do any actual work, so I had the great pleasure of speaking with Doug Mayer about his new book, The Race That Changed Running: The Inside Story of UTMB, out TODAY! An American expat living full-time in Chamonix, Doug works as a journalist and runs his own tour guide company, Run the Alps. The new book (his third) grew out of his own personal history with and curiosity about the race that, like it or not, is at the forefront of the world ultra and trail running scene. We talked about many of the issues and controversies around the race and the UTMB series of races, the influence of Ironman, how the book was written, and also Doug’s recent trip to Innsbrouck to cover the World Trail and Mountain Running Championships. This was a really fun conversation that I think people will find very thought-provoking. Plus, the triumphant return of Desert Island Picks!
Links
Order The Race That Changed Running or Doug’s other books
Run the Alps
Doug’s coverage of the World Trail and Mountain Running Championships
Desert Island Picks: The Odyssey, Hot Rocks by the Rolling Stones, Big Mountain Brewing Wild Mountain
Intro music: "Fine Line" by the Bloodletters
Outro music: "When I Was Still Young" by Yard Sale
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Episode 93 - Twenty Questions with Zack Beavin
Episode 92 - This Month in Ultrarunning Megapod (with Paul Kentor!)
Episode 91 - Vol State Extravaganza with Bob Hearn and Beverley Anderson-Abbs
Episode 90 - WS100 Recap/TMIU with Phil Vondra
Episode 89 - Western States Preview with Phil Vondra
Episode 88 - Saving the Boundary Waters, Talking WS100, and Twenty Questions with Clare Gallagher and Kyle Pietari
Episode 87 - Twenty Questions with Max King
Episode 86 - UTMB Fallout, WS100 Preview, and Twenty Questions with Andy Jones-Wilkins
Episode 85 - Twenty Questions with Beth Pascall
Episode 84 - This Month in Ultrarunning with Phil Vondra
Episode 83 - Twenty Questions with Hillary Allen
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Episode 81 - This Month in Ultrarunning with Phil Vondra
Episode 80 - Twenty Questions with Cole Crosby
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Episode 78 - Twenty Questions with Kaytlyn Gerbin
Episode 77 - Getting to Know Taggart VanEtten
Episode 76 - Year in Review with Dylan Bowman
Episode 75 - Twenty Questions with Patrick Reagan
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