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May 18, 2017
Doug Mayer

David Laney Finds Quiet in Chamonix

Trail running is happening in Chamonix—and in a big way. Thanks to hundreds of kilometers of dramatic trails and several high-profile trail race series, the valley is a bright beacon to mountain runners around the world. Most trail runners experience Chamonix valley during the peak summer months, when the town is a beehive of rock

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May 3, 2017
Doug Mayer

Spring Happenings at Run the Alps

It’s that time of year… we’re itching to be trail running in the Alps! Thanks to a relatively low snow year and recent warm temperatures, trail running season is coming early to the Alps. From Chamonix, France, to Grindelwald, Switzerland, our guides and ambassadors have already been out and about. Before we get really busy

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Apr 17, 2017
Maartje Bastings

Up. And up. And up! Six hours of the Ultra Montée du Salève

AKA, how to put 3,333 meters of “D+” in 16 km of “running.”  The 2017 ultra trail running season has started! With so many fantastic events around me here in Switzerland’s Vaud region, not far from the Valais Alps on the border with France and Italy, it’s hard to ignore them and stay focused on my

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Apr 1, 2017
Doug Mayer

Growing Trail Running in the Alps: Meet Swiss Ultra Trail

Trail running in the Alps is growing—and fast. Every month seems to bring new races and events, from trail running festivals to winter, night trail races. Now, a group of Zurich-based ultra runners have bonded together to form a new organization, Swiss Ultra Trail. What’s their mission—and what do they see for the future of trail

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Mar 20, 2017
Doug Mayer

Of, by, and for Trail Runners: The Five Races of Trail Verbier St-Bernard

In less than a decade, Trail Verbier St-Bernard has become known as a true trail runner’s race. It makes sense, since it was both inspired and designed by trail runners. And, “TVSB,” as it’s known, passes through one of the most beautiful regions in all of the Alps—the Valais Alps, on the Swiss border with

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