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Rob Slade

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Bristol
As seen in: Live for the Outdoors, MSN, MSN UK, Flipboard, BBC Countryfile Magazine, 220 Triathlon, The ABR Podcast, Wired For Adventure, Adventure Bike Rider
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Rob is an experienced sport and outdoor journalist. He is currently Deputy Editor at Live for the Outdoors (LFTO), the digital home of Trail and Country Walking magazines.

LFTO is the UK's leading authority on all things camping, hiking and trail running.

He was previously Content Editor at 220 Triathlon and was Editor of Adventure Travel magazine (now known as Wired For Adventure) before that.

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Blandine L'Hirondel dominates UTMB 2026 to win in record-breaking time

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By Evie Nichols, Rob Slade Verified
| MSN Verified
French ultrarunner Blandine L'Hirondel has won the women's 2026 Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB), covering 174km and just under 10,000m of ascent in a record-breaking time of 21:54:49. "Until a few seconds ago I didn't believe it, actually I still don't believe it," she said in a post-race interview. "It's going to take me several or weeks or months to realise what I've just done." L'Hirondel led from early on in the race, and built a convincing lead.
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Blandine L’Hirondel dominates UTMB 2026 to win in record-breaking time

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By Evie Nichols, Rob Slade Verified
| Live for the Outdoors
L’Hirondel took an early lead, with USA’s Rachel Entrekin (pictured above) staying in close company. There was just one minute between them when they passed Les Champieux at the 52km mark, with Australia's Lucy Bartholomew an extra couple of minutes behind.
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Opinion: ‘This debate about queuing on mountain summits is ridiculous’

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By Rob Slade Verified
| Live for the Outdoors
If us Brits are good at one thing, it’s queuing. At the bus stop. In the airport. In shops and cafes. We’re so good at it, in fact, that one poll undertaken several years ago predicted the average person would spend 47 days queuing over the course of their life. Forty-seven days! And I’m more than happy to get in line at all of those places I’ve just mentioned. But queuing up on the summit of a mountain? Is that what we’re doing now?
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