For the 14th edition in a row, iRunFar is covering UTMB!
This year, the UTMB course is 176 kilometers (109.3 miles) long with almost 10,000 meters (32,500 feet) of elevation gain as it encircles the Mont Blanc massif from Chamonix, France, through Italy and Switzerland, before finishing back in Chamonix.
The race starts at 6 p.m. CEST (10 a.m. MDT in the U.S.) on Friday, August 30.
The UTMB course records are held by Courtney Dauwalter, who set the current women’s record at 22:30:54 in 2021, and Jim Walmsley, who set the current men’s record at 19:37:43 in 2023. 
We’ll be live-casting the event over on iRunFar’s Twitter feed with text and photo reports from all over the course. We’ll also be live blogging the same material as on Twitter below in this article.
A special thanks to HOKA for making our coverage of UTMB possible!
The field heads off from Chamonix for a long run in the mountains in the 2023 UTMB. Photo: iRunFar/Kirsten Kortebein
Resources for Following the 2024 UTMB
These resources will help you follow the race:
- iRunFar’s in-depth women’s and men’s previews
- iRunFar’s pre-race video interviews with Ruth Croft, Eszter Csillag, Aurélien Dunand-Pallaz, Tom Evans, Germain Grangier, Marianne Hogan, Maite Maiora, Hannes Namberger, Ludovic Pommeret, Katie Schide, Jim Walmsley, and Fu-Zhao Xiang!
- All of iRunFar’s UTMB resources in one place
- The UTMB website, which includes tabs for the course map and elevation profile, aid stations, technical data, and more
- The race administration’s live tracker for all entrants
- The race administration’s live video feed which covers the top runners
iRunFar’s Live Coverage of the 2024 UTMB
Here we’re live blogging the progress of UTMB, and sharing the exact same content as on our Twitter feed. Enjoy viewing it right here or over on Twitter! Also, give it just a moment to load, once you arrive.
Additional UTMB Reading
While you’re following iRunFar’s coverage, catch up on your UTMB history:
Past UTMB Results Articles
- 2023 UTMB Results: Dauwalter and Walmsley Lead American Sweep
- 2022 UTMB Results: A Record for Jornet and a Runaway Win for Schide
- 2021 UTMB Results: D’haene Earns Fourth Win and Dauwalter a Course Record
- 2019 UTMB Results
- 2018 UTMB Results
- 2017 UTMB Results
- 2016 UTMB Results
- 2015 UTMB Results
- 2014 UTMB Results
- 2013 UTMB Results
- 2012 UTMB Results
- 2011 UTMB Results
- 2010 UTMB Results
Post-Race Interviews from the 2023 UTMB
- Jim Walmsley (men’s champion)
- Courtney Dauwalter (women’s champion)
- Zach Miller (2nd place man)
- Katharina Hartmuth (2nd place woman)
- Germain Grangier (3rd place man)
- Blandine L’Hirondel (3rd place woman)
Post-Race Interviews with 2022 and Earlier UTMB Champions
- Rory Bosio (2013 and 2014)
- Jez Bragg (2010)
- Francesca Canepa (2018)
- Pau Capell (2019)
- Caroline Chaverot (2016)
- Courtney Dauwalter (2019, 2021, and 2023)
- François D’Haene (2012, 2014, 2017, and 2021)
- Lizzy Hawker (2010, 2011, and 2012)
- Kilian Jornet (2011 and 2022)
- Nathalie Mauclair (2015)
- Núria Picas (2017)
- Ludovic Pommeret (2016)
- Katie Schide (2022)
- Xavier Thévenard (2013, 2015, and 2018)
Other Articles of Interest
- A 2013 article about UTMB culture, which offers interesting then and now insight into this event’s evolution
- A gorgeous excerpt about UTMB from the book “Grand Trail” by Frederic and Alexis Berg, published in 2015
Runners collect themselves as the 2023 UTMB start line energy mounts around them. Photo: iRunFar/Kirsten Kortebein
