Allez Rory!

Rory is superhuman.  This race was incredible.  The Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc is 168km long and 9600m of altitude change.  The winners (like Rory!) can do this in under 24 hours, the majority of the 2000+ runners take well over 24 hours, the course is open for 46 hours. 

Watch this quick promo video by North Face - she is the cutest thing.

The start:

It was cold and rainy and colorful...and so so cool.  

 Look at that sky.  And these people were running right up into that sky...in the rain...to the mountains...to run over 100 miles...through the night....wow, just wow.

Here is a clip I took at the start...I love that music...they play it again as runners finish.  

After the race started, we got to hang with Rory's sweet, fun, and nervous mom and O's godfather.

 Please have a look at that cheese situation below.  Raclette is so good.

The finish:

A trip to this region of France is always a fab opportunity to see my girl Mills.  So fun to hang and to know a such a cool gal that lives up high in the alps.  We all shared a seat in the sunshine, some lunch and some ice cream while we waited for the runners to return to town.

And when it seemed Rory was getting closer...we scouted out a fab spot near the finish line to serve as the Rory Fan Club HQ.  

We started celebrating the win before it was complete...since she was on track to finish 90 minutes ahead of the 2nd place woman!

And when she arrived, she did it in style (just like last year!).  Looking fab, in a running skirt...did a sweet curtsey (photo by O) and a jumping jack (photo from North Face instagram)...

Can you imagine doing a jumping jack...after a race like that??

Minutes after that gorgeous finish, we got to catch up with her.

This was such an amazing sporting event to witness in person.  Too cool.  So inspiring.  We are so in awe of what she accomplished...two years in a row...