By Mathias Eichler
This was Beast of Big Creek 2026!
Watch the recap video of the return of skyrunning to the USA and North America's only stop on the Skyrunner World Series.
An incomprehensible 4,709 runners registered for this first-year UTMB event in the Alsace region of France.
Just to put this in perspective: the much hyped Canyons Endurance Runs, one of the biggest events in North America, a UTMB World Major, and Western States qualifier, in the self-proclaimed ‘endurance capitol of the world’, Auburn California drew around ~1,900 runners across the various distances a couple of weeks ago.
Trail Alsace Grand Est, is a brand new race on trails. We have no racing history or story lines and this event draws over twice as many people for its inaugural year.
Absolutely massive.
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