Finn Melanson and Brett Hornig recap the 2023 Ultra Trail Du Mont Blanc - the live coverage, major takeaways, top athlete performances, the possible futures of the event, and listener takes.
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Timestamps:
(2:02) - Noah Lyles trail running connection(6:59) - unequal coverage of the women’s race, UTMB social media wins(18:14) - whether Jim need to move to the French Alps to win this race, what he does next(39:28) - future dominant storylines now that an American man has won UTMB(50:30 - women’s race analysis, interesting statistics(68:45) - whether you have to be a full-time athlete now to win UTMB(72:24) - men’s race analysis, interesting statistics(82:09) - what does Courtney Dauwalter do next (87:42) - other big takeaways from UTMB(96:09) - golden tickets from CCC, where the Americas Majors might be in 2024
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