"Soft" UTMB (Tour du Mont Blanc Trail) DAY 2: Les Contamines to Courmayeur | Sage Canaday ultra run

[@ivanmillar675]

Hi Sage, I'm loving this series of videos showing your utmb training! Its real nice to enjoy the surroundings with you at training pace. The views and nature there is stunning. Good luck with the race next month.

[@debrunsfar153]

Sage you are crushing the content with this "Soft" UTMB video series. Thank you for all your work. Amazing!

[@tomrankin4530]

I am enjoying learning about the UTMB course and what it is like to run in Europe. Thank you for making this series of videos.

[@marathontrainingwithivan]

Epic views and surrounding! I sooo like your enthusiasm. I can really see that you enjoy this and that's totally understandable. I mean I would be smiling from ear to ear all the time if I ever get the chance (said from the couch😉)

[@danielhall2049]

Brilliant content Sage. Thanks for sharing your journey with us. Would love to see you complete other famous races 'soft'. Maybe a 'soft Hardrock' and 'soft Western States' sometime?!?

[@travymoto1]

So fun to "tag along" with you. Thank you for sharing Sage !!!

[@lovetorun8517]

Love this video series - thanks for filming your journey.

[@antoniocasablancasvilanova2207]

Love this series of training for the UTMB!!!! Nature, views and enjoying running as it should be...you deserve some peace of mind!!!

[@Greg-me8le]

Incredible videos and incredible scenery. As runners, we al wish we were there too. But this is the next best thing.

[@silverdesk72]

Fantastic film. I love following this journey. This series is a fantastic idea. Would love to see more of this stuff.

[@danifolgado]

Well done and nice video serie. That s how UTMB should be done 👌

[@Damo_GingerMarmot]

This is fantastic series to follow. Great stuff Sage. Myself and a buddy did the 'soft' utmb clockwise last summer over 5 days. There was very little out there on fast packing / trail running the route over a few days. Loving revisiting the route and getting Sages perspective. We stayed in same hotel in Les Contamines on our last night. Looking forward to seeing the next couple of days. Best of luck on your journey Sage

[@veritasvincit2916]

This is your job Sage! Your job is most peoples dream.

[@delempsclement]

Thanks Sage for all your videos, really loving it as alway ! all the best for next week !

[@matthewkoveleski9131]

Hey man, good luck in the race this year. I started following you in 2014 and your videos helped me improve my run times for the military. Fast forward to this year and I just did my first marathon and my first ultramarathon (108km). Maybe one day I'll meet you at one of these races but until then I'm rooting for you to do well.

[@Vo2maxProductions]

nice! congrats!

[@chrisowen4152]

The drone shots are awesome Sage, thanks for lugging that thing around with you. 👍

[@James-bu3qz]

When day 3 🥺🥲

[@harrisonaero]

Agree with others- these "soft" videos are great. Highly recommend doing something similar for other big trails. Nice edit :)

[@ildikopeter7850]

I love watching this series Sage, and those drone shots are absolutely amazing!! Thanks for putting in all the effort to create your content. Good luck for your the race! I plan on to do the TMB broken down to several days, but this year i'm running the shortest MCC at the Utmb course.

[@today-nl]

Great video, I have watched it twice including all the advertisments!

[@rolandkuehne8015]

me too 😀

[@today-nl]

2024 still enjoy watching it😄

[@markwt2680]

Great video - nice detail, feel good positive and friendly chat. UTMB is an awesome event with beautiful trails, all the villages are out and full of energy and great support from the crowds - truly one of the world best ultras IMHO. I wish you the very best with your training!💪💪💪

[@hibiru6868]

Thanks for bringing us along to see the majestic scenery!

[@chuckwavra8832]

Those views! ❤️ This is so cool Sage - thank you!

[@williamseay9743]

What a fantastic series! Thank you for showing us this beautiful countryside! And I find it very brave to do this alone.

[@francoisdrouin59]

Thank you Sage for showing us the UTMB course

[@MrBrownie77]

Sage, this is genuinely such high quality content for any type of runner.

[@janschaap6577]

Amazing filming job! Can’t wait for the next video.

[@CorvusVal]

Stunning trails, great shots. Can't get much better than that, surely.

[@dempseydoodle2010]

3 more weeks and I get to try this, thanks for the video!

[@JavierISampedroTNF]

What an epic view at 12:08

[@gabornyers7091]

Great Footage! Can not wait for the next day! Enjoy!!!!Thanks for sharing!!!

[@iPondR]

Best video ever!! Beautiful scenery.

[@martinrollo5540]

got to be the most beautiful place in the world!

[@waldemarata2111]

Enjoy the journey Sage! Thank you for your video's 🙂

[@patrickrutledge8347]

Really enjoying your videos of the UTMB course. It doesn't seem so soft to me..😉. Good luck and run safely...

[@christianbaun9855]

Loving this series! Great footage. Thanks for sharing man

[@runningwithdr.andrewdpt9177]

Awesome adventure!! I’m really enjoying the views with your video. Good luck with your training.

[@shawnat8799]

I hope you finish this race to the best of your ability and training! 😊

[@moodytomfuzzy]

beautiful !

[@runningataltitude3361]

Amazing scenery

Great episode to be able to see the trails by daylight! Expected you to climb to Les Pyramides Calcaires which is such an amazing part but I guess your day was long enough without it! Eager to watching day 3 episode!

[@nberkel]

Just wanted to say how much I appreciate the epic views and drone footage! Also, amazing how well you stomach so much carbonation lol

[@vasconunes5048]

Great to see You fighting always like if it would be first time😊

[@letriciabrowder2942]

Good luck in all your endeavors Sage!!

[@1519Spring]

Great series!

[@DerekBoy27]

Stunning views! All the best!

