UTMB etc 2011

[Alan Lucker]

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Massive well done to everyone completing, especially Helen Allison - awesome effort. Now there's a lady worth shaking hands with, well done girl. Well done.

Thanks. Everyone that finnished were deffinitley made to earn their finnishers Gillet, which as ever is a quality bit of kit. So well done to all that toughed it out.

[Alexandra]

great video of the snow here

Breath-taking helicopter shots of the snowy mountains, the 3 front runners and the many behind them. I've already watched this twice. Thanks!

[DavidA]

More great footage !

[stevefoster]

Brilliant footage, the scenery is amazing:thumbup:

[MorganW]

Thanks. Everyone that finnished were deffinitley made to earn their finnishers Gillet, which as ever is a quality bit of kit. So well done to all that toughed it out.

Alan

Brilliant run from you. Well done.

Morgan

[Tom R]

Hi does anyone have a link to the final results? I made it round between 38 and 39 hours but dont have a clue on the exact time. Hi Nic if your rading the thread, i'm really sorry to hear you had to drop out. I hope you are well?
Also a couple of guys i ran with Richard and George i dont know if you are on this list but if you are thanks for the encouragement and companionship on a long and gruelling run.

Tom

[MorganW]

Hi does anyone have a link to the final results?

Tom

Here:

http://utmb.livetrail.net/classentete.php?course=utmb

[Tom R]

Thanks Morgan

Tom

[MorganW]

A wonderful and modest champion; truly a man of the mountains:

http://www.irunfar.com/2011/08/kilia...interview.html

There seems little doubt that sub 20 was a real possibility, but he spent the day running with his mates, occasionally stopping to let them catch up!

[andyhartley]

Just back from France. Loved the CCC. What an incredible experience. The mountains, the cameraderie, the spectators, the rhythm of the running, the highs ( grand col de ferret and the view of the glaciers, the start, the swiss high pastureland down to Issaert, the food tent at Champex, knowing I would make it upon arriving in Argentiere, the finish), the lows ( the quad busting descent to Arnuva, the disorientating trail along the river to Martingny, the hellish climb to Col Forclaz and my vomiting (twice), the freezing rain and the dark lonely descent to Vallorcine, the frustrating climb in the dark in the last 4k).

Morgan, thanks for the mention in one of your earlier posts. About a minute after you left me at Trient I threw up again ( the third time). A nice doctor picked me off my knees and led me to the doctors room and I had a tablet , a sit down for 20 minutes then got on with it. I couldn't run for a couple of hours because my stomach was so sore from vomiting. Your words " courage" stayed with me and I got through it and halfway to Argentiere I began to feel better and started to pick off a few and stuck with it till the end.

After feeling grim for a few hours after the finish I've been on a high ever since. All the training was worth it! Well done to everyone who took part and got through the night! What an event.