Bad weather forecast yet again - the CCC has set off on time, but route has been amended. The UTMB will set off 5 hours later than planned at 11.30pm. Route unchanged apart from Vallorcine along the valley bottom to Chamonix, leaving out La Flegere...
Good luck to everyone, got a client running this and am wishing her all the very best of luck. Hope the delayed start doesn't cause any issues and hope weather improves.
Yes, the CCC copped the bad weather again. It rained hard and strong for much of the night with attendant lightning and thunder. Between about 10.00 pm and 4.00 pm it was grim; shades of last year.Originally Posted by Britta
The amended route wasn't exactly my cup of tea, but at least they made the call just in time. The text arrived about half an hour before the start.
It snowed down to around 1,800 metres because of a significant drop in temperature in the early hours. This suggests that the delyed start for UTMB was a good call.
I'll post a brief report later today.
Latest bulletin at 17.55 (16.55 our time) Jornet may get in under 20 hours - or he may blow up.
Elle est surprenante, cette course... Quatre hommes semblent beaucoup plus forts que le reste du peloton, ce qui n'était encore jamais arrivé depuis la création de l'UTMB. A tel point qu'on sentait possible une remise en cause de la domination de Kilian Jornet. Seulement le jeune espagnol a l'air relativement frais et a fait exploser le quatuor de tete dans la descente de Trient. Il est arrivé à Trient à 17 h 03, devançant de 2 mn son compatriote Karrera et de 6 mn Sébastien Chaigneau. L'accélération apparemment assez franche de Kilian Jornet lui permettra peut-être de réaliser l'exploit de passer sous les 20 heures... mais elle peut aussi lui brûler les ailes.
Look for more updates HERE.
I am frustrated that I can find no news of the women.
Last edited by Alexandra; 27-08-2011 at 05:41 PM.
This is a good source of info: http://www.irunfar.com/2011/08/live-...ont-blanc.html
Latest news is that Lizzy Hawker is way out in the lead for the women, running in 16th place overall.
Or you could just follow the live tracking on the UTMB website which updates everytime a runner goes through one of the check points
Finally found news of Lizzy Hawker's progress HERE.
Epic race, Kilian first, Iker Karrera just behind him, the Americans, Jurek, Roes, etc... all ended up retiring. Jez Bragg dropped out too.
Lizzie Hawker 14th and seems to be finishing strong.
Quick summary.
Ran 19 hours dead, top half of the field. Never expected that!
Too much road in the revised course, plus a shattering 1,200 m climb from what felt like sea level to the Col de la Forclaz.
Weather was grim overnight, freezing cold at Forclaz, so must have been much worse higher up.
Great effort from Andy Hartley. When I left him at Trient he looked dead and buried, white as a sheet. He made it through to Cham though. Well done mate!
The aid station at Bovine was destroyed in the storm on Friday night, hence the re-route of UTMB via Martigny and Forclaz.
No blisters, just 2 sore big toes and tender soles from too much road running. The S labs were top class even in the mud.
Lovely day here today, still a little cool but will warm up later to low 20s.
Watching the progress of clubmates Brian Melia and Nicky Jacquiery (who is running with Mark Townsend) and will be getting out on the course to encorage them on to the finish.
Bravo tous le monde.
Great photo of the victorious Lizzie Hawker HERE.
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