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HOKA UTMB® MONT-BLANC - CCC 100K
Find out all you need to know about the Ultra-Trail Mont-Blanc by UTMB
When?
Friday August 30th 2024
Where?
Courmayeur, Italy
Distance
100km / 62mi
Elevation Gain
6,150km / 3,827mi
Mountain Index
62km / 39mi
About
the Race
The CCC has transformed from UTMB’s “little sister” to one of the world’s most prestigious races. Beginning in the vibrant heart of Courmayeur, you’ll be immersed in an atmosphere only Italy can offer. Ascending to 2500m with breathtaking Mont-Blanc and the Grandes Jorassesviews. Crossing into Switzerland, you’ll enjoy warm hospitality in La Fouly, Champex, and Trient and experience Vallorcine’s charm in France. The race concludes with a triumphant finish in Chamonix, celebrating like a hero.
Training
tips
To train for Ultra-Trail Snowdonia by UTMB, you’ll need a personalized training plan and to build up your weekly mileage progressively.
Runna offers running training plans for every runner and goal out there.
With Runna, your running coaching app, you get a personalized 100km training plan that:
- Structures your week and sets out all sessions for you
- Automatically adjusts your mileage and types of runs to help you perform at your best
- Incorporates deloads and strength training
- Helps you manage your recovery and nutrition
Having a plan will also help with accountability, meaning that you can focus purely on improving your running game.
Check out our personalized 100km training plans to find the one that best suits your goals.
race distances
100km
Elevation Gain: 6,150
Mountain Index: 62
HOKA UTMB® MONT-BLANC - CCC 100K BY PETTER ENGDAHL
How did Petter Engdahl manage to run the 101k of the CCC in under 10 hours--for the first time in history? Petter designed this training plan himself.
100KM: RUN 100K LIKE TOM EVANS
In this tough 14-week training plan, Tom's workouts and weekly training structure will thoroughly prep you for a race between 90 and 120k
100KM: RUN YOUR FIRST 100 KM
This training plan will get you ready for your first (or next) 100k race. You’ll do key workouts to develop endurance, stamina, and nimble trail speed.
100KM: RUN 100K LIKE HAYDEN HAWKS
Learn directly from CCC by UTMB® winner Hayden with workouts written by him--and stay on-track and motivated with your personal Vert.run coach.
Race
FAQ's
Petter Engdahl, who managed the feat of finishing under 10 hours for the 101km course with more than 6000m of positive elevation gain, shares his training program and how he prepared for this race in 2022. By following this Vert.run plan, which follows Petter’s training philosophy, you will perform the same workouts (after your Vert.run coach has adapted them to your experience, level, and goal for this race, of course!), and thus follow the same training approach. Give yourself the means to cross that legendary finish line in Chamonix and start training now by following Petter. Engdahl’s philosophy.
Through Vert.run, we’ve unlocked access to trail running for over 85,000 people from more than 100 countries. By working with races around the world–like the UTMB ® Mont Blanc, and 14 other races in the series–we know that we’ll be able to bring the joy of finishing a race and safely achieving their goal to thousands more trail runners.
Each plan is designed specifically for the demands of the race, including its distance, technicality, elevation gain, and type of terrain.
The plans also include a very important element: the Mountain Index of each race, a tool we developed ourselves at Vert.run so that racers can make sure they’re gaining exactly the right amount of elevation in their training for their race.
When you train with Vert.run, your personal Vert.run coach checks your training once weekly to ensure you’re training safely and following your progress. In addition to ensuring you’re on track for your goal, your Vert.run coach also answers any of your questions about training, nutrition, and gear–giving you direct access to an expert right in your pocket. Your connection with your Vert.run coach provides you with accountability, support, and encouragement—the key tools for success in reaching your trail running goals.
Courmayeur, Italy.
The CCC race covers a distance of approximately 101 kilometers (62 miles), and the total elevation gain is about 6,100 meters (20,013 feet).
The Max allowed race time 26h 30minutes.
We really want to hear from you, and are here to answer any questions you have. So feel free to write us to explore@vert.run, and one of our coaches will get back to you within 48 hours or fewer.
If you’re a monthly subscriber, yes! You can switch between training plans however you’d like. Just go to your dashboard and choose the “change or restart plan” option. This will take you to your training plan menu. Of course, we do recommend that you finish a training plan once you’ve started it (unless you find it to be way to difficult or easy), since they’re designed to build your fitness over weeks. When you leave a training plan in the middle, you’ll miss key workouts; and when you start a new plan, you’ll start it from the beginning. This is to make sure that you train safely and responsibly, and that the skills you develop are built to last. We encourage you to stick out each plan, challenge yourself in a race or other personal challenge, and then to start a new plan with fresh legs.
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