10 Reasons We Love Trail Running in the Alps. We’ll share the full list over the coming weeks. Ready for the first two? Here we

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Apr 15, 2014
Guest Blogger

Lost and Found: A Different Kind of “Swiss Quality”

Run the Alps note: Last summer, the Run the Alps crew spent much of the summer busily researching trail running ideas and writing up descriptions. Along the way… things happen. Here’s one story from Jim Maddock, that we enjoyed and wanted to share.  All travelers have, at some point, experienced the “oh #%^*!” moment associated with

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Mar 27, 2014
Doug Mayer

Pssst! Here’s a Secret about the Alps

To everything thing– turn, turn, turn, there is a season—turn, turn, turn. I am a sucker for some pretty clichéd folk songs, including that one from Pete Seeger. (Probably in large part due to having gone to a summer camp run by Pete’s brother, John.) Pete had weightier things on his mind when he wrote

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