{"id":16659,"date":"2026-08-22T09:51:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T09:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/?p=16659"},"modified":"2026-08-22T09:51:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T09:51:31","slug":"how-to-tune-in-to-the-week-of-races-at-utmb-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/?p=16659","title":{"rendered":"How to Tune In to the Week of Races at UTMB 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"justify-start\">\n<nav class=\"align-left col-span-full mb-base\" data-pom-e2e-test-id=\"breadcrumbs\"\/>\n<p>The most-anticipated annual event of the trail running universe takes place August 24-30. Here&#8217;s how to tune in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/p>\n<p class=\"fp-leadCaption py-tight text-left font-utility text-utility3-size leading-utility3-line-height text-secondary\">British Tom Evans drinks in one shoe he ran with as he celebrates after he won the 22nd edition of the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB), a 174km trail race crossing France, Italy and Switzerland, in Chamonix, south-eastern France on August 30, 2025.<!-- --> (Photo: JEFF PACHOUD \/ AFP via Getty Images))<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-body\">\n<p>Published August 22, 2026 03:30AM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>On August 24-30, 2026, the who\u2019s who of ultrarunners from around the globe will descend upon the petite ski village of Chamonix, France, for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article-content-link text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" rel=\"noopener\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/run.outsideonline.com\/trail\/trail-racing\/trail-runners-guide-to-utmb\/\">Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc<\/a>, belovedly referred to as UTMB Mont-Blanc or just UTMB.<\/p>\n<p>And by UTMB, we really mean UTMB, the 106-mile race that circumnavigates the Mont Blanc Massif, and the seven other races that take place during the UTMB World Series Finals week. Yes, it\u2019s a little confusing, just smile and nod and keep reading.<\/p>\n<p>Those running UTMB (like, <i>the <\/i>UTMB), will be competing for about <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article-content-link text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" rel=\"noopener\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/run.outsideonline.com\/news\/utmb-boosts-prize-money-2024\/\">$23,400 for the win<\/a> (plus multiples more in sponsorship bonuses) and, more notably, eternal bragging rights on the sport\u2019s biggest stage. Lucky for Americans (and her fans around the world), that crop includes three-time champ <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article-content-link text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" rel=\"noopener\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/run.outsideonline.com\/trail\/courtney-dauwalter\/\">Courtney Dauwalter<\/a>. Also lucky for Americans, the races (UTMB and the other premiere events during the week) will be broadcast live across the pond for free.<\/p>\n<h2>Catch the Action Live<\/h2>\n<p>What started as a stand-alone race (UTMB Mont-Blanc, aka UTMB) has transformed into a weeklong trail running circus filled with races with alphabet soup acronyms for names. There are eight total races (plus a handful of youth races) during the week from August 24-30, but the three races that make up the official UTMB World Series Finals\u2014the OCC, CCC, and UTMB\u2014will all be <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article-content-link text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" rel=\"noopener\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flotrack.org\/articles\/15618093-how-to-watch-2026-hoka-utmb-mont-blanc-track-and-field\">brought to you live<\/a> via drones, bike and runner follow cams, and non-stop commentary.<\/p>\n<p>UTMB World Series have teamed up with FloTrack to broadcast the UTMB World Series Finals in the United States. The live action will be available on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article-content-link text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" rel=\"noopener\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flotrack.org\/articles\/15618093-how-to-watch-2026-hoka-utmb-mont-blanc-track-and-field\">FloTrack<\/a> (starting with OCC) and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article-content-link text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" rel=\"noopener\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/live.utmb.world\/\">UTMB Live.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"fp-remove\" style=\"width:500px;height:400px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gaiagps.com\/embed\/editorial\/2iMlT7TkJyfHZLCNxYBhPaiR\/?viewport=500x400\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The championship racing action starts on Thursday, August 27, with the OCC 50K as runners start from Orsi\u00e8res, Switzerland and race a variation of the final third of the loop to Chamonix. The action continues straight into Friday morning with the start of CCC 100K in Courmayeur, Italy, which sends runners along the final two-thirds of the loop to Chamonix. And it culminates with the cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me, the full UTMB, which kicks off in downtown Chamonix that evening at 5:45 P.M. local time. The 106-mile race around Mont Blanc with roughly 32,800 feet of climbing and descending is a time-honored test piece for lifelong ultrarunners, up-and-coming rookies, and elite-level pros alike.