Runner's Weekend - Chamonix, France. UTMB 2023

Every year, trail runners from around the world gather in the most beautiful setting to test themselves against some of the most unrelenting terrain in the World Series of mountain running. So it’s time to hop in a plane and head to Chamonix, France. This is a runners weekend at ultra trail du Mont Blanc.
0:00 intro
1:11 UTMB Village
2:28 Raclette
3:33 Terrex Group Run
4:56 Craft Pure Trail Launch
7:44 Run with Sage and Serious Runner
9:12 Craft Group Run
11:33 Midi Cable Car Run
18:19 OCC Women's Finish
19:24 Run with Alex Filitti
21:22 QC Terme Spa
23:18 UTMB Start
25:33 CCC Men's Finish
26:01 CCC Women's Finish
26:56 Trient, Switzerland
29:57 Vallorcine, France
33:52 Men's UTMB Finish
35:52 Women's UTMB Finish
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[@lostuncertain]

Wake up babe new RW just dropped.

[@kofuzi]

Thanks for spreading the word!

[@Vo2maxProductions]

Glad we got to meet up and share some miles! Keep up the great work!

[@kofuzi]

So good to see you in Chamonix!

[@dazdarren9926]

I’ve said it before and have to say it again…this is one of your best videos yet. The quality of the video and the editing and coverage of not only the races but the Chamonix area.

[@kofuzi]

thanks so much!

[@1519Spring]

Craft deserves props for standing behind TommyRivs through his illness. So great to see him living life!

[@floracook4803]

OMG you always have the best footage for the runner weekend coverage. Amazing and so exciting! Thanks for bringing us along!!

[@kofuzi]

Thanks for coming with me!

[@aliza6491]

As always, perfection. Love these runner's weekend videos so much

[@kofuzi]

Thank you. These are my favorite kind of video to make

[@nealdieker]

The angle you got on Jim at the finish with Jess smiling at him. So amazing.

[@kofuzi]

I was able to secure media access for this event but not photo credentials. But had I been in the pen with the accredited photographers, I wouldn't have gotten that shot. sometimes things work out, even if you think you're getting snubbed.

[@nealdieker]

Yeah, kudos to you working with what you had!@@kofuzi

[@cyclox73]

Stellar work. There are some great Chamonix videos out there but the way you captured it is amazing. You and Dan Whitehead… the chamonix video experts!

[@kofuzi]

I’m flattered to be named alongside Dan

[@nberkel]

Cannot express how much I appreciated this recap. It had everything...amazing scenery footage, friends, trail running, emotional finishes, food. Watched it with my wife (also a runner) and son like it was family movie time ✌️

[@kofuzi]

that's so great to hear! hope the family enjoyed it for movie time!

[@FloraBeverley]

Good to briefly meet you!! Hope you had a great week there (take me back!)

[@kofuzi]

such a wonderful place!

[@308bar]

This Rocks I'm not even thru the entire video but have to say the mix of music, video and the cuts are crisp and so on point!!!! Thanks Ko for sharing. 🔥🔥🔥💣

[@kofuzi]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@TravelRunner]

EPIC! What a weekend to experience. And I love watching how Zach finishes every race. Such a fantastic video, thanks for sharing, Mike!

[@kofuzi]

he runs with such intensity!

[@runbyron]

Nice cinematography. Fun to watch.

[@kofuzi]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Run_Farah_Run]

Gorgeous views and footage and what an exciting weekend! So many emotions from the runners!

[@kofuzi]

The finish line was intense at all hours!

[@levandmarthapolyakin-aaron2183]

One after another these Runner’s Weekend videos are riveting, beautifully filmed and narrated and simply the next best thing to being there. As I mentioned on the LS, seeing Chamonix takes me back to being a 14 y.o. spending part of a summer with a French family there. I’m sure the breathtaking beauty of the region played a partial role in my love of the mountains. I’m so happy for and proud of J. Walmsley and Courtney D.!

