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Dec 10, 2018
Guest Blogger

What Makes Trail Racing in the Alps Special

We’re pleased to share this story from Run the Alps Ambassador David Laney. David was Ultrarunner magazine’s 2015 Ultrarunner of the Year, and has finished third place (2015) and fourth place (2016) in the Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc. This short piece is the foreword to a new Run the Alps publication, the Guide to Trail

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Dec 6, 2018
Doug Mayer

This Winter: Ski Mo with Run the Alps 

Got plans this March? Join us for something new and totally different! For our first time ever, Run the Alps is offering a winter “Ski Mo” trip! Based in Chamonix, France, our winter trip includes time training and learning Ski Mo skills with two of Europe’s best-known ski mountaineering athletes and coaches, Valentine Fabre and

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Dec 2, 2018
Guest Blogger

Trail Running through the Berner Oberland: “Exactly Where I Wanted to be”

I realized during this run that my idea of a beautiful view in Colorado was nothing compared to what was to be seen here in Switzerland.

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Nov 23, 2018
Bruno Yates

Into the Dolomites: My Recon for Run the Alps’ 2019 Trip

Run the Alps Senior Guide Bruno Yates shares the story of one of his trips to the Dolomites to preview the route.

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Nov 16, 2018
Guest Blogger

The Persistence of Memory

Editor’s Note: A long-time competitive trail runner from San Rafael, California, Victor Ballesteros ran Italy’s Tor Des Géants this past summer. “TDG” is, in many respects, beyond comprehension. The 330km race starts and finishes in Courmayeur, on the south side of Mont Blanc. It includes over 80,000 feet of climbing and descending. Victor is no

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