‘The Race that Changed Running: The Inside Story of the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc’

Brian Metzler on stage with the Polettis in downtown Auburn during Canyons mentioned the new book by ‘Run The Alps’ founder Doug Meyer:

This is the improbable story of how Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) became one of the world’s great sporting events even as it set new limits of human endurance. It is a story of how world’s best runners, in the historic home of mountain adventures, brought about a revolution in running that has been felt across the globe. 

I’m incredible excited about this book and, of course have it already pre-ordered. Doug, an American living in Chamonix, is probably best positioned to give us the backstory of UTMB. I doubt we will read a lot about strategic business decisions, which I am terribly interested in, but nonetheless it will fill in many missing pieces.