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Ultra-Trail 2010 - Newsletter n°6 - 06/08/2010

A final word for the road ...
We are now in the final straight line before the start. This is an opportunity for us to remind you again of some important points, very important that is, before you take the road, rails or air to reach us. Read this document thoroughly! Some of the issues raised could help you avoid any "small” mishaps before the race (...)
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Ultra-Trail 2010 - Newsletter n°5 - 13/07/2010

Looking ahead, we arrive in Chamonix between August 27 and 29. Carried by the encouragement of those close to you and the crowds, you conquer  the last meters of the race and cross the finish line ... you raise your arms to the sky, you are a finisher!
It is what we wish for all of you!
You are currently in full swing of your training and preparation to make this event a success from every point of view. It is time to think about planning for your trip and for the people accompanying you.
This newsletter "special transportation" explains how to get to an area without taking your car and how it is actually possible for your companions to follow the race in excellent conditions with ease and without stress at all crossing points of the UTMB ®, the CCC ® and the TDS through the organized buses (...).
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Ultra-Trail 2010 - Newsletter n°4 - 25/06/2010

"Why did you embark on this hellish adventure? We have no idea why we are taking on the mountain in this way….dozens of kilometres and hours, endless passes to cross, hundreds of metres of positive height gain, hundreds of thousands of strides. This is what awaits you, and you wonder maybe, in any case we hope you ask, "Why?". The answer is, doubtless, in the question. You are there precisely to understand why you work like that and not otherwise, why you have pain in your muscles, why the gels do not work, why the guys in front go up faster than you, why the refreshment posts so seem far away, why! The Ultra a poses many more questions than it resolves, and this is, paradoxically, its great strength. Each question generates another, in exactly the same way as one step follows another one. We acquire not only the humility of one who knows nothing, or not a lot, but the force of curiosity, which draws on information and continues drawing on it. One now has an idea of our passion for studies carried out concerning the ultra runner. They are endless, they allow us to advance, and will help you, maybe, to advance a little farther still. (...)"
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Ultra-Trail 2010 - Newsletter n°3 - 20/05/2010

"Running an extreme race, and particularly an ultra-trail, is green. And we can prove it to you! In several months, you will become hardened, be able economize your energy, and look after your physical state and your mental health to advance metre after metre along the distance which separates you from the finishing line. Without realising it (or maybe you do..), you are going to devote yourself to a true operation of sustained development of your body. In the same mind, organisers, volunteers and accompanying persons have tried since 2003 to economize, preserve, and leave clean, a fragile and sublime environment. Around Mont-Blanc, you will be one of several thousand, a true small army crushing an often fragile soil, which must be allowed to re grow after the passage of feet. It is impossible, of course, to leave an environment completely free of footprints behind us.
However, by integrating a totally eco-responsible attitude, and being totally active, we shall be all able to participate in the event together and congratulate ourselves for having been able to reconcile the beauty of effort with the splendour of the mountain pastures. Here are therefore, the essentials to avoid you being caught out on the green side of your energies. (...)"
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Ultra-Trail 2010 - Newsletter n°2 - 21/04/2010

"Matos, Sécuritos, Equitis(**). The three musketeers of the 8th Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc® will protect you against any hazards, unfairness or unfavourable conditions. Matos(**) is your knight’s armour (it’s an image, well a symbol) which will protect you against external attacks. Matos(**), is like James Bond’s ‘Q’, who supplies you with all the necessary gadgets for survival in a hostile environment, the eco beaker as the Swiss army knife, not forgetting the good old poncho. Sécuritos(**), as for him, he’ll be discreet in fact barely visible but he will supply Matos(**) with several of his attributes (bandages, mobile phone, etc.). Equitis(**), will be he philosopher of the group, the spirit who will reassure you whether in front or behind,
Everybody is in the same boat, with the same regulations, the same penalties if necessary…. but not the same legs, I think you will agree. And your role in all this? You have the best role, that of d'Artagnan(*) (or of Artagnane?). Trust in your new friends be content on ‘D’ day to run, jump, twirl, eat, drink and to party.(...)"
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Ultra-Trail 2010 - Newsletter n°1 - 17/03/2010

"Daydreaming already ? You’ve got a grin on your face, you feel as if you’re floating, you’re happy, you want to hug your post-woman (or postman), you breathe deeply and already you imagine yourself on the paths at altitude. You have in your hand a precious object which many people envy. You are registered for the UTMB®, or maybe the TDS, or perhaps the PTL, or even the CCC®. In short, you know what you will be doing at the end of August and you are delighted. (...)" 
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