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Tracy Garneau Pre-2010 UTMB Interview

iRunFar interviews Tracy Garneau, 2010 Western States 100 women’s champ, prior to the 2010 Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc.

By on August 27, 2010 | Comments

We caught up with Tracy Garneau, the reigning Western States 100 women’s champion, in the hours before the 2010 Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc for a brief interview. She talks about her training since Western States, what she’s excited about at UTMB, and whether she’ll be using trekking poles during the race.

Bryon Powell

Bryon Powell is the Founding Editor of iRunFar. He’s been writing about trail running, ultrarunning, and running gear for nearly 20 years. Aside from iRunFar, he’s authored the books Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide to Running Ultramarathons and Where the Road Ends: A Guide to Trail Running, been a contributing editor at Trail Runner magazine, written for publications including Outside, Sierra, and Running Times, and coached ultrarunners of all abilities. Based in Silverton, Colorado, Bryon is an avid trail runner and ultrarunner who competes in events from the Hardrock 100 Mile just out his front door to races long and short around the world, that is, when he’s not fly fishing or tending to his garden.