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Sep 12, 2014
Doug Mayer

Holimites… Rolling Through the Dolomites

So… what just happened? That was the thought Troy Haines and I had last week, after spending 24 hours with Holimites, on their last trail running tour of the season in Italy’s Dolomites. We had headed from our respective corners of Switzerland to Igor Tavella’s village of Badia, to talk about a partnership between Holimites and Run

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Sierre-Zinal founder and longtime Race Director Jean-Claude Pont, at home in Zinal with his wife, Christine.
Sep 10, 2014
Doug Mayer

Sierre-Zinal: How to do it

Sierre-Zinal is arguably one of the best-known trail races in the world. Here are Run the Alp’s tips for having a great experience.

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Aug 23, 2014
Doug Mayer

Who’s the American Kid? The Story of Jim Maddock at Matterhorn Ultraks

As 2014’s Matterhorn Ultraks comes to a close, it’s worth taking a look back at a remarkable story behind the scenes from last year, involving Jim Maddock from Run the Alps. We thought you’d enjoy this story of what happens when you have one of those days, when everything falls beautifully in to place. This is a story about a friend from my town

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Aug 23, 2014
Doug Mayer

Matterhorn Ultraks: The 30 km Edition

Smooth and easy going, with no shortage of sheer lusciousness, punctuated by moments that demand the participant’s attention. Generally goes down easy and leaves one with a poignant memory. Best sampled with fine company, on a fair day. Admission: I don’t know wines. At all. Connoisseur is never a word that would be applied to me,

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Aug 12, 2014
Doug Mayer

The Alpstein: Trail Running in a Vertical World

Years ago, I saw a photo of a high alp mountain hotel. It looked like it had welcomed guests to its corner of the Alps for a century or more. Weather beaten pine boards showed the consequences of facing mountain storms over many years. In reality, the look wasn’t all that unusual for the Swiss

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