Ultra-Trail Du Mont-Blanc

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Gromit Aug 2016 7:45am, 26 Aug 2016 838 posts	Gromit Nope I made it to le Flegere which was meant to be at 30 miles .... If it had been I would have made the cut off unfortunately it was at 31 and the "1" was all vertical
Northern Exile Aug 2016 7:57am, 26 Aug 2016 4,094 posts	Northern Exile So close! I sympathise, that final climb up La tete aux vents is awful on tired legs.
Northern Exile Aug 2016 7:57am, 26 Aug 2016 4,095 posts	Northern Exile So close! I sympathise, that final climb up La tete aux vents is awful on tired legs.
Derby Tup Aug 2016 8:27am, 26 Aug 2016 21,714 posts	Derby Tup Sounds like you did well anyway Gromit. Not easy to prepare for these types of events if you don't live in the mountains
Derby Tup Aug 2016 8:28am, 26 Aug 2016 21,715 posts	Derby Tup Looks like Bobs Exile had a decent run
stuart little Aug 2016 9:12am, 26 Aug 2016 1,177 posts	stuart little Unlucky gromit, sounds like a fine effort, though with an agonising early finish
Velociraptor Aug 2016 11:16am, 26 Aug 2016 34,384 posts	Velociraptor What a shame, Gromit The climate does seem to be a major player in the UTMB series. Will you go back and have another attempt?
Northern Exile Aug 2016 11:49am, 26 Aug 2016 4,096 posts	Northern Exile Bobs had an unbelievable run, first British lady and third Brit overall. Think she was in the top ten ladies. You have to judge results like this in context, the TDS had 1800 starters and it was a quality, international field. 700 pulled out along the way. Needless to say, I'm very proud of her 😄
flyingfinn Aug 2016 12:03pm, 26 Aug 2016 721 posts	flyingfinn DT "Bob's Exile" like it 😃 Having seen Bob's run close up, well for the first 8 hours, I wholeheartedly second NE's comments. She was simply awesome.
flanker Aug 2016 7:59am, 28 Aug 2016 16,603 posts	flanker Excellent running Exiles, tough luck Gromit. So, NE, having done all three of, how do they compare? And which do you prefer?