Trail
Adventures and narratives from trail running.
The camera never lies
After more than a decade in banking, Jean-Baptiste Joly-Lavrieux swapped his suit for a pair of trail shoes and moved to the French Alps to pursue his joint passions of trail running and photography.
David Laney
Sitting in the garden, behind the house where David Laney is staying in Chamonix ahead of his fourth attempt at the UTMB, he appears to be his usual calm self. But before we start talking about David’s upcoming attempt at 100 miles of mountain trails …
EXCLUSIVE: Finding The Right Tempo
In Tempo: Movements in Mountains – a film by Thomas Woodson – runner and musician Kyle Richardson takes the viewer on a pulsating journey through the mountains of Colorado, to the sound of him playing drums.
EXCLUSIVE: Lucy and the Larapinta
After a crazy last 18 months of lockdowns and cancelled races, many athletes sought out ways to challenge themselves that were different from what they were used to. Professional trail runner Lucy Bartholomew has carved out a stellar career for herself, winning and …
Writing and Running with Rose George
Rose George is one such person. Rose has written for the Guardian, Independent, New York Times, London Review of Books as well as for Like the Wind. She is also the author of a number of books …
I Dream of Running
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 and free on the descents, skipping from corner to corner …
Down from this Cloud
The UTMB tells a different story for every one of the 2,000 runners who toe its start line on the Friday night of one of the busiest, but most incredible weekends in Chamonix.
Join the Dots
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.
Nuits Blanches
“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”.