UTMB Instant Reactions

The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman

Dylan Bowman

Running, Sports

4.8 • 866 Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

What a race! The top athletes of the 2024 UTMB have completed the historic lap around Mont Blanc and this year's race did not disappoint. Our team recounts the top stories, breakout performances, upsets, and more from the 2024 UTMB.

In a breakout performance, Vincent Bouillard took the men's win in blazing fast time of 19:54:23, the third fastest time in the race's storied history, behind Jim Walmsley and Kilian Jornet. Vincent is a HOKA employee and unsponsored racer, making this an extra special performance.

Katie Schide won the women's race in a time of 20:09:31 course record time of, breaking Courtney Dauwalter's record from 2022 by over 20 minutes. After her win at Western States this June, Katie has solidified herself as one of the best ultramarathon runners our sport has ever seen.

Come back Sunday for our full week recap of the race and champion interviews with the winners of CCC & UTMB.

Our 2024 UTMB coverage is brought to you by our good friends at HOKA. We're grateful for their generous support and belief in Freetrail.

HOKA is a proud presenting partner of the UTMB series. And sponsor of this week's Freetrail coverage.Check out the Freetrail coverage all week to learn more about their new release of the Tecton X3. AND if you are here in Chamonix, go experience the HOKA basecamp and join in all the Tecton demo opportunities across the week. Named after the earth's tectonic plates, which inspired its parallel dual carbon fiber plate design, the Tecton X franchise has revolutionized the trail racing world – propelling athletes to new heights.

The Tecton X3 features an upgraded midsole featuring two layers of PEBA foam, with one softer layer on top for cushioning and impact, and a slightly firmer layer underneath for agility proprioception on technical terrain. The propulsive parallel carbon fiber plates have evolved – now featuring winglets, the wider plates wrap strategically up the sidewall for additional control in key zones. In the upper, a new knit collar acts as a gaiter to help mitigate trail debris from entering the shoe.

Launching just in time for the UTMB Mont Blanc World Series, The Tecton X3 will be seen on HOKA elite athletes competing at the highest level in Chamonix,

France. Inviting consumers and fans of the sport to learn about the innovation behind the brand's most pinnacle trail release yet, HOKA will be opening their FlyLab™experience dedicated to the Tecton X 3 in celebration of UTMB, located at the HOKA Base Camp in Chamonix Village, and open from Tuesday - Friday of race week.

Freetrail Links:

Website | https://freetrail.com/

Fantasy | https://fantasy.freetrail.com/

Freetrail Pro | https://freetrail.com/pro/

Patreon | https://www.patreon.com/dylanbowman

Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/runfreetrail/

YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/Freetrail

Freetrail Experts | https://freetrail.com/experts/

Dylan Links:

Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/dylanbo/

Twitter | https://twitter.com/dylanbo

LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylan-bowman-06174380/

Strava | https://www.strava.com/pros/1596921

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Free Trail's cover to the 2024 Ultra Trail de Mont Blanc broadcasting from the heart of
0:21.5	Chamonie, France. Free Trail is here on the ground doing daily shows and athlete interviews
0:27.3	in partnership with our good friends at Hoka, and we couldn't be more excited. It doesn't
0:33.2	need to be stated, but UTMB is truly one of the great sporting events in the world,
0:38.4	celebrating its 21st year. It's been a major part of my life for more than a decade,
0:43.4	and it's an honor to be able to bring our coverage to the global trail running community
0:48.9	all week. What you're about to hear in the podcast feed is the audio recording from our shows
0:54.0	and interviews. Of course, if you prefer the video experience, please do visit. week. What you're about to hear in the podcast feed is the audio recording from our shows and
0:54.4	interviews. Of course, if you prefer the video experience, please do visit the show notes where you can
0:59.4	find a link to Freetrails YouTube channel. As I said, our coverage all week is made possible
1:04.9	with the support from Hoka, the brand born from Trail running here in the Alps, the presenting
1:10.5	sponsor of UTMB and the makers of
1:13.4	some of the most popular footwear and apparel products in the market, including the Hoka
1:18.8	Tectin X3, the product that was just released to rave reviews a few weeks ago, and that will be
1:25.0	on the feet of the Hoka athlete team this weekend. You'll hear more
1:29.9	from Hoka during the shows, but please do visit Hoka.com to check out all their amazing products.
1:37.2	As we say, trail running will save the world and we are here trying to do our part.
1:44.0	Hope you enjoy our coverage of UTMB week.
1:46.4	And thanks so much for following along.
2:07.2	Welcome back to trailgating day five Saturday, I think Saturday night here at the 2024 UTMB presented by Hoka. My name is Dylan Bowman and we are here with the UTMB Instant Reaction Show and I'm joined in studio by very special guests.
2:15.7	Mr. Tofer Gail, immediately to my right.
2:18.2	Tofer, how are you doing, buddy?
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