Thursday, August 29, 2024

MIDWAY THROUGH UTMB WEEK

The PTL (330k) event started on Monday, followed quickly by MCC (40K), TDS (140k), and the ETC (15k).  The first of the major events - the OCC (57k) - started today, with the CCC (100k) and the UTMB (170k) to start on Friday. 

This is the aerial view of Flegere, taken just after the lead women went up and over. In the photo you can see Chamonix below, and Mont Blanc in the distance. Today's race, featured a brutal climb up to Flegere, followed by a screaming, quad killing, 7k descent to the finish. Eli Hemming became the first American male to win this hotly contested race.