[@kofuzi]

It’s a magical place

[@allanricharddias]

Another epic video! Your talent to bring all the feels is truly remarkable! I'm a forever fan!

[@kofuzi]

Thank you so much 🙏

[@paultimothyL]

Every time you make a runner's weekend, I want to go to that place!! I love trails but I have no mountains near me and seeing the mountains around the UTMB course really make me want to be able to go there!! And isn't Hellahs memory just a killer 😝. Very interested in what 100 mile race you will run with him 😁😁💪💪

[@kofuzi]

The mountains make for such an incredible backdrop

[@kellybaker6353]

What a fantastic experience! Thanks for taking us along to see how Europe celebrates trail running!

[@kofuzi]

I've never seen anything like it

[@hyzeinkem7536]

I hiked the full TMB loop last July in 11 days and it was tough and these guys did in 20+ hours. Crazy!

[@kofuzi]

I’d really love to do the Tour

[@robertburpee9473]

Wow, Just Wow!, thank you for taking the time to put this amazing, beautiful vlog together

[@dangmatic]

Can’t wait to see Mike running in UTMB next year ;)

[@1519Spring]

That QC Therme spa made an appearance in Jeff Peltier's UTMB video last summer. Looks great.

[@kofuzi]

There isn’t a race or a location in the world where I could go where Jeff hasn’t already made a stunning video. I hope I get to meet him someday.

[@ekaterinakashapova1]

Great footage! Also, perfect time for your first trip to UTMB haha. History has been made that day for sure.

[@kofuzi]

this was the first time I've gotten to see Courtney run. the race did not disappoint

[@ekaterinakashapova1]

@@kofuzi I'm sure! I teared up watching the live stream, can't imagine all the emotions seeing it in real life.

[@jean-marctheriault]

Probablement, le plus beau vidéo de l’UTMB que j’ai vu, bravo encore!

[@kofuzi]

Merci 🙏

[@brewlovinrunner]

Run4Adventure was there too. It would have been sweet to see a Collab vid between two of my favorite running channels.

[@andreayawn9260]

Wow, just wow! Thank you for capturing and sharing with such artistic elegance🙏👌💯

[@kofuzi]

Thank you for your kind words

[@marktrujillo5480]

Mike, you really outdid yourself on this video. Thanks for taking us along on your journey.

[@kofuzi]

Thank you for watching 🙏

[@SeeChadRun]

The Midi Cable Car Run looks like a lot of fun! How cool! Also, I'm glad your tights matched the color of your hat. Look good, feel good, run fast! Love these videos too!

[@kofuzi]

That cable car run was probably one of my most fun running adventures ever

[@JohnBirtchetSharpe]

You have outdone yourself, as some have already said , this is some of your finest work .. up there with your failed 3 hour LA effort coverage a couple of years ago (and subsequent grandma's) . While imo the 'serious runner's' / Sage's content of his race takes the emotional award this year, we are so lucky we get this FoC , this matches anything that professional media companies output. Bravo and thank you.

[@kofuzi]

thank you for your kind words!

[@Hobie814]

What a video!!! Once again Kofuzi you nailed it. Thank you so much for sharing with us these wonderful experiences.

[@kofuzi]

thanks for watching!

[@Jackson_Zhang]

Running in such a beautiful place is an ultimate enjoyment

[@kofuzi]

There’s no place like that

[@chrisdick726]

This will be my post race treat to watch on Saturday after my 25 km Race The North Face in the Brandon Hills of Manitoba. Love the Runners Weekend!

[@kofuzi]

Have a great race!

[@chrisdick726]

@@kofuziIt went well except some trail rash after a tumble. All in a days day on the trails!

[@escoacorrere]

Amazing video as usual. Was nice to meet you again in Chamonix! And thanks for finding me the ride back.

[@kofuzi]

Great to see you in Chamonix (and Budapest!)

[@SpikeBrookes87]

The music choices really cap off the great video. Excellent work Ko

[@SpikeBrookes87]

Runable! 😂

[@kofuzi]

someone tried to tell me that most of the UTMB course is runnable. I no longer know what this word means

[@Grcly44]

Best running video! Bucket list trip for sure. Thanks for sharing and letting us experience it thru you!

