Aug 24, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min · 11 segments
For Episode 31, we dive into our thoughts on heart rate in races, how we recommend utilizing training camps in a race build and also talk about our lead ups into UTMB week. Enjoy and thanks for…
Well, back to running, I think, 'cause, uh, w- like, so we were talking about the craziness that is UTMB week and kind of, like, avoiding it a little bit.
I've kind of just, like, glanced over a story, but the m- like, new mayor of UTMB, uh, of Chamonix is, like, kind of against UTMB growing as much as it is.
Yeah, I think, again, I think in years prior, it was this, like, just a week of festival, and there were some runners in town, and it was just one of their many events of the summer that just folded in.
But now it has grown to, for us, like, the biggest trail running event in the world that is no longer just a week.
I think the numbers of, like, how many people qualify has increased over the years as well.
... amounts, but even if you think about how, like, elite qualification happens, right? Like, they've started to allot in the world majors.
So, like, it's just a lot more people probably than-- I know the very first, like, UTMB start line had 722 people.
But you gotta think of in tow with that, you have all of those people running that need crew, that have family, that have friends.
Well, back to running, I think, 'cause, uh, w- like, so we were talking about the craziness that is UTMB week and kind of, like, avoiding it a little bit.
I've kind of just, like, glanced over a story, but the m- like, new mayor of UTMB, uh, of Chamonix is, like, kind of against UTMB growing as much as it is.
Yeah, I think, again, I think in years prior, it was this, like, just a week of festival, and there were some runners in town, and it was just one of their many events of the summer that just folded in.
But now it has grown to, for us, like, the biggest trail running event in the world that is no longer just a week.
I think the numbers of, like, how many people qualify has increased over the years as well.
... amounts, but even if you think about how, like, elite qualification happens, right? Like, they've started to allot in the world majors.
So, like, it's just a lot more people probably than-- I know the very first, like, UTMB start line had 722 people.
But you gotta think of in tow with that, you have all of those people running that need crew, that have family, that have friends.
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