It’s a just about Chamonix, France-only version of This Week in Working, and it’s lengthy. We’ll cross brief on phrases and as an alternative cross large on numerous names and instances. Let’s lower the chit chat and bounce in.
You’ll be able to additionally take a look at extra effects from the week’s UTMB Mont Blanc competition:
UTMB – Chamonix, France
This 12 months’s route went 176 kilometers (109.3 miles) and nearly 10,000 meters (32,500 ft) of elevation acquire. The race was once the 12 months’s UTMB Global Collection Ultimate for the 100-mile distance and had a wealthy €119,000 prize handbag that paid €20,000 to the winners.
Ladies
Katie Schide (U.S., dwelling in France) ruled the race, main from the beginning. Schide’s 22:09 end was once a brand new route file, 21 mins higher than Courtney Dauwalter’s 2021 earlier best possible. Schide received UTMB in 2022 too, and this 12 months finished the difficult Western States 100-UTMB double with victories at each races.
Katie Schide main the 2024 UTMB, on her option to atmosphere a brand new route file. Picture courtesy of UTMB.
2nd-place Ruth Croft (New Zealand) moved up all the way through the race, even slicing into Schide’s lead, to complete in 22:48.
The 2022 second-placer Marianne Hogan (Canada, lives in France) was once again at the podium. She was once 0.33 in 23:11.
We’re going to turn the outcome for everybody indexed in our pre-race preview.
1 – Katie Schide (U.S., dwelling in France) – 22:09:31
2 – Ruth Croft (New Zealand) – 22:48:37
3 – Marianne Hogan (Canada, lives in France) – 23:11:15
4 – Lin Chen (China) – 24:16:33
5 – Blandine L’Hirondel (France) – 24:35:54
6 – Emily Hawgood (Zimbabwe, dwelling in U.S.) – 24:58:19
7 – Sabrina Stanley (U.S.) – 25:32:10
8 – Claudia Tremps (Spain) – 25:39:37
9 – Martina Valmassoi (Italy) – 25:42:02
10 – Lucy Bartholomew (Australia) – 25:55:31
11 – Alyssa Clark (U.S.) – 26:25:13
12 – Maite Maiora (Spain) – 26:50:35
13 – Eszter Csillag (Hungary, dwelling in Hong Kong) – 27:01:09
14 – Mari Klakegg Fenre (Norway) – 27:05:54
15 – Alexis Crellin (U.S.) – 27:12:25
16 – Maryline Nakache (France) – 27:16:18
17 – Johanna Antila (Finland) – 27:33:13
18 – Claire Bannwarth (France) – 27:47:58
20 – Manon Bohard Cailler (France) – 28:07:06
21 – Laura Van Vooren (Belgium) – 28:18:22
24 – Mélanie Delasoie (Switzerland) – 28:44:43
27 – Addie Bracy (U.S.) – 30:08:02
28 – Nancy Jiang (New Zealand) – 30:12:26
29 – Emilie Maroteaux (France) – 30:16:29
31 – Abby Corridor (U.S.) – 31:17:11
32 – Katarzyna Solińska (Poland) – 31:36:27
37 – Lindsey Dwyer (U.S.) – 32:41:43
44 – Naomi Emblem (South Africa) – 33:33:36
Marianne Hogan at Champex-Lac, on her option to striking 0.33 on the 2024 UTMB. Picture: iRunFar/Eszter Horanyi
Drops integrated Hillary Allen (U.S.), Amanda Basham (U.S.), Alessandra Boifava (Italy), Alex Borsuk (U.S.), Ragna Debats (The Netherlands, dwelling in Spain), Helen Mino Faukner (U.S.), Tara Fraga (U.S.), Ida-Sophie Hegemann (Germany), Claire Heslop (Canada), Stephanie Howe (U.S.), Anna Li (China), Oana Mihalcea (Romania), Ekaterina Mityaeva, Fiona Pascall (U.Ok.), Fiona Porte (France), Anne-Lise Rousset Séguret (France), Aroa Sío (Spain), Manuela Soccol (Belgium), Eva-Maria Sperger (Germany), Emma Stuart (Eire, lives in U.Ok.), Emily Vaudan (Switzerland), Audrey Virgilio (Switzerland), Katie Wright (U.Ok., lives in New Zealand), Yuan-Yuan Wu (China), and Fu-Zhao Xiang (China).