[@josephcarter8291]

Finally got to watching this, Ko. Beautifully done once again.

[@kofuzi]

Thanks for watching!

[@1519Spring]

Always great to see Hellah. His WSER film was epic!

[@Supafloppy]

Here we go. Chamonix, baby! 😎🥳

[@kofuzi]

yo!

[@wilfredo-teyrosalesfotos]

As always, thank you again for bringing us along. Amazing video!

[@briansleepylee]

What great experience you shared with us! More adventures! Really enjoy your work!

[@kofuzi]

thanks so much!

[@dwb5043]

Amazing video. Great recap putting us right in the action with you

[@kofuzi]

thanks for watching!

[@RunningOtaku]

Fantastic video! I love your runners weekend series- keep making ‘em!

[@kofuzi]

Thank you Otaku

[@user-ko7sl8fe4c]

I like seeing how Kofuzi and Charles (RRR) now they salute each other after seeing the shoutouts in their stories through time

[@sandstromj]

This was a good one, for a trail runner, or any runner in fact.

[@kofuzi]

thank you!

[@tgarcia615]

Kofuzi You are The GOAT,,,I really Love it . Your Fan From The Philippines🇵🇭.. See you in the Next one.

[@kofuzi]

Thanks for watching!

[@michaelcaricoo]

Ko's caption game was strong. Had me rolling

[@kofuzi]

Merci

[@Between2aidstations]

Love this video. Keep up the great job and nice to see more footage of the train run races!

[@kofuzi]

thank you!

[@tomtigermc]

Just wow, amazing shots & vantage points all week. Great video all around!

[@kofuzi]

Thanks so much!

[@francoisbouchet9907]

footage is amazing, shots very well composed, mountains (and Aiguille du Midi) are looking sharp and crisp, however I would recommend everyone to visit Chamonix and enjoy the mountaineering all around whenever they feel like it... except during UTMB where the heavy crowds are unbearable ^^!

[@kofuzi]

I’d love to do the Tour and take my time around the route over the course of several days

[@francoisbouchet9907]

@@kofuzi do it! many (not to say "most") people do it this way. a friend of mine did it in 5-6 days a decade ago... more as a hiker though :)

[@JonahTaylorProductions]

Awesome storytelling and footage!

[@kofuzi]

Thank you 🙏

[@etapepartners]

so nice to see Tommy Rivs out there!! even nicer to see Craft still supporting him!

[@1519Spring]

So many runs! Doing the triple! Take that, Jakob!

[@LuisBecerra79]

😮😮😮😮😮 wow what a great and beautiful place to go for a run. 👍🏼

[@kofuzi]

I’ve never been anywhere like that before

[@minawillis20]

Amazing views and footage! Keep up the great work!

[@kofuzi]

will do!

[@morganflockhart942]

Excellent video felt like I was there! Love to hear how the Craft trail shoes went!

[@Gr8LakesCamper]

that was awesome

[@kofuzi]

thank you 🙏

[@sun.2801]

Amazing!!

[@mrgjames86]

Great video! Keep inspiring us all!

[@kofuzi]

thanks!

[@dmleibo]

Thanks for the French lessons. “Un sandwich”. I am now prepared for any trips to France or Quebec. 🤣 Another wonderful video - thanks for taking us on these journeys.

[@kofuzi]

those two semesters of French I took back in the late 90s came in quite handy on this trip

[@jameswong2280]

As usual another great video presentation! Hope to see you next year at the UTMB.

[@kofuzi]

Happy to go back there any time

[@johanpettersson-evers5367]

Appreciate your work. This is brilliant. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@kofuzi]

Thank you 🙏

[@patrickvanderwal6324]

Your RW videos are next level. Love them.

[@kofuzi]

Thank you 🙏

[@dornish]

Sweet. Thanks

[@kofuzi]

Thanks for watching!

