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Being the Change
Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (also known as the UTMB) is like the Super Bowl or FA Cup Final of trail racing. It brings together many of the best trail runners in the world, who want to test their mettle on the iconic route through the Alps. It garners worldwide attention and vast amounts of press coverage. The trail-racing series is undoubtedly epic and renowned, but many within the trail community have noted that its participant demographic has long been primarily white and male — the global majority (the vast majority of the world’s population who are non-white) is noticeably the minority in Chamonix during race week.
The Road to Redemption
Who is Mikey Kratzer? If you ask the man himself, he’ll tell you that it depends on when you got to know him – because Mikey is a changed man.
Driven By a Dream
Habtom Samuel doesn’t give up when things get hard. Even when a race becomes impossibly difficult, when he is literally knocked down, when others would surely quit, the idea of surrender doesn’t occur to him.
It Takes All Kinds
For many, entering into the sport of trail racing is a daunting idea. For those who live in cities, or places with limited trail access, it can be a challenge to feel empowered to race on trails.
From Humble Beginnings
In 1949, after the Second World War, a man living in a country shattered by conflict carried with him a vision of the good that sport could do for his nation.
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
There is an African proverb well-used in the running world: to go fast, you should go alone. But to go far, you should go together. But what if you want to go far and fast?
History in the Making
Six years ago, while racing on a trail in the mountains above Courmayeur, Sabrina Pace-Humphreys slipped off the side of a narrow snowfield. She hung onto the edge for dear life, screaming for help.
Freezing the Frame
A runner collapses at the finish line, caught in a moment of raw, unfiltered feeling as the weight of their accomplishment finally hits. Another, the bitter tears of disappointment written across their face – of failure, but …
School’s Out(Side)
Inspiration is a key ingredient when encouraging people to get outside and into the mountains. Arc’teryx has dedicated itself to that part of the recipe since its launch in 1989.