Rong-Rong Chen (China) and Kimino Miyazaki (Japan) didn’t get started.
The race’s greatest overachiever, this is, the primary finisher no longer named within the pre-race preview, seems to be Nineteenth-place Noor Van Der Veen (The Netherlands) in 27:57:13.
Males
Vincent Bouillard (France) stunned the arena with a 19:54 successful time. Now not solely that, it was once the race’s third-fastest end ever. Some 55 males had been named within the iRunFar pre-race preview, however Bouillard wasn’t considered one of them. That’s for sure a primary too!
A robust moment part positioned Baptiste Chassagne (France) in moment at 20:22, and Joaquín López (Ecuador, lives in Spain) turned into the race’s first South American podium getter in 0.33 at 20:26.
Vincent Bouillard on his option to successful the 2024 UTMB. Picture courtesy of UTMB.
French runners took six of the race’s most sensible 10 finishes.
1 – Vincent Bouillard (France) – 19:54:23
2 – Baptiste Chassagne (France) – 20:22:45
3 – Joaquin Lopez (Ecuador) – 20:26:22
4 – Hannes Namberger (Germany) – 20:31:54
5 – Ludovic Pommeret (France) – 20:57:48
6 – Arthur Joyeux-Bouillon (France) – 21:12:12
7 – Cody Lind (U.S.) – 21:33:16
8 – Manuel Anguita Bayo (Spain) – 21:41:01
T-9 – Gautier Bonnecarrere (France) – 21:45:16
T-9 – Yannick Noël (France) – 21:45:16
11 – Josh Wade (U.Ok.) – 21:52:09
12 – Thibaut Baronian (France) – 22:07:48
17 – Guillaume Deneffe (Belgium) – 23:12:54
20 – Canyon Woodward (U.S.) – 23:26:04
21 – Andy Symonds (U.Ok., lives in France) – 23:38:16
27 – Jhon Barrera (Colombia) – 23:57:49
34 – Pablo Villa (Spain) – 24:22:21
41 – Drew Holmen (U.S.) – 24:46:29
43 – Alexandre Boucheix (France) – 24:54:26
50 – Jeff Mogavero (U.S.) – 25:31:48
58 – Robert Hajnal (Romania) – 26:00:01
100 – Mike McMonagle (U.S.) – 27:56:40
195 – Jia-Ju Zhao (China) – 31:07:10
Baptiste Chassagne runs into Courmayeur on his option to striking moment within the 2024 UTMB. Picture: iRunFar/Eszter Horanyi
Drops integrated Miguel Arsénio (Portugal), Pere Aurell (Spain), Mathieu Blanchard (France), Raul Butaci (Romania), Pau Capell (Spain), Sylvain Court docket (France), Gregoire Curmer (France), Guo-Min Deng (China), Ben Dhiman (U.S., dwelling in France), Aurélien Dunand-Pallaz (France), Ji Duo (China), Tom Evans (U.Ok.), Jordi Gamito (Spain), Thibaut Garrivier (France), Germain Grangier (France), Gediminas Grinius (Lithuania), Scott Hawker (New Zealand), Remigio Huaman (Peru), Tom Joly (U.Ok.), Daniel Jung (Italy), Sebastian Krogvig (Norway), Ionel Manole (Romania), Christian Meier (Canada), Dmitry Mityaev, Sergio Gustavo Pereyra (Argentina), Gabriel Rueda (Argentina), Jonas Russi (Switzerland), Jia-Sheng Shen (China), Sébastien Spehler (France), Tim Tollefson (U.S.), Jim Walmsley (U.S.), and Yan-Qiao Yun (China).