[@yohankusuma5510]

Breathtaking view ❤

[@kofuzi]

Everywhere I looked it was gorgeous

[@jamesb.walker9177]

Awesome! What a feeling!

[@kofuzi]

A great week for running!

[@1519Spring]

Epic! Appreciate the mention of "having the money to spend on their sport" -- Trail Runner Disneyland ain't cheap.

[@kofuzi]

I think it’s going to be off-putting to a lot of people. I had my reasons for putting it in, but I also probably could have used more artful language Not sure how I will address this kind of thing next time, like for example if I were somehow tasked with covering Diamond League Monaco

[@Lalo_Runs]

Letssgooo 🙌🏾

[@kofuzi]

yo!

[@jmbaug1229]

Legendary 🙌🏻

[@joseibarra9256]

MAGICAL VIDEO

[@kofuzi]

Thank you 🙏

[@natashamurphy1805]

I’ve really been looking forward to this

[@kofuzi]

hope you enjoyed watching it!

[@antonvelarde3386]

Goosebumps 🙌🏼

[@kofuzi]

🦢

[@Justvinayk]

Was nice seeing you at Craft sportswear meet up :)

[@kofuzi]

Nice to see you too!

[@patoflaherty5582]

You captured the event beautifully

[@kofuzi]

thank you 🙏

[@brendalogan3784]

Wow! That video was worth the wait!

[@kofuzi]

Thanks for watching!

[@philortman8139]

Your run footage at around the 10:30 mark, I'm pretty sure, is an area I recognize from one of the "outdoors" workouts I frequent on the gym's treadmill.

[@kofuzi]

this would be a good place to get that kind of footage from

[@staciawarwick2499]

🙌

[@1519Spring]

Love Jim, glad to see him make it happen the 5th time. Love Zach, happy he had a great day that most years would have won. Love Courtney, she is the GOAT. These trail racers have great personalities and are fun to follow. So different from Budapest and the track, which was cool in its own way.

[@kofuzi]

I really wish those three story lines could have been split out over three different years. There was too much good stuff to follow and I couldn’t capture it all.

[@paytonrules]

As a fellow midwestern flatlander - your trail running is really impressive. I'm pretty sure I'd have been going down face first.

[@kofuzi]

I definitely tripped over some rocks, but thankfully, no falls

[@zacharygarner9425]

The craft pure trail was the most common shoe that I saw personally in Chamonix. It wasn’t even athletes wearing it and it was release week. Big surprise. I guess it’s a shoe for the people

[@kofuzi]

there was a giveaway as part of the launch. that always helps put the shoes on a lot of people's feet. but I suppose it's a good sign when people are wearing them, as it's not like people didn't bring their favorite shoes with them to Chamonix

[@1519Spring]

There's Serious Runner in his Boston shirt! Lol to the short track/fast splits.

[@kofuzi]

After we all met up but before we started the run, we were walking through the expo and I saw a guy wearing a Boston jacket. I immediately looked over to Stephen and was like, one check that guy out! And that’s when I noticed he was already wearing his Boston marathon LS

[@SpecialFX99]

My friend podiumed her AG and was in around the top 30 OA females! It was exciting following from home so I can only imagine being there!

[@kofuzi]

The finish line is incredible!

[@SpecialFX99]

@@kofuzi I don't necessarily want to run the race but I'd love to be there for it!

[@xti2020]

What a dream vaca!

[@kofuzi]

Waking up there each morning was very much like waking into a dream

[@brandonm4664]

I swear the best parts - dramatic music, runners crossing the finish line, exhilaration, Kofuzi eating...LOL

[@kofuzi]

My favorite parts too

[@macau.friend]

Had no idea you were covering this event until you showed up in town, but an absolute pleasant surprise! About time UTMB gets the Kofuzi treatment! The only thing missing now is footage of the actual race itself. Hope that one day you can bring us along in one of the UTMB races.

[@kofuzi]

The dilemma is always: do I want to show the race from my perspective? Or do I want to showcase the pros? It’s impossible to do both.

