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Watch: China’s Miao Yao on Her Toughest Podium Yet at CCC 2026

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By Chris Foster
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When I first met Miao Yao, I only saw the top of her head. I was having lunch with a group of journalists, Yao’s husband, and a few staffers from one of her sponsors, but I was most interested in getting to know the woman whose head was literally resting on the table—exhausted from no sleep and 100K of French Alps.
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France's Blandine L’Hirondel Hangs Tough for 2026 UTMB Victory

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By Chris Foster, Abby Levene Verified
| Trail Runner Verified
In looking at her resume, a UTMB victory might have felt inevitable for France’s Blandine L’Hirondel—including an OCC victory in 2021, a CCC victory in 2022, a podium finish at UTMB in 2023, and a fifth place at the same event in 2024. And yet, the way the Frenchwoman won, by grabbing the lead before the halfway mark and holding it to the line, still seemed surprising.
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2026 UTMB Mont-Blanc Live Race Updates and Results

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By Chris Foster, Abby Levene Verified
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Friends, the greatest night and day (plus another night and another day) in trail running is finally here: Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) has commenced. After a two hour delay due to storms, just under 2,000 runners took off under tempestuous skies in downtown Chamonix, France, at 7:45 p.m. on Friday, August 28.
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