UTMB Instant Reactions

Welcome to Day 6 of Good Morning, Mont Blanc. This is the inaugural year of Freetrail's daily morning show, kicking off with the 20th anniversary of the Ultra Trail Mont Blanc (UTMB), the most important global event in the sport of trail running. The show is hosted each day by professional athlete, Dylan Bowman.

Dylan is joined on Day 6 by Katie Asmuth, Topher Gaylord and Kim Gaylord. Topher and Kim helped found UTMB and have been here every single year since 2003. Dylan has been coming to Chamonix since 2013, exactly a decade. Katie is in Chamonix for the first time. They discuss the early results of the race and watch the livestream as more finishers come in.

There is laughter, there are tears, and this might be our favorite show of the week. Make sure you tune in and hit subscribe if you're watching on YouTube. If you're listening as a podcast and you like the show, please leave us a review.

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Our Sponsors

Thanks to our sponsors who are making this show possible, Hoka and CamelBak.

Hoka and UTMB were born in the Alps - fueled by the thrill of flying up and down mountains.

Trail running is in Hoka's DNA, and they are proud to be the 2023 UTMB World Series Premier Partner and help share the sport with as many people as possible

Check out Hoka's AR experience and join athletes like Jim Walmsley for a run in the alps.

CamelBak invented the hydration pack category a couple decades ago and has remained on the forefront of innovation for this very important product sector. Outside of footwear, the pack is the most critical piece of running gear and you'll see a bunch of people trusting CamelBak throughout race week out on the trails around the Mont Blanc.

If you're here in Chamonix, there is a public event hosted by CamelBak on Thursday from 6-8pm at Folie Douce Hotel in Chamonix – there will be a panel discussion, followed by an open bar/mixer. They will also be previewing some of their 2024 products in the space. Again it's open to the public so feel free to stop by on Thursday, the Freetrail team will be there. If you can't make it, they have a booth at the expo, so stop by and check it all out.