Tra il 29 30 giugno si svolgerà la 10^ edizione della Mont-Blanc Marathon, nel cui contesto si svolgeranno anche il 34^ Mont-Blanc-Cross, la 9^ 10 km del Mont-Blanc e il 2° Chilometro verticale e un minicross per i più piccini. Allo stato attuale sono già 4450 i runner iscritti provenienti dai quattro angoli del globo (5 continenti, 50 nazioni) per prender parte ad uno o all'altro dei quattro eventi che fanno parte della grande manifestazione podistica, promossa dal  Club des Sports de Chamonix. Già raggiunta la quota massima di iscritti prevista per la Mont-Blanc Marathon e per il Cross. Posti disponibili ancora, invece, per il Chilometro verticale e per la 10 km.

MARATHON DU MONT-BLANC. TRAIL en semi-autonomie. Distance de 42.195 km assortie d'un dénivelé positif de 2511m, d'un dénivelé négatif de 1490m. Ouvert à partir de la catégorie Espoir. Limité à 2000 coureurs.

CROSS DU MONT-BLANC. TRAIL COURT en semi-autonomie. Distance de 23 km avec un dénivelé positif de 1454 mètres et un dénivelé négatif de 474 mètres. Ouvert à partir de la catégorie Junior. Limité à 1500 coureurs.

KM VERTICAL. Course organisée sous forme d'un contre la montre. Distance de 3,5 km assortie d'un dénivelé de 1000m positif. Ouvert à partir de la catégorie Junior. Limité à 400 coureurs.

10 KM DU MONT-BLANC. Course nature. Distance de 10 km sur le tracé des pistes de ski de fond, accessible à tous les coureurs quel que soit leur niveau. Ouvert à partir de la catégorie Cadet. Limité à 800 coureurs.

MINI CROSS. Parcours de 800 m à 3 km destinés aux enfants (catégories écoles d'athlétisme à minimes) se déroulant dans le bois du Bouchet.

Currently 4450 runners are signed-up to take the start in one of the 4 events of the 2012 edition of the Mont-Blanc Marathon. They come from the 4 corners of the globe to participate in these incredible events in a mythical place: Chamonix, the world capital for mountain races. 

Race for registration! Registration for all the races have been open since September 8, 2011. The Mont-Blanc Marathon reached it's quota of available spots with 2250 participants - 1900 men and 350 women, on November 2, 2011. 

The Mont-Blanc Cross was full on December 15, 2011 with 1640 athletes registered - 1085 men and 555 women. 

It is still possible to sign up for one of the following three events:

Vertical Kilometer: 135 registered - Limited to 400 participants.

Mont-Blanc 10 km: 380 registered - Limited to 800 participants

Mini-Cross (reserved for children): 70 registered
Registration is open until June 24, 2012. 

5 continents at the foot of the Mont-Blanc 

50 nations from 5 continents will be represented during the race weekend. 

Top 3 countries represented :

10 years for the Mont-Blanc Marathon. In 2003 there were 455 runners at the start, in 2012 there will be over 2000 to run in the 10th edition of the Mont-Blanc Marathon.

For this occasion the organization has invited past winners, both men and women, to come run in this special edition that will be once again a festive occasion with bands, entertainment, and surprises all throughout the weekend. 

Winners of the Mont-Blanc Marathon 

With a distance of 42 km coupled with a vertical gain of 2511 meters and vertical loss of 1490metersthe Chamoniard event is considered as the most difficult mountain marathon in France. This trail race is semi-autonomous and goes over mountain trails situated between 1000 and 2200m in altitude, with the same finish since 1979 at 2000m at Planpraz.
This year the Mont-Blanc Marathon will be the 7th stage on the National Trail Running Salomon /Endurance Mag Cup. This national race takes place from January thru September throughout France and includes 9 races with very different formats: snow, urban, mountain, short and ultra.
For more information please visit http://www.salomonendurance.com/ 

This year the Mont-Blanc Marathon is celebrating its 10th anniversary! It has come a long way since the first Mont-Blanc Cross in 1979. Races for children, the 10km, as well as the Vertical Kilmoeter race, the last one born from a weekend dedicated to nature races. The valley of Chamonix Mont-Blanc has clearly positioned itself as a key player in trail running. 
The only mountain race in the National Trail Running Salomon/Endurance Mag Cup , the Mont-Blanc Marathon weekend regroups passionate trail runners from 5 continents with over 5200 athletes and 50 nationalities. 
The quality of the trails, the fervor of the local population, a breathtaking panorama give the different races a rare emotional dimension. We are very proud, year after year to see the enthousiasm and number of trail runners interested in our event, pretty soon runners will have to be as fast to reserve their race bib as they are to finish," said Fred Comte, Director of the Club des Sports de Chamonix.

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Program 

Race-bib pick-up at the Chamonix Sports Complex:

Friday June 29, 2012 from 10:00-19:30

Saturday June 30,  2012 from 6:00-19:30

Sunday July 1, 2012 from 5:00-6:30 am 

Friday June 29, 2012

ð Place Balmat

4 p.m: Start of Vertical KM race
8 p.m: Awards Ceremony

8:30 p.m: Barbecue

Saturday June 30, 2012

ð At the paragliding landing field

8:30 a.m: Start of the Mont-Blanc Cross, 23km

9:00 a.m: Start of the Mont Blanc 10 km race (start in two waves)

10:30 a.m: Start of the Mini-Cross

Staggered start based on categories:

800 m: children (born in 2002 and after), 2km: Poussins (born in 2000 and 2001), 3km: Benjamins (born in 1998 and 1999) & Minimes (born in 1996 and 1997 

ð At the Chamonix Sports Complex

Starting at 11:30 am: Buffet Mont-Blanc Cross (free for runners) 

ð Place Balmat

Starting at 2 p.m throughout the afternoon: Various free entertainment for children, supervised byUCPA - elastic trampoline jumping, climbing wall...

2:30 p.m : Awards Ceremony for Mini-Cross

3 p.m : Awards Ceremony for the Mont-Blanc 10km race

4 p.m : Awards Ceremony for the Mont-Blanc Cross 

ð Chamonix

Starting at 6:30 p.m : Pasta Party

DIMANCHE 1er JUILLET 2012

ð Place Balmat

7 a.m : Start of the Mont-Blanc Marathon, 42.195km 

ð Chamonix Sports Complex

Starting at 11:30 am: Buffet for Mont-Blanc Marathon (free for runners) 

ð Place Balmat

4:30 p.m : Awards Ceremony for the Mont-Blanc Marathon

Contacts

Club des sports de Chamonix Mont-Blanc
Tel: 04 50 53 11 57/ Fax: 04 50 53 61 63
E-mail : club@chamonixsport.com
Site : www.montblancmarathon.fr / www.chamonixsport.com