Category: Tips

We want to provide you with essential tips and strategies to prepare for running the Alps with confidence, even if you live in flat terrain. 

We’re pleased to share this conversation with Katie Schide as she prepares for UTMB. Plus her three tips for running this course.

Here are some apps we find most useful in the Alps!

Downhill running is a skill often overlooked by many trail runners, but it’s arguably one of the most important skills you should continue to develop and hone, no matter your level or goal.

Instead of asking, "What's next?", what would it look like if we slowed down a bit and really took the time to anticipate, live, and savor our experiences?

Run the Alps is excited to release a new trail running guidebook to the region around Mont Blanc, including Chamonix, France and adjacent regions in Italy and Switzerland.

Coming to Chamonix to trail run? Here's the inside scoop, with input from more than a dozen local trail runners.

Depending on what you’re looking for in a multi-day trail running adventure, you just might find these routes preferable to the Tour du Mont-Blanc (TMB).

How do mountain huts, village inns and restaurants in France, Italy, and Switzerland handle dietary restrictions?

I’m not sure I can run up those hills. What if I’m the slowest? How do I know which trip is right for me?