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Sep 24, 2014
Doug Mayer

After the Crowds: Fall Trail Racing in the Alps and Trail Dents-du-Midi, the Oldest Trail Race in Europe

It’s fall in the Alps. The green pastures of a Switzerland summer have turned shades of brown and red. US trail runners have, for the most part, packed up their Salomons, Hokas, and Sportivas and headed for their homes in the New World. With the internationally-flavored alphabet soup of races like UTMB, CCC, and OCC

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Sep 21, 2014
Heddi Nieuwsma

Semi-Marathon des Côtes de l’Orbe: Running with Wine

Can you imagine running a half-marathon with aid stations offering wine? Such a race exists here in Switzerland, which I had the pleasure of running last Saturday. If you’re looking for picturesque landscapes, a festive atmosphere and the opportunity to wear a ridiculous costume during a race (a sporty dirndl, perhaps?), then I recommend signing

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Sep 17, 2014
Doug Mayer

Run the Alps: 2015 Tours Are Here!

It’s been a great season. Looking back, it feels like a crazy whirlwind of gorgeous alp trail running, huts, friends new and old, croissants, cafe au lait, wine, mud, cows, alp horns, trail races, glaciers… it’s all a blur. In the meantime, we already have some news to report: our 2015 summer schedule is here! Doug

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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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