Thursday, August 28, 2025

The UTMB WEEK short race

The ETC is currently the race that any of us can enter - no lottery, no other races or a UTMB INDEX needed - just sign up. It is run on the Courmayeur side of the range, and is 15k with 1200 meters of ascent and descent. 

It has gained popularity these past few years, and has started to draw in top sub-marathon, elite trail runners. Registration begins in December; I'm going.  If you go, after the Tuesday race you can take a recovery day, and then jump back to Chamonix, absorbing the vibes of the OCC, CCC, and UTMB, from out on the course.  Or, spectate just as well by sitting at a cafe at the finish line!