{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Running Story | Marathon Handbook News","title":"UTMB 2026 Preview (Live from Chamonix!)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/ce51981e\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1578,"description":"In this bonus episode of The Running Story, Michael and Jessy (reporting live from Chamonix) provide a full UTMB preview. They break down the insane three-way sprint finish at OCC (Lauren Gregory, Naomi Lang, and Sarah Alonzo separated by just 3 seconds after 60+ km), the men's OCC results, shoe and brand talk (carbon plates in trail shoes... yes or no?), and look ahead to the CCC and the UTMB grand finale: who's dropped out (Ruth Croft, Katie Scheid, Tom Evans, Jim Walmsley, Killian Jornet), who's now favored (Courtney Dauwalter, Vincent Bouillard, Caleb Olson), incoming storm warnings, and last-minute course changes.\nWatch the UTMB livestream free on YouTube.\nJoin Marathon Handbook’s RunClub for access to our members-only podcast, training plans, community rooms, merch and more: https://marathonhandbook.com/runclub\nShop Marathon Handbook Merch: https://store.marathonhandbook.com\nSend us a question:\nhttps://marathonhandbook.com/podcast/\nSubscribe to our newsletter:\nhttps://marathonhandbook.com/newsletter/","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/iqDGe9DxDpY1l8BoQxgoESNXN2Mwe1NlegSGpqvPTMk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hOTUx/YWQ1MDRiMDExMGFm/OWEwMDIxMGM0ZTFl/M2NkMC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}