Miguel Heras (Spain) and Beñat Marmissolle (France) didn’t get started.
CCC – Chamonix, France
The 100k race was once the UTMB Global Collection Ultimate for the gap and paid €13,000 to each and every of the winners with prize cash going 10 deep. The entire CCC prize handbag was once €76,000.
Ladies
Pre-race favourite and 2023 OCC winner Toni McCann (South Africa, dwelling in France) delivered in her debut for the gap. McCann led for all the race with an 11:57 end time.
Ironman triathlete-turned-trail runner Martyna Młynarczyk (Poland) was once moment for almost all the race too. Młynarczyk had a breakout efficiency with a 12:11 runner-up end.
Toni McCann of South Africa successful the 2024 CCC. Picture: UTMB
Rosanna Buchauer (Germany) overcame the chase workforce at the back of the ones two frontrunners to complete 0.33 in 12:16.
Previous protection took effects 10 deep, however there’s extra tale to learn. Right here’s even larger effects to pick out up much more acquainted names.
1 – Toni McCann (South Africa, dwelling in France) – 11:57:59
2 – Martyna Młynarczyk (Poland) – 12:11:12
3 – Rosanna Buchauer (Germany) – 12:16:55
4 – Hau Ha Thi (Vietnam) – 12:36:16
5 – Heather Jackson (U.S.) – 12:50:55
6 – Jing-Yan Tang (China) – 13:10:44
7 – Anne Cécile Thévenot (France) – 13:19:22
8 – Katarzyna Wilk (Poland) – 13:24:12
9 – Lotti Brinks (U.S.) – 13:25:13
10 – Emmiliese Von Avis (U.S.) – 13:33:35
12 – Arden Younger (Canada) – 13:41:45
19 – Sarah Keyes (U.S.) – 14:30:05
22 – Marcela Vasinova (Czech Republic) – 14:44:53
24 – Holly Web page (U.Ok.) – 14:49:56
28 – Erin Clark (U.S.) – 15:26:19
Key drops integrated Riley Brady (U.S.) and EmKay Sullivan (U.S.).
Males
Seven years after an previous win, Hayden Hawks (U.S.) once more turned into a CCC champion. Hawks was once 4 mins sooner than in 2017 and received in 10:20.
Peter Fraňo (Slovakia) ran a robust moment part and a powerful ultimate climb to complete moment in 10:27, and Adam Peterman (U.S.) had his best possible race since sooner than 2023’s year-long harm with a third-place 10:28 run.
The race had an exceptionally deep box stuffed with acquainted names.
The 2024 CCC males’s podium (left-to-right): 2. Peter Frano, 1. Hayden Hawks, 3. Adam Peterman. Picture: UTMB
1 – Hayden Hawks (U.S.) – 10:20:11
2 – Peter Fraňo (Slovakia) – 10:27:17
3 – Adam Peterman (U.S.) – 10:28:50
4 – Daniel Jones (New Zealand) – 10:36:20
5 – Huo-Hua Zhang (China) – 10:45:34
6 – Andreu Simon (Spain) – 10:53:36
7 – Ramon Manetsch (Switzerland) – 11:01:24
8 – Andreas Rieder (Austria) – 11:05:09
9 – Dakota Jones (U.S.) – 11:12:03
10 – Arnaud Bonin (France) – 11:12:39
11 – Eric LiPuma (U.S.) – 11:12:44
12 – Caleb Olson (U.S.) – 11:16:18
15 – Rod Farvard (U.S.) – 11:22:48
17 – Harry Jones (U.Ok.) – 11:36:31
24 – Tommy Sullivan (U.S.) – 12:00:08
33 – Zachary Garner (U.S.) – 12:26:16
34 – Matt Seidel (U.S.) – 12:28:20
36 – Cole Watson (U.S.) – 12:31:57
Key drops integrated Damien Humbert (France), Moises Jimenez (Venezuela, lives within the U.S.), Manuel Merillas (Spain), Jon Rea (U.S.), Andreas Reiterer (Italy), Seth Ruhling (U.S.), and Andrzej Witek (Poland).
