The UTMB is one of the most famous ultra races in Europe and it was held this year at the end of August. The 170km race starts and finishes in the magnificent Chamonix in the French Alps and contestants do a loop around the base of Mont Blanc taking in Italy and Switzerland along the way. Entry to he race is only possible if contestants have built up enough points from completing other qualifying ultra races.
As far as I know, four runners from Cork took part this year.
Eoin Keith from Cobh finished the race in 28 hours 04 minutes and 11 seconds and was placed second in his age category.
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| Cork runners Brian Buckley and Remi Delille |
Remi Delille who is a US citizen living in Rochestown finished in 65th position in 28:13:06 while Brian Buckley finished in 69th in 28:19:20. Brian is a former winner of the 200km Kerry Way Ultra.
The fourth Cork finisher was Tom Downes who completed the course in 42:50:54 in 905th place.
No doubt there are several runners from Cork and Ireland already planning the 2022 edition.
