WORDS: TINA CHANTREY
Mont Blanc is the highest peak in western Europe. The Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) is a 105-mile route that winds itself around the massif, starting and finishing in picturesque French ski resort, Chamonix.
If you’ve never been to the event, it’s difficult to imagine what the atmosphere is like. Friends of mine have done the race, so I knew its background. Travelling with the Hoka ONE ONE team (hokaoneone.com), who had many runners challenging for top places, I knew the chance to follow such an iconic race through the night would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Standing at the start of the UTMB on the Friday evening, squashed in amongst thousands of people – residents, runners, families, friends – was a completely crazy and electrifying experience. Everyone banged on the advertising boards and cheered passionately. Then, it happened. The music switched to Vangelis’s Conquest of Paradise. The crowds became still and silent and those on the start-line focused ahead.
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