[@dirkmostert3944]

Hi Sage. When can we expect days 3 and 4 of the "soft" UTMB? So pumped to see those!

[@batti2]

Hi Sage, huge video serie. Next time in Courmayeur il you want a pizza you could try the pizza oh the padella ;). Good Luck for your race

[@rollmop99]

I like this, because this is exactly the sort of thing I do- run parts of things cos I am a bit scared of the whole trail in its entirety 🙂

[@happyglamper2971]

Awesome video

[@hansschenker]

You must do next day "Soft UTMB" in Val Ferret - for me the most beatuful part with most beatuful views on Mont Blanc backside!! thank's for publishing! Good luck for race day!!!

[@keaganvaldez24]

Hey Sage, how are you !? It's been awhile since the last time I hangout on your channel hehe.. .I'm starting running again

[@stuarthys9879]

This is great series! It would be great to see something similar for other races. If you could show some more maps that would be even better

[@olirc]

😂 Love the banter with the animals.

[@fastinradfordable]

That’s what she said

[@TheChazwick123]

Those views are insane!

[@darrinkinney2268]

Just awesome, why stay at the hotels vs the refuges? Sorry if a dumb question

[@Vo2maxProductions]

Easier to charge things (drone, cameras, phone etc), better sleep quality (for me at least) and more privacy. I also knew I could go town to town (most hikers taking more days could not..so they'd have to camp or stay in a refuge...which I think get booked up even more way in advance). Plus better food options in the towns with nice restaurants for me. On the downside it made things more expensive (I stayed in pretty nice hotels)...but it was a luxury.

[@markthomasson5077]

Sage, loving it. What are you using to film it? Seems to be a very long pole. (ps, not sure all those sugary drinks are best for you)

[@fastinradfordable]

Yea coke- blah

[@davidkandelhardt7670]

When will day 3 come online?

[@Movtail]

Sage your filming of this course is making me super jealous, in a good way. Keep up the work fellow vegan and super human! Side note are your using an Insta360 for some of those medium range shots? do you recommend it? I am moving to UK in August and thinking of filming some of the trails there

[@ianwarner1429]

I'm trying to qualify for 2024 UTMB. A 60th birthday present to myself. It's such a long process for points and qualifying. This just whets my appetite 😋 🏃‍♂️🇨🇦

[@markthomasson5077]

Ask for a Marinara pizza, which should not contain any fish (they were poor and had to sell the fish) or cheese. Topping is tomato and lots of garlic. We were once given the Italian menu, which had this, it was the best. Next night they gave us the English menu, which did not have it! And of course it is the cheapest thing they sell. Beer replaces electrolytes…..I could convince myself of that!

[@Jameswmin]

A bit of oregano too I think. One of the best pizzas I’ve ever had was a marinara 👍

[@markthomasson5077]

What’s great is that you don’t have cheese, which is yummy to start, then congeals and less good. Whereas the Marinara just keeps going

[@CotswoldTrailRunner]

This is just great! Really good coverage of the route and your thoughts going into the race with knowledge of the course. Are you staying out in Chamonix until the race? How long will you have been in France? I'd love to spend that time out there in the mountains. Best of luck, looks like you'll be well prepared, and I hope it goes to plan on race day! I'll be cheering from the UK!

[@chosenscv]

Cool vid Sage! 50k---"leh shahp-e-o" pronunciation.

[@leocriscuola]

Are those the Tecton X? Thanks for the video. Very cool to watch.

[@Vo2maxProductions]

yes, HOKA Tecton X....they held up well and were quite comfortable

[@leocriscuola]

@@Vo2maxProductions thanks, I have about 25 miles on mine so far and while at first I wasn’t sure about them, I am really starting to like them.

[@staciawarwick2499]

Can you link the charger you used here at the end of the video?

[@hobofindme]

When is the next episode ?

[@McJiovanis]

Hi Sage, you probably already talked about this, but how many Spring Energy gels do you consume per hour during an ultra? Considering 60-90g CHO per hour requirements, it seems you need around 3-4 Spring gels per hour, but calorie wise, i.e. using awesome sause flavour, two should be enough. So do you count carbs or calories? I'm thinking of using a mixture of gels for my upcoming race and although Spring gels taste fantastic, but they are much heavier and lower on calories compared to GU, so it might not be the logical choice.

[@kallir.8753]

Col du bonhomme = good man's peak :)

[@iwantaseperateytaccount3305]

How often or on which occasions do you drink beer or other alcoholic beverages?

[@fastinradfordable]

Alcohol is poison.

[@Lion_McLionhead]

1 of those videos where we wish 4k was still a thing.

[@Vo2maxProductions]

yeah the Insta 360 shoots 5.2k or something...but stretched out over 360 degrees even at the highest render it looks pretty low quality in the end. My drone doesn't shoot 4k either. I could do it with the GoPro of course (and my phone), but generally it's not worth the edit since those other cameras (and even my main camera...a Sony a6000) can't shoot 4k even

[@duncanholman9034]

What pack is that? Looking for a running pack with decent volume multi day stuff. Something other that they UD Fastpack!

[@Vo2maxProductions]

CAMELBAK Octane 25

[@SamirMishra6174]

Must be quite an effort doing these videos.

[@fastinradfordable]

SAGE- you mentioned hot shower. Have you not tried Wim Hof? Will you actually TRY it? You work so hard You deserve success. You’re way faster than me. But idk I’m training higher level than ever before and my legs feel amazing.

[@hennnnerz]

How much are the hotels?

[@fastinradfordable]

That’s what she said

[@runfrankfurt]

First 😀 Or maybe 2nd?

[@stevedevlin7511]

My word this is awesome content mate, thanks for making it. 🤌🏼🙏🏼