UTMB 2018

[Bierzo Baggie]

So what was billed as Jim v Kilian turned into a third UTMB triumph for the fresh faced specialist Xabier Thévenard, always well placed in the race and strong to the very end.
 
And for yet another year the Americans came but failed to conquer. Zach Miller and Tim Tollefson both returned to Chamonix in helicopters exhausted and injured.
Big Jim Walmsley as far as we know is still out there walking his way around like all the other mortals.
 
Excellent coverage by UTMB TV with expert commentary in English by ex-trail runner Judge Randy Gaylord. I kid you not.
Yes, this is the wacky world of trail running and this race around Mont Blanc is surely the pinnacle of our sport. The excitement of watching it at home has been a bit like watching the cup final used to be when I was a kid. Except a lot longer…