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Sep 10, 2017
Guest Blogger

Sierre-Zinal: My First, But Not My Last

​As we look back on another great summer of trail running, Run the Alps is pleased to share this guest post about one of our favorite trail races in the Alps, Sierre-Zinal. Author Matt Flaherty is a professional runner, freelance writer, and running coach​ based in Bloomington, Indiana​. ​He’s been running ​competitively ​for most of ​his

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Sep 5, 2017
Simon Conroy

Senior Guide Simon Conroy Takes on the Tot Dret for the Fiona Conroy Trust

It has now been four years since the passing of my sister-in-law Fiona from a very aggressive strain of Leukemia. Although time passes on, my thoughts of Fiona and her achievements in life still move around my mind, especially when out running solo on long trails. My family endeavors to keep Fiona’s memory alive through

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Aug 29, 2017
Doug Mayer

Courmayeur in a Nut Shell

Tim Tollefson’s pretty confident that when in Italy, if you retire without an evening gelato, it’s considered disrespectful.

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Aug 26, 2017
Doug Mayer

Around Mont Blanc with David Laney

Editor’s note: It’s UTMB season in Chamonix, and trail runners from around the world are converging on the town. One of them is Ashland, Oregon-based David Laney, a friend of several of us here at Run the Alps. In this post, David shares his thoughts about trail running in and around the Mont Blanc region.

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Aug 22, 2017
Doug Mayer

These are the Alps, Too

I had been trail running for five hours. Well, the truth is, I hadn’t run much at all. While scoping out a route for a trail-running book project, I was supposed to be running, but rain, dense fog, and wind were conspiring to make the day challenging. Anticipating a thunderstorm for hours, I felt lucky

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