In this episode, Troy Meadows sits down with Doug Mayer to talk about his new book: The Race That Changed Running The Inside Story of UTMB. 

Doug is a journalist who has written content for Trail Runner Magazine, Ultra Runner Magazine, and Ultra Sign Up. In his former life Doug was a PRoducer on the NPR show Car Talks. He is also the founder of Run the Alps, a trail running guide service based in Chamonix, France, the place where Doug calls home. His location in France and a cultivated relationship with UTMB founders Catherine and Michel Poletti has given Doug unfettered access to tell the story of UTMB in an unadulterated straight forward way. His own personal experience, 100s of hours of interviews, and contributions from 16 professional athletes including Kilian Jornet, Jim Walmsley, Katie Schide, and Krissy Moehl makes him uniquely positioned to tell this story.

We dive deep into the growth of the UTMB event, some of the changes that they have implemented over the years and the difference between the US Ultra Scene and the European one. Including Doug's little race that he directs in the White Mountains of New Hampshire the state were he grew up and his home away from Chamonix.

Doug is no slouch either and has completed numerous trail running routes in his home state of Newhampure as well as completing all of the UTMB events as well as the Tor des Géants twice!

Here are some of Doug’s other book titles:

Mountain Voices

Trail Runner Illustrated

Run The Alps Switzerland: 30 Must Do Trail Runs

Here is where you can find Doug

Facebook

Doug Mayer

Instagram

@doug_in_chamonix

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