How long is UTMB Ultra?

How long is UTMB Ultra?

approximately 171 kilometres
It has a distance of approximately 171 kilometres (106 mi), and a total elevation gain of around 10,040 metres (32,940 ft). It is widely regarded as one of the most difficult foot races in the world, and one of the largest with more than 2,500 starters.

What is the UTMB race?

In simplest terms, the UTMB, or Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc is a famous destination ultramarathon running race in Europe, starting and finishing in Chamonix, in the French Alps. The UTMB race involves around 106 miles (170km) of running and a circumnavigation of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in Western Europe.

Do you have to qualify for UTMB?

Only runners who have acquired at least 1 Running Stone in the last two years are eligible to enter the OCC, CCC® or UTMB® lottery. They must also own a valid UTMB® Index for the distance of their choice. To enter the OCC lottery, runners must own a valid UTMB® Index in the 20K, 50K, 100K or 100M category.

What is the TDS race?

The TDS is one of the several UTMB festival of races taking place the final week of August in the vicinity of Mont Blanc in the Alps. The TDS is a 145-kilometer (90-mile) event with 9,100 meters (29,855 feet) of climb which starts in Courmayeur, Italy and ends in Chamonix, France.

Who won Montblanc?

Courtney Dauwalter led the race from start to finish to win her second consecutive crown on the 171 km loop around Mont Blanc. She shattered her winning time from 2019, beating it by two hours and two minutes (22:30:54) and setting the all-time female record.

How do you qualify for Mont Blanc Ultra?

To qualify for a place at the UTMB World Series Finals in Chamonix, runners must compete in at least one of the 30 UTMB World Series Events or one of the three UTMB World Series Majors, where they can collect Running Stones for use in the lottery or be rewarded for their performance with direct access.

What does it take to run UTMB?

Entry to UTMB is notoriously tough, and runners are required to have several recent ultramarathons under their belt to be even considered for the lottery. To have a chance to enter the lottery to register for UTMB, a runner must have accumulated 10 “points” by running qualifying races during a set timeframe.

What is CCC race?

CCC, short for Courmayeur-Champex-Chamonix, is sometimes referred to as UTMB®’s “Little Sister”– a 100 km trail race that runs over the second half of the UTMB® course, from Courmayeur, Italy to Champex, Switzerland and finishing in Chamonix, France.

Who won UTMB 2021?

Courtney Dauwalter
Last month, Courtney Dauwalter defended — and reclaimed — her title at the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc 106.5-mile race, and smashed records along the way. She broke the all-time women’s course record by seven minutes, finishing in 22 hours 30 minutes and 54 seconds.

How many times Kilian Jornet won UTMB?

This is the case of Kilian Jornet, the Everest speed ascent record holder, Mont-Blanc speed ascent and descent on foot, six-time champion of the long-distance running Skyrunner World Series, and former UTMB® champion in 2008, 2009 and 2011.

What is UTMB ®?

UTMB ®. Mountain race, with numerous passages in high altitude (>2500m), in difficult weather conditions (night, wind, cold, rain or snow), that needs a very good training, adapted equipment and a real capacity of personal autonomy. It is 6:00pm and we are more or less 2300 people sharing the same dream carefully prepared over many months.

How do I qualify for the UTMB® finals?

To qualify for a place at the Finals, trail runners must compete in at least one of the UTMB® World Series Events or UTMB® World Series Majors, where they can collect Running Stones for use in the lottery, or be rewarded for their performance with direct access. The UTMB® World Series men’s and women’s titles will be awarded at these three races.

Is there a lottery for UTMB?

The premiere race, the UTMB, is part of the Ultra-Trail World Tour and has a strict entry policy using a point system from qualifying races around the world over a two-year period and a lottery. How many people run the UTMB a year?

What happened at the UTMB 2018?

This year’s UTMB saw a French sweep on the men’s side and a new course record on the women’s side. François D’haene of France won the men’s race, his fourth win of UTMB, and the USA’s Courtney Dauwalter topped the podium for the women, breaking the women’s record, previously held by Rory Bosio, set on a shorter course in 2013.