The Top-10 Storylines of the 2023 UTMB

Good Morning, Mont Blanc Day 1

Welcome to Day 1 of Good Morning, Mont Blanc. This is the inaugural year of Freetrail’s daily morning show, kicking off with the 20th anniversary of the Ultra Trail Mont Blanc (UTMB), the most important global event in the sport of trail running. The show is hosted each day by professional athlete, Dylan Bowman, and he’s joined on Day 1 by his longtime co-host, Corrine Malcolm (Adidas Terrex).

 

Today Dylan Bowman and Corrine Malcolm discuss the Top 10 Storylines of the 2023 UTMB. What is everyone talking about this week? What should you pay attention to? Who should you pick in Freetrail Fantasy? 

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The Top Ten Storylines

1. The Courtney Slam

2. The wide open men’s race for UTMB

3. American men – can they finally do it?

4. Jim Walmsley – Quiet season, dark on Strava, speculation he was hurt, but apparently he is ready.

5. Western States / UTMB double

6. CCC Golden Tickets

7. Katie Schide – 2023 Champ, 2nd at CCC, how will she perform at OCC?

8. International Diversity

9. Weather - https://www.wunderground.com/forecast/fr/chamonix-mont-blanc

10. 20th Anniversary of UTMB!

 

Freetrail Fantasy

Make sure you play Freetrail Fantasy and pick 10 deep for both men and women for each participating race (OCC, CCC and UTMB). Go here to get your picks in. Make sure to stay tuned for the rest of the Good Morning, Mont Blanc shows this week where we will be doing race previews for all three races, and interviews with top contenders. 

https://fantasy.freetrail.com/series/e1060adc-434c-40ce-9851-1b20c55ea96b

Fantasy Prizes

We have amazing prizes for Freetrail Fantasy this week. 10 winners will receive head to toe Hoka kits including footwear, a CamelBak Zephyr pack, Ketone shots from HVMN, and Freetrail swag. Please note: We do our best to ship prize packages outside the US, but cannot guarantee it due to shipping costs and logistics.

 

Our Sponsors

Thanks to our sponsors who are making this show possible, Hoka and CamelBak. 

 

Hoka and UTMB were born in the Alps - fueled by the thrill of flying up and down mountains.

 

Trail running is in Hoka's DNA, and they are proud to be the 2023 UTMB World Series Premier Partner and help share the sport with as many people as possible

 

Check out Hoka's AR experience and join athletes like Jim Walmsley for a run in the alps by heading to https://www.hokaathletetrainingcamp.com/

 

CamelBak invented the hydration pack category a couple decades ago and has remained on the forefront of innovation for this very important product sector. Outside of footwear, the pack is the most critical piece of running gear and you’ll see a bunch of people trusting CamelBak throughout race week out on the trails around the Mont Blanc.

 

If you’re here in Chamonix, there is a public event hosted by CamelBak on Thursday from 6-8pm at Folie Douce Hotel in Chamonix – there will be a panel discussion, followed by an open bar/mixer. They will also be previewing some of their 2024 products in the space. Again it’s open to the public so feel free to stop by on Thursday, the Freetrail team will be there. If you can’t make it, they have a booth at the expo, so stop by and check it all out.