Teesche Podcast

Episode 126: CCC – The Not-So-Little Sister Race of the Legendary Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc

11th of September · 109 Minutes

Finally I made it to Chamonix to see what the fuss is about. Across 101 km and 6,100 m of climbing through three countries, the race showed me breathtaking highs and relentless lows.

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Notes & Information

The original blog post with all the pictures and videos

The official website of the CCC race

The Vangelis title song, “Conquest of Paradise”

My status at the WSER qualification process

The Western States Endurance Run website

My race report about the Lavaredo Ultra Trail 120K from 2023

My race report about the Tuscany Crossing 103K from 2025

Information about my running streak

The Leadville 100 race

My favorite gels, made by MNSTRY nutrition

Ultra runner Karel Sabbe

The Barkley Marathons documentary about Karel Sabbe

BremenSanktPauli – a 100 mile race I helped co-found

The story about my one and only DNF at a trail ultra, 2022’s Templiers

My shoe of choice, the La Sportiva Prodigio Pro

My favorite running socks company, Injinji

The COROS PACE Pro sports watch

The COROS arm strap heart rate monitor

The COROS POD 2 foot sensor

The story about my Zugspitz Ultra Trail finish of 2024

Merino clothing by icebreaker

Salomon ADV Skin 12 running vests

LEKI trail running poles

Ultra running meme account on Instagram

My activity tracking of the whole CCC on Strava

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This was one of the best articles I've read so far in telling about a race. I couldn't put it down. Your details were so awesome. You made New York just come alive.

Betty J.
Great review, enjoyed reading it and recognize lots off related subjects and hurtles. I’m amazed by all your running and races well done.

Andre S.
Great article! I've read so many long blogs only to get bored in the middle as I suffer terribly from ADD and move on to other things. Yours has been one of few that held my attention all the way to the end.

Chae B.
Your good humor and ease in telling stories make this blog a really cool space. Nice review.

Renato
Amazing effort Tim, well done! Thank you for taking the time to write down your thoughts, feelings and memories from the event. There’s always something to learn from your posts and this one was no exception!! Another cracking read.

Tom K.
What a ride! Surely the race, but also reading about it. Thanks for taking the time to write up such a detailed report, almost feel like I was there.

Till F.

Teesche Podcast

Episode 126: CCC – The Not-So-Little Sister Race of the Legendary Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc

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