With massive growth and interest booming in trail running at both the grassroots and global levels, the sport is clearly at a crossroads. While there are still thousands of race directors striving to ...

The Ironman Group is extending its reach in the world of endurance sports through a partnership with UTMB Group, the development arm of leading international trail-running event host UTMB. The Ironman ...

The Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) isn't just one thing. It's the Spandex Superbowl, wrapped in Gore-Tex Mardi Gras with a dash of Chafing World Cup. It's a weeklong festival of mountain running ...

Two seemingly disparate organizations are joining forces today, as UTMB Group and The IRONMAN Group announce a partnership, launching the “UTMB World Series” an ultra-distance trail run circuit that ...

HOKA athlete Jim Walmsley made a triumphant return to Chamonix today, winning the 2025 UTMB OCC race in a time of 5:00:35. The second man across the finish line was Cristian Minoggio of Italy, who ...

Prize money in trail running will not incentivise doping believe top runners, but Ultra Trail of Mont Blanc (UTMB) founders think it may increase the risk of cheating. Trail running has until recently ...

GENEVA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Columbia Sportswear has announced a three-year extension of its partnership between the Columbia brand and the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB®). The extension solidifies ...

‘I will be capable someday of taking care of my family much better than a boy,’ says Hong Kong-based runner Sunmaya Budha, who finished second in prestigious trail race at UTMB.