[@comraderieco]

​@kofuzi you make the right choice. Lots of outlets showing pros. Only one kofuzi!

[@theswerunner]

you almost converted me to a trail runner with this video :D

[@kofuzi]

it's pretty fun

[@theswerunner]

@@kofuzi i will try it this weekend 💪

[@dianarickards828]

Omg! Thats amazing - this is the first time I ever seen Vietnamese ppl represented and it so cool to see Hau Ha Thi get 4th place! Very cool!!!

[@kofuzi]

it was a party at the finish line

[@joshvermillion5523]

Yoooooo great video!

[@kofuzi]

🙌

[@davidmcquade4743]

Morning coffee and a Kofuzi Runner's Weekend is a glorious combination. Thanks, Kofuzi. And sorry to nag... but is a Boston 12 review video upcoming? I know you've been super busy with travel and other products.

[@kofuzi]

Eventually

[@ricodelavega4511]

looking forward to seeing next year's OCC results with Kofuzi's real name on it. You're destined to run it Michael. Great video, maybe interview Sage next time.

[@kofuzi]

These courses are all so intimidating. I’m not currently at a point where I’m considering them

[@alfdickinson1971]

Aah mate, that looks amazing-thanks! Im thinking;maybe I could do that 100km one lol/maybe my wife good eat that raclette??? cheese thing??? Great edit as always Ko

[@kofuzi]

thanks so much!

[@alfdickinson1971]

@@kofuzi If I can make the pizza thing on the Friday before Chicago Marathon how can I get involved?

[@joyaclub]

Raclette cheese is sooo good.

[@kofuzi]

it was tasty

[@realgrilledsushi]

Wish I could be there

[@kofuzi]

Such great energy there

[@Scuba_Son]

Amazing shoot Kofuzi! Can you add captions to Tim's T ? I can't pick out what he's saying there at the very end.

[@kofuzi]

I don’t think I can add captions after publishing. Auto CC may be able to pick it up. I’ll update the description with what he says later when I get back home

[@UltraTrailSteven]

Haha “Trail runner costume” 😂

[@kofuzi]

I had poles and everything

[@UltraTrailSteven]

Oh yeah you had the full kit!

[@aidanoc19]

Jim Walmsley at 89 miles isn't human, how on earth did he run so relaxed down that climb?

[@kofuzi]

He was kind of muttering something that the camera didn’t pick up. He looked smooth, but I think the decline at that point was painful for him

[@jackwright3098]

Michael! I have the Tunnel Light Marathon tomorrow. Alphafly or Saucony Endorphin Pro 2s?

[@kofuzi]

dealer's choice. Endorphin Pro 2 is a bit firm for me for the marathon distance, but on a downhill dirt road course, that pretty much balances it out

[@jackwright3098]

@@kofuzi thanks. That was my thought process as well. Love my Alphaflys, but maybe on softer ground it evens out and gives me more stability.

[@piloujodion1003]

It's all fun and games until Kofuzi says you can dip meat and potatoes in fondue, YOU CAN'T! Great video tho, nice to see you wandering around France!

[@kofuzi]

When in Rome

[@ivanhoe1585]

Fondue and Raclette are originally Swiss

[@kofuzi]

Interesting. First French Fries are not French and now fondue and raclette are not French? I feel duped.

[@ivanhoe1585]

@@kofuzi sorry... 😅 great videos by the way. Through them we can see a lot of things we wouldt be able to. Greetings from Switzerland 😀

[@1519Spring]

Spectators (and crew) need aid stations, too! UTMB understands.

[@kofuzi]

it was weird because the aid station support from crews is very different and very limited at UTMB. but yet, there's sausage and beer sales for spectators at those same aid stations. and it didn't work for me, but there was also wifi that one could connect to while watching the live feed of the race.

[@myhandle321]

I thought you were going to run UTMB. Is it happening anytime soon? ;)

[@kofuzi]

I love being there for the week to cheer everyone on. I don’t plan on putting on a bib anytime soon