I Dream of Running Words by Reuben Tabner – Photography courtesy of Roy Belchamber This story first appeared in issue #1 of Like the Wind I dream. I dream about running in the mountains. Running free, with great vistas before me. I run strong on the uphills, powering though each rise and turn. I dream of running fast […]
Down from this Cloud Words by Nikki Barnard – Illustration by Kate Sutton This story first appeared in issue #15 of Like the Wind From the first day I learned of the existence of the UTMB, the race blew my mind. I was a runner, and I decided, there and then, I wanted in. Years went […]
“By Champex Lac I was fighting with myself. And at that point I knew breaking 20 hours was not possible” Pau Capell is smiling as he says this, ironically just about 20 hours after he finished his attempt to run the course of the UTMB in a record time of 19 hours and something. In […]
Join the Dots Words by Caroline Graham – Illustration by James Daw This story first appeared in issue #16 of Like the Wind Early Saturday morning. Very early. I’ve carted a supply of cheese-and-pickle sandwiches from France, through Italy, on into Switzerland and am finally taking the remains back towards France. I snatched a few fitful […]
Nuits Blanches Words and Photography by Alexis Berg This story first appeared in issue #22 of Like the Wind “Nuits blanches”, the title of Alexis Berg’s magical new mini-documentary about the night-time periods of the UTMB, directly translates into English as “white nights”. But in French, it’s not only a neat play on words – “nuit […]
A Ring Around Mont Blanc Words by Katie Grossman – Photography by Katie Grossman and Matt Trappe This story first appeared in issue #18 of Like the Wind I handed Dom the small piece of red ribbon, clipped from the signature bracelet they affix to all starters of the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc, and asked […]
Words and Photography by Simon Freeman This story first appeared in issue #7 of Like the Wind “It had been a busy day. In fact it had been a busy week. We had come to Chamonix for the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc and to launch the sixth edition of Like the Wind. After spending […]