Review — The Race that Changed Running (Doug MAYER)

Review — The Race that Changed Running (Doug MAYER)by Allan LEONARD14 November 2025 Trail runners know about UTMB — Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc — the 100-mile race around the mountain and its cols, covering three countries of France, Italy, and Switzerland. In a 208-page book, The Race that Changed Running: The Inside Story of UTMB, Doug Mayer sets out to explain the origins of UTMB and how it “brought about a…

Book review — The Race that Changed Running (Doug MAYER)