<\/p>\n<p>Brace yourself for fearless front-running, heartbreaking blowups, fierce rivalries, and, most importantly, awe-inspiring scenery.<\/p>\n<h2>Race Schedule<\/h2>\n<p><!-- --><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative col-span-full my-base\">\n<div class=\"isolate overflow-x-auto\">\n<table class=\"w-full text-left\">\n<thead class=\"border-b border-border-medium\">\n<tr\/><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"border-b py-tight font-utility-2 whitespace-normal first:px-tight not-first:px-base not-first:py-base-tight even:bg-brand-primary\/5 border-border-light\"><span>OCC<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"border-b py-tight font-utility-2 whitespace-normal first:px-tight not-first:px-base not-first:py-base-tight even:bg-brand-primary\/5 border-border-light\"><span>Thursday, August 27<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"border-b py-tight font-utility-2 whitespace-normal first:px-tight not-first:px-base not-first:py-base-tight even:bg-brand-primary\/5 border-border-light\"><span>2:15 a.m.\/8:15 a.m.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"border-b py-tight font-utility-2 whitespace-normal first:px-tight not-first:px-base not-first:py-base-tight even:bg-brand-primary\/5 border-border-light\"><span>CCC<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"border-b py-tight font-utility-2 whitespace-normal first:px-tight not-first:px-base not-first:py-base-tight even:bg-brand-primary\/5 border-border-light\"><span>Friday, August 28<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"border-b py-tight font-utility-2 whitespace-normal first:px-tight not-first:px-base not-first:py-base-tight even:bg-brand-primary\/5 border-border-light\"><span>3:00 a.m.\/9:00 a.m.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"border-b py-tight font-utility-2 whitespace-normal first:px-tight not-first:px-base not-first:py-base-tight even:bg-brand-primary\/5 border-border-light\"><span>UTMB<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"border-b py-tight font-utility-2 whitespace-normal first:px-tight not-first:px-base not-first:py-base-tight even:bg-brand-primary\/5 border-border-light\"><span>Friday, August 28<\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"border-b py-tight font-utility-2 whitespace-normal first:px-tight not-first:px-base not-first:py-base-tight even:bg-brand-primary\/5 border-border-light\"><span>11:45 a.m.\/5:45 p.m.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How to Watch the UTMB World Series Finals<\/h2>\n<p>All three premiere races, OCC, CCC, and UTMB, will be available to watch with on FloTrack for free as well as on\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article-content-link text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" rel=\"noopener\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/live.utmb.world\/utmb\/2026\">UTMB Live<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also follow the action of all eight races, as well as the progress of any particular runner, by checking the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article-content-link text-brand-primary underline hover:text-brand-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" rel=\"noopener\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/live.utmb.world\/utmb\/2025\">livetracker<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"buy-button flex flex-col md:flex-row gap-0 md:gap-2\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"inline-flex shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full text-neutral-900 hover:cursor-pointer bg-platform hover:bg-yellow-400 py-very-tight px-base-tight gap-tight font-semibold font-utility-2 text-center hover:text-primary w-full md:w-1\/2 md:inline-block md:px-1 o-button btn\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/live.utmb.world\/utmb\/2026\"><span class=\"\">Watch &amp; Info on UTMB Live<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><span hidden=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outsideonline.com\/outdoor-adventure\/hiking-and-backpacking\/how-to-watch-utmb-mont-blanc\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The most-anticipated annual event of the trail running universe takes place August 24-30. Here&#8217;s how to tune in. British Tom Evans drinks in one shoe he ran with as he celebrates after he won the 22nd edition of the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB), a 174km trail race crossing France, Italy and Switzerland, in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16660,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wild-living"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16659"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16659\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wildgreenquest.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}