The Road to UTMB Starts Long Before Chamonix
It’s UTMB week! 🏔️🔥
One of the biggest weeks of the global trail running season is here, and this year three Team Arduua athletes have made it all the way to the UTMB World Series Finals in Chamonix.
🇩🇪 Tijana Pljeskonjic – CCC / 101K / 6,050D+
🇬🇧 Lee Wells – UTMB / 174K / 9,900D+
🇮🇹 Alessandro Rostagno – UTMB / 175K / 9,900D+
We are incredibly excited to follow them around Mont Blanc and wish them all the strength, patience and determination they will need out there. 💪🔥
But UTMB week is only the final chapter of a much longer journey.
Because the road to Chamonix doesn’t start in Chamonix.
It starts months — and sometimes years — earlier.
Team Arduua on the UTMB World Series 🌍🏔️
Throughout 2026, Team Arduua runners have been racing UTMB World Series events across Europe — collecting experience, pushing their limits, chasing Running Stones and working towards their own big mountain goals.
And while Tijana, Lee and Alessandro are representing Team Arduua in Chamonix this week, we also want to celebrate everyone who has been part of that journey this season.
🇮🇹 Chianti Ultra Trail by UTMB
🇳🇱 Henrique Di Lorenzo – 75K / 3,100D+
🇬🇧 Ultra-Trail Snowdonia by UTMB
🇸🇪 Thomas Karlsson – 164K / 9,500D+
🇸🇪 Niclas Kulgard – 164K / 9,500D+
🇳🇱 Rick Janssen – 164K / 9,500D+
🇦🇹 Mozart 100 by UTMB
🇮🇹 Emanuela Grattoni – 39K / 1,500D+
🇮🇹 Diego Feltrin – 72K / 3,300D+
🇪🇸 Val d’Aran by UTMB
🇪🇸 Guillermo López Quintana – 55K / 3,300D+
🇸🇪 Katinka Nyberg – 110K / 6,400D+
🇸🇪 Niclas Kulgard – 100M / 10,000D+
🇫🇷 Restonica Trail by UTMB
🇪🇸 Ana Flasker – 110K / 7,200D+
🇮🇹 Monte Rosa Walserwaeg by UTMB
🇸🇪 Andreas Broberger – 82K / 6,300D+
🇸🇪 Karl-Fredrik Andersson – 100K / 3,300D+
🇨🇭 Eiger Ultra Trail by UTMB
🇮🇹 Paolo Caimi – 51K / 3,100D+
🇦🇹 KAT100 by UTMB
🇦🇹 Rebecca Zehetner – 81K
And now:
🇫🇷 UTMB Mont-Blanc
🇩🇪 Tijana Pljeskonjic – CCC / 101K / 6,050D+
🇬🇧 Lee Wells – UTMB / 174K / 9,900D+
🇮🇹 Alessandro Rostagno – UTMB / 175K / 9,900D+
From 50K runners to 100-mile runners, from experienced competitors to athletes taking the next big step in their trail running journey — every one of these races represents months of preparation.
We are proud of all of you. ❤️
FOLLOW TEAM ARDUUA THROUGH THE 2026 TRAIL SEASON 🏔️🌍
UTMB World Series races are only part of the story. Team Arduua athletes are racing at trail and mountain events all around the world throughout 2026.
Want to see where everyone is racing and what’s coming next?
👉 VIEW THE FULL TEAM ARDUUA RACE AGENDA 2026
A Big Goal Starts With a Plan
Watching UTMB can make Chamonix look like the destination.
But as coaches, we see everything that comes before it.
The early mornings.
The easy runs when nobody is watching.
The threshold sessions.
The strength training.
The long mountain days.
The races that go perfectly — and the races that don’t.
The injuries and setbacks.
The months of gradually building a stronger runner.
That’s the real road to UTMB.
And it is also why preparing for a major trail race should not begin a few weeks before the event.
What Could Your 2027 Trail Season Look Like?
Maybe your next goal isn’t UTMB.
Maybe you want to run your first trail half marathon.
Your first mountain marathon.
Your first 50K.
Your first 100K.
Maybe you want to step up to 100 miles.
Or perhaps you already have the bigger dream in your head:
OCC. CCC. UTMB. Chamonix.
Whatever your goal, now is a great time to start thinking about your 2027 season.
Autumn gives us time to build the foundations before the major race-specific training begins.
Aerobic capacity.
Strength.
Mobility and stability.
Running economy.
Threshold.
Uphill and downhill ability.
And, importantly, the resilience required to handle the training that comes later.
Then, as your goal race gets closer, training becomes progressively more specific to your race distance, elevation, terrain and individual needs.
Start Your 2027 Journey With Arduua
To celebrate UTMB week and the beginning of planning for the 2027 trail running season, we have a special September offer.
Sign up for Arduua Online Coaching before 30 September 2026, and we will include your complete Build Your Plan / Upstart Week — value €100 — FREE.
Your Upstart Week Includes:
Questionnaire & Athlete Analysis
Your goals, training background, physical status, injury history, available training time and other important information we need to understand you as an athlete.
Easy Run Test
Helping us understand your aerobic running and current training status.
Running Threshold Test
We determine your individual threshold and set your personal heart-rate training zones.
Running Form Analysis
Video analysis of your running technique to identify strengths and areas we can work on.
Mobility, Stability & Strength Assessment
A structured assessment helping us identify limitations, imbalances and areas that should be addressed in your training.
Based on all this information, your coach can start building your individual training plan around you, your current level and your goals.
FREE UPSTART WEEK — VALUE €100
Sign up for Trail Running Online Coaching before 30 September 2026 and use:
Discount code: arduuaupstart2026
Your 2027 goal may still feel a long way away.
But that is exactly why now is such a good time to start.
The road to your next big finish line starts here. 🏔️🔥
Welcome to Team Arduua.
Katinka Nyberg, CEO/Founder, katinka.nyberg@arduua.com