Did UTMB Ruin My Dream?

I watched UTMB on television for years before I ran it. From a sofa in the south-east of England, it looked impossible. The mountains, the distance, the runners who seemed to belong to a different category of person entirely. I didn't tell anyone I wanted to do it. I just thought it. Eight qualifying races. Three years. And then — Chamonix. So did it live up to the dream? Did competing in the most famous ultra marathon in the world ruin the thing I'd been chasing for years? Honest answer — in this film. Including the nosebleed in Geneva airport. The portaloos. The German runner who said the quad-killer descent into Courmayeur was fun. And what Valentina told me the week after I got home. THE QUALIFYING JOURNEY — IN ORDER UTS 50K — Snowdonia Grand Trail du Saint Jacques — France Wildstrubel 70 — Switzerland Arc 50M — Cornwall UTS 100K — Snowdonia Wildstrubel 110 — Switzerland Arc 100M — Cornwall UTS 100M — Snowdonia UTMB Mont Blanc — Chamonix WATCH THE QUALIFYING RACES Arc of Attrition 100 — Surviving Storm Ingrid —    • Arc of Attrition 100 – Surviving Storm Ing...   Wildstrubel 110 — Conquering Epic Climbs in the Swiss Alps —    • Wildstrubel 110: Conquering Epic Climbs in...   No Crowds. No Glory. Just Grit | UTS 100K —    • No Crowds. No Glory. Just Grit. | My UTS 1...   I Didn't Know If I'd Finish Until The Last Mile | UTS 100M 2026 —    • I Didn't Know If I'd Finish Until The Last...   THE FULL UTMB SERIES I Took The Train To UTMB. Here's Why — And Whether It Matters | Part 1 —    • AM I READY?   42 Hours. One Secret. The Hardest Race Of My Life | Part 2 —    • Видео   CHAPTERS 0:00 — The Dream 1:30 — What Was UTMB From The Outside 3:17 — The Journey — Eight Races, Three Years 4:39 — The Start Line 5:38 — The Race 8:13 — After The Dream 11:03 — The Answer MY COACHES Training plan and race support — Steve at Zone2 Coaching   / zone2coaching   Strength and conditioning — Valentina Poxley   / valentinapoxley