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What an opportunity not to miss, our very first Mountain race in our MUT (Mountain, Ultra, Trail) Grand Prix series! For more than 25 years, our MUT Grand Prix was exclusively about Ultra, either on trails, roads or tracks, but that's only one of our three MUT disciplines. Last year, Nakia and I added a few races in the sub-ultra marathon Trail area: Napa Half, Pacifica 21K, Start City Half. Ultra running has a very clear definition, albeit no upper limit (!): any distance beyond the marathon mark. In contrast, Trail running is more elusive as, first, we have many ultra races run on... trails and, second, it isn't meant to include Cross-country (XC), which is also run on trails. XC is typically in the 2 to 6-mile range. That leaves a 6 to 26.2-mile range for Trail running. But no mention of the course profile, trail races can be either flat or hilly... And then comes Mountain races which, as you'd expect, should be at least very hilly or steep. If you live in the Alps, you...

2008 was my first PA (Pacific Association) USATF (USA Track & Field) LDR (Long Distance Running) Award Banquet. Which I joined to celebrate the first full season I had competed in MUT (Mountain, Ultra, Trail), actually only Ultra for our Grand Prix back then. I always made a point to attend this yearly event, not just for the glimpse of local fame but this additional opportunity to connect with our running community. I can't hide I'm a collector... and here are a few reports from the banquets: 2009 ,  2010 (our Quicksilver's rhomobile heritage),  2011 , 2013 ,  2014 , 2015 ,  2017 ,  2019 ,      ?   LDR is such a big sport: it covers cross country (from a couple of miles to 10K, on trails), road with short and long races ranging from 1 mile to the marathon, and then we have the even larger MUT discipline which includes 3 surfaces (track, road and trail), flat of super hilly course, and distances from a dozen of kilometers to more th...