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A documentary about the Meeks Mountain Trail Alliance and the Hurricane Hundred K.

A gallery of real runner and course photography from the TDS race and its rugged alpine terrain.

A runner weighing entering TDS again versus trying for UTMB now that they have enough lottery stones, with community input on the tradeoffs.

Runners discussing how much more exposed and technically demanding TDS is compared to the other UTMB-week races.

Full written race report of the 2025 TDS, covering the landslide/weather course reroutes, lead changes, and full results for a 153km, 9,000m-climbing race.

22 min

A personal post-race breakdown discussing the good, bad, and ugly parts of running the notoriously technical TDS course, including whether the runner would do it again.

34 min

A French-language film dissecting the entire TDS route in detail, showing the technical alpine terrain runners will face.

22 min

A French-language, section-by-section breakdown of the 2025 TDS course terrain and elevation profile, block by block.

2 min

Official highlights covering the 2024 TDS race and its French frontrunners.

3 min

Official highlights reel from the 2022 TDS (Sur les Traces des Ducs de Savoie) race.

A small gallery of real photos from the OCC race terrain and course.

Runners comparing OCC against CCC as entry points into UTMB week, weighing difficulty, crowds, and atmosphere.

Full written race report of the 2025 OCC, including the rerouted-course details, splits, and the post-race doping-sanction result change.

11 min

A personal vlog covering a couple's experience completing the 61km OCC race through the Alps, entry-point-to-UTMB-week framing.

2 min

Short official highlights reel from the 2025 OCC race.

7 min

Official recap of the 2025 OCC (61km) race, covering the lead battles and finish line in Chamonix.

2 min

Official highlight reel of the 2022 OCC race, covering the 55km/3,500m-elevation-gain route and lead battles.

POV footage of the changed 2026 OCC finish section, descending from Tête de Balme into Chamonix, chaptered (Intro, Tête de Balme, Le Tour, Argentière, etc.).

Complete, unedited first-person POV footage of the entire OCC course from Orsières through Champex into Chamonix, chaptered by aid station.

32 min

A personal, first-timer account of running the 55km OCC race, describing it as the hardest race the runner had done to that point.

9 min

Personal footage from running the 2016 OCC race from Orsières through Champex to Chamonix.

A large searchable gallery of real runner and course photography from UTMB, showing the actual Chamonix-valley terrain.

A 54-comment discussion thread of practical advice for a first-time UTMB runner, from pacing to crowd management at the start.

An amateur mid-pack finisher's AMA about completing the 2025 UTMB, with real Q&A from other runners about training, gear, and the experience.

Audio podcast episode (same conversation as the Freetrail YouTube video already listed) where Jim Walmsley discusses withdrawing from the 2026 UTMB.