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The North Face Endurance Challenge Championships Filling Fast!
September 2, 2010 · 2 Comments
Heading into its fourth year, The North Face Endurance Challenge Championships GORE-TEX 50 Mile Race has grown to become the premiere 50 mile race in the US. With such a distinction, as well as $30,000 with $10,000/$4,000/$1,000 going to both the top three men and top three women, the race now fills quite quickly. We’ve learned the race is very close to being full. If you want to sign up for... Read more of this article
Lizzie Hawker, 2010 UTMB Champion, Video Interview
September 1, 2010 · 1 Comment
Lizzie Hawker won the 2010 Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc. The victory was a record third win and she’s done it in only four visits to the race. (She finished second to Krissy Moehl in 2009.) In the interview, Lizzie talks about her running background, about winning her first mountain race – the 2005 UTMB, what makes UTMB so special, her experience with the multi-part 2010 UTMB, and her upcoming... Read more of this article
Jez Bragg, 2010 UTMB Champion, Interviewed
August 31, 2010 · 5 Comments
Jez Bragg is the “unexpected” (per his words) 2010 UTMB champion. As he mentioned in our pre-race interview, he’d never put together a good race at the Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc. Well, all that was lacking in those previous race was there for this year’s revised race. In the interview Bragg shares his experience in Friday’s canceled race, Saturday’s revised race,... Read more of this article
UTMB 2010 Results and Report: Bragg and Hawker win!
August 30, 2010 · 15 Comments
The 2010 The North Face Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc is in the books. It took two starts, a couple dozen bus rides, and a few thousand text messages, but Jez Bragg and Lizzie Hawker are the new UTMB champions. Both are The North Face are runners from the UK, although Hawker currently resides in the Swiss Alps. This was Jez’s first big international win, while it marked Lizzie’s record third... Read more of this article
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