UTMB is notorious for chewing up and spitting out runners, especially those of us who aren’t mountain goats that grew up in the Alps. The course is littered with DNFs. While finishing is unquestionably a great accomplishment, many runners end up 5-10 hours slower than their goal time and true potential. In 2011, Hal Koerner went for a podium spot and ended up on a 38 hour vision quest. There are endless armchair theories about why American men have struggled in recent years.

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