OCC – Chamonix, France
The race was once 57k (35 miles) and with 3,500 meters (11,500 ft) of elevation acquire. Because the UTMB 50k Global Collection Ultimate, race winners earned €13,000 and the entire OCC prize handbag was once €76,000.
Ladies
Miao Yao (China) ran the downhills arduous and led for nearly all the race’s moment part in opposition to a 5:54 first-place end within the girls’s race. Yao received the longer CCC race in 2018.
Judith Wyder (Switzerland) chased for all of that moment part, and held off fast-closing Clémentine Geoffray (France) for moment. Wyder and Geoffray had been moment and 0.33 in 6:00 and six:02, respectively.
As with CCC above, we’re going to stretch the consequences out deeper right here too.
The 2024 OCC most sensible 5 girls:
1 – Miao Yao (China) – 5:54:03
2 – Judith Wyder (Switzerland) – 6:00:05
3 – Clémentine Geoffray (France) – 6:02:10
4 – Sara Alonso (Spain) – 6:05:15
5 – Caitlin Fielder (New Zealand, dwelling in Andorra) – 6:05:46
6 – Dani Moreno (U.S.) – 6:06:59
7 – Camilla Magliano (Italy) – 6:07:27
8 – Ikram Rharsalla (Spain) – 6:10:23
9 – Rosa Lara Feliu (Spain) – 6:13:06
10 – Anna-Stiina Erkkilä (Finland) – 6:13:57
11 – Theres Leboeuf (Switzerland) – 6:19:03
15 – Allie McLaughlin (U.S.) – 6:33:46
17 – Sam Lewis (U.S.) – 6:36:42
20 – Julia Font Gomez (Spain) – 6:45:56
22 – Oihana Kortazar (Spain) – 6:51:57
29 – Jasmine Nunige (Switzerland) – 7:11:47
Notable drops integrated Sunmaya Budha (Nepal), Tabor Hemming (U.S.), and Daniela Oemus (Germany).
Males
Eli Hemming (U.S.) driven arduous up the race’s moment of 3 large climbs to open a large lead, after which simply held directly to win the race in 5:11. Hemming turned into the primary American to win OCC.
Francesco Puppi (Italy) and Antonio Martínez (Spain) matched their end positions from 2023. They had been once more moment and 0.33 in 5:14 and 5:17, respectively.
Eli Hemming, the 2024 OCC males’s winner. All pictures courtesy of UTMB.
Deeper effects display:
1 – Eli Hemming (U.S.) – 5:11:48
2 – Francesco Puppi (Italy) – 5:14:46
3 – Antonio Martínez (Spain) – 5:17:56
4 – Ju-Wei Zi (China) – 5:22:17
5 – Aritz Egea (Spain) – 5:27:07
6 – Kristian Jones (U.Ok.) – 5:27:49
7 – Daniel Castillo (Spain) – 5:28:48
8 – Tao Luo (China) – 5:30:23
9 – Hu Zhao (China) – 5:30:46
10 – Robbie Simpson (U.Ok.) – 5:31:04
11 – Benjamin Roubiol (France) – 5:32:51
13 – Nick Handel (U.S.) – 5:41:08
17 – Sylvain Cachard (France) – 5:44:39
18 – Jeshurun Small (U.S.) – 5:45:26
23 – David Norris (U.S.) – 5:49:01
26 – Loic Robert (France) – 5:51:25
31 – Sammy Chelangat (Kenya) – 5:58:50
Key drops integrated Christian Allen (U.S.), Rémi Bonnet (Switzerland), Jan Margarit Solé (Spain), and Darren Thomas (U.S.).
