Ultra-Trail Du Mont-Blanc

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Flatlander Aug 2022 2:05pm, 28 Aug 2022 2,576 posts	Flatlander Brilliant, Dave has just crossed the finishing line 45h03m23s with a big smile on his face.
jennywren Aug 2022 2:05pm, 28 Aug 2022 17,501 posts	jennywren Just watched him cross the finish line. Well done Dave!
Night-owl Aug 2022 2:08pm, 28 Aug 2022 40,126 posts	Night-owl Fantastic Dave or should I say fantastique
Garfield Aug 2022 2:34pm, 28 Aug 2022 16,839 posts	Garfield Fantastique Dave!!
Sharkie Aug 2022 2:45pm, 28 Aug 2022 20,230 posts	Sharkie Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant. Thanks for posting, Flatlander.
Flatlander Aug 2022 3:51pm, 28 Aug 2022 2,578 posts	Flatlander You're welcome. I think we are all in awe of him and his magnifique réalisation
roberton Aug 2022 4:09pm, 28 Aug 2022 1,330 posts	roberton 🎉🎉🎉 Fantastique indeed! 🎉🎉🎉
aussiescall Aug 2022 8:05pm, 29 Aug 2022 60 posts	aussiescall Is anyone able to explain the point of doing a UTMB Index race, (other than the actual UTMB qualifiers, as you'll get an index with these anyway) if just for the purpose of having a UTMB Index? As an Index race alone (if not a qualifier) won't get you a running stone ie a chance of entry into UTMB. "Finishing a UTMB Index race will contribute towards your UTMB Index. However, it will not provide Running Stones." Hope my question makes sense to someone😃
flyingfinn Aug 2022 9:55pm, 29 Aug 2022 3,442 posts	flyingfinn Races like Val d'Aran and Ultra Tour Snowdonia that offer stones currently advise the level of UTMB index that is likely to allow you to make the cut offs. I suspect the next planned move was to refuse entries if your index was too low. Creating a two tiered qualification process i.e get an index high enough to qualify for a UTMB qualifier and then qualify for UTMB by finishing that race. However, given that those races are currently struggling to get full entry fields I suspect that plan might be on hold....
aussiescall Aug 2022 10:23pm, 29 Aug 2022 61 posts	aussiescall That would make sense thanks flyingfinn. Otherwise I just don't see the point of doing the non qualifying (those other than the 25 ish in the "series") UTMB Index races if you were just doing them for your index.