Doug Mayer
Doug Mayer grew up trail running in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. Nine years ago, he moved full time to Chamonix, France after founding the trail running tour company, Run the Alps. He is the author of The Race That Changed Running: The Inside Story of UTMB. His most recent book is The Last of the Giants, about Italy’s 330K Tor des Géants trail race.
Broken Arrow Skyrace: A Euro-Style American Adventure
How the founders of the Broken Arrow Skyrace infused Euro-style trail racing DNA to create the ultimate U.S. trail running festival.
Doug Mayer
June 22, 2026
The First Running of Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc. Part Two
Part 2: The story of the first edition of UTMB, Dawa Sherpa's incredible finish, and the legacy that continues today.
Doug Mayer
August 28, 2023
The First Running of Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc
Part One: The story of the first edition of UTMB, Krissy Moehl, and the trail around Mont Blanc.
Doug Mayer
August 24, 2023
We Have Nothing, but We Have Everything
Katie Schide on life, love, and the pursuit of happiness.
Doug Mayer
June 22, 2023
Good Vibrations from Innsbruck, Austria
The 2023 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships.
Doug Mayer
June 12, 2023
Walmsley on Snow
One of America’s best ultrarunners takes on the European ski-mountaineering scene.
Doug Mayer
May 13, 2023
Love Finds You
Worn thin by the Italian Alps, Doug Mayer stumbles into something unexpected.
Doug Mayer
September 16, 2022
Two generations around Mont Blanc
How a father’s journey around the iconic mountain changed his son’s trajectory.
Doug Mayer
August 20, 2022
Surviving Chamonix during UTMB: The Insider’s Guide
The Insider’s Guide to navigating the famed mountain town during the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc.
Doug Mayer
August 6, 2022
The courage to start
Doug Mayer ponders if perhaps getting to the start line isn’t the ultimate victory.
Doug Mayer
February 1, 2022