Further Races and Runs
Vertikal Nasego – Casto, Italy
The uphill race was once the 12 months’s 8th Global Mountain Working Affiliation Global Cup race. Andrea Mayr (Austria) received for the 5th time, overtaking then-leader Philaries Kisang (Kenya) with 350 meters of mountain climbing to head. Mayr received in 40:51, Kisang was once moment in 41:34, and Susanna Saapunki (Finland) was once 0.33 in 41:44. Patrick Kipngeno (Kenya) picked up his 0.33 directly win on the race for the lads. He crowned out in 34:28. Josphat Kiprotich (Kenya) and Henri Aymonod (Italy) had been moment and 0.33 in 35:03 and 35:20. Complete effects (when to be had).
Andrea Mayr, the 2024 Vertikal Nasego girls’s winner. Picture: WMRA
Trofeo Nasego – Casto, Italy
An afternoon after the vertical race, the up and down went over 21k. Andrea Mayr went for the double and had the lead on the most sensible of the large climb 17k into the race, however Joyce Muthoni Njeru (Kenya) ran her down at the ultimate descent. Muthoni Njeru received in 1:51:33, Mayr was once moment in 1:53:02, and Susanna Saapunki doubled again for every other 0.33, this time in 1:54:00.
Kenyan runners swept the lads’s podium. Patrick Kipngeno was once once more victorious. He completed in 1:31:26, final 12 months’s winner Philemon Kiriago (Kenya) was once moment in 1:33:59, and Paul Machoka (Kenya) ran 1:34:38 for 0.33. Complete effects (when to be had).
Patrick Kipngeno, the 2024 Trofeo Nasego males’s winner. Picture: WMRA
TDS – Chamonix, France
The race is a 148-kilometer (92-mile) technical path problem going the other way to CCC from Courmayeur to its end in Chamonix, France, and it was once just about an all-French podium. Marie Dohin (France) led Ariane Wilhem (Switzerland) and Céline Finas (France) within the girls’s race. The 3 completed in 24:06, 24:42, and 25:41, respectively. Thibault Marquet (France) received large within the males’s race with an 18:59 successful time. Alban Berson (France) and Gautier Airiau (France) had been moment and 0.33 in 19:56 and 20:07. Complete effects.
MCC – Chamonix, France
The Monday, August 26 race went 40k (25 miles) with 2,350 meters (7,700 ft) of mountain climbing. Iris Pessey (France) was once a runaway girls’s winner in 4:12. Elodie Alexandre and Stéphanie Manivoz made it an all-French podium in 4:30 and four:33. The boys’s podium was once extra carefully packed. Kevin Vermeulen (France) was once nearly two mins higher than Thomas Butez (France) on the most sensible, 3:34 to a few:36, and Cesar Costa (Switzerland) was once 0.33 in 3:38. Complete effects.
ETC – Chamonix, France
This one was once simply 15k (9.3 miles) however with 1,200 meters (4,156 ft) of mountain climbing on Tuesday, August 27. Anaelle Bondoux (France) scored an disappointed over Maude Mathys (Switzerland) for the ladies’s win. The 2 ran 1:32 and 1:34, and third-place Vivien Bonzi (Italy) completed in 1:36. Males’s winner Lukas Ehrle (Germany) broke the tape in 1:19. 2nd- and third-place Alex Garcia Carrillo (Spain) and Daniel Pattis (Italy) had been solely 4 seconds aside, each in 1:21.
[In 2015, Maude Mathys received a warning without suspension from the Disciplinary Chamber for Doping Cases of Swiss Olympic for two positive tests for clomifene (previously clomiphene) after it was determined that she was mistakenly taking the drug without first obtaining a World Anti-Doping Agency Therapeutic Use Exemption.]
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