For the 13th edition in a row, iRunFar is covering UTMB!
The UTMB course is typically 171 kilometers (106.2 miles) long with almost 10,000 meters (32,700 feet) of elevation gain as it encircles the Mont Blanc massif from Chamonix, France, through Italy and Switzerland, before finishing back in Chamonix. On August 23, the race organization announced a course change to the last segment of the route, which looks like it’ll increase the distance by just under 2 kilometers (about 1.2 miles).
The race starts at 6 p.m. CEST (10 a.m. MDT in the U.S.) on Friday, September 1.
The UTMB course records are held by Courtney Dauwalter, who set the current women’s record at 22:30:54 in 2021, and Kilian Jornet, who set the current men’s record at 19:49:30 in 2022.
We’ll be live-casting the event over on iRunFar’s Twitter feed with text and photo reports from all over the course. We’ll also be live blogging the same material as on Twitter below in this article.
A special thanks to HOKA for making our coverage of UTMB possible!
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The start of the 2022 UTMB on Friday, August 26, 2022. Photo: iRunFar/Kirsten Kortebein
Resources for Following the 2023 UTMB
These resources will help you follow the race:
- iRunFar’s women’s and men’s previews
- iRunFar’s pre-race video interviews with top runners Mathieu Blanchard, Eszter Csillag, Courtney Dauwalter, Petter Engdahl, Tom Evans, Germain Grangier, Katharina Hartmuth, Arthur Joyeux-Bouillon, Zach Miller, Aroa Sio, Martina Valmassoi, and Fu-Zhao Xiang
- All of iRunFar’s UTMB resources in one place
- The UTMB website, which includes tabs for the course map and elevation profile, aid stations, technical data, and more
- The race administration’s live tracker for all entrants
- The race administration’s live video feed which covers the top runners
iRunFar’s Live Coverage of the 2023 UTMB
Here we’re live blogging the progress of UTMB, and sharing the exact same content as on our Twitter feed. Enjoy viewing it right here or over on Twitter! Also, give it just a moment to load, once you arrive.
Additional UTMB Reading
While you’re following iRunFar’s coverage, catch up on your UTMB history:
Past UTMB Results Articles
- 2022 UTMB Results: A Record for Jornet and a Runaway Win for Schide
- 2021 UTMB Results: D’haene Earns Fourth Win and Dauwalter a Course Record
- 2019 UTMB Results
- 2018 UTMB Results
- 2017 UTMB Results
- 2016 UTMB Results
- 2015 Ultra-Trail Du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) Results
- 2014 TNF Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) Results
- 2013 The North Face Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) Results
- 2012 The North Face Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) Results
- 2011 The North Face Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc Results & Report
- UTMB 2010 Results and Report: Bragg and Hawker win!
Post-Race Interviews from the 2022 UTMB
- Kilian Jornet (champion)
- Katie Schide (champion)
- Mathieu Blanchard (2nd)
- Marianne Hogan (2nd)
- Tom Evans (3rd)
- Kaytlyn Gerbin (3rd)
- Zach Miller (5th)
- Eszter Csillag (5th)
Post-Race Interviews with Earlier UTMB Champions
- Rory Bosio (2013 and 2014)
- Jez Bragg (2010)
- Francesca Canepa (2018)
- Pau Capell (2019)
- Caroline Chaverot (2016)
- Courtney Dauwalter (2019 and 2021)
- François D’Haene (2012, 2014, 2017, and 2021)
- Lizzy Hawker (2010, 2011, and 2012)
- Kilian Jornet (2011)
- Nathalie Mauclair (2015)
- Núria Picas (2017)
- Ludovic Pommeret (2016)
- Xavier Thévenard (2013, 2015, and 2018)
Other Articles of Interest
- A 2013 article about UTMB culture
- A gorgeous excerpt about UTMB from the book “Grand Trail” by Frederic and Alexis Berg, published in 2015
Mimmi Kotka (left) and Kaytlyn Gerbin take in the scene at the 2022 UTMB start line. Hillary Allen also looks on in the background. Photo: iRunFar/Kirsten Kortebein
