Auburn-based Epic Endurance Events has announced that two of its Canyons Ultras (April 23, 2022) events have been assigned as qualifiers for two of the Inaugural Ultra Trail Mont Blanc (UTMB®) World Series Championships. The 50K will be a qualifier for the OCC and the 100K will be a qualifier for the CCC. OCC and CCC are acronyms for the towns through which the routes travel, and their distances are the same as those of the qualifiers. To date only the two Canyons events and the Western States 100 Miler are the only US qualifying events for any of the UTMB® events. The UTMB® World Series currently has 22 qualifying events from around the world.

The grueling 100-mile UTMB®, based in Chamonix, France, was established in 2003 with a course that roughly parallels the Tour de France section of the same name. Participants travel over alpine terrain in France, Switzerland and Italy.

Auburn, Endurance Capital of theWorld™ welcomes UTMB® to our City!

Helpful Links

Canyons Endurance Runs Website

Canyons Endurance Runs April 23, 2022: Registration

UTMB® (Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc) Website

UTMB® World Series Website