We are really excited to invite ultra-running fans all over the world to watch the drama and excitement unfold from the first ever live webcast of The North Face Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc Web-TV, 27th August- 2nd September, 2012, connected by ultratrail.tv.
With more than 6,000 runners from 73 nations, the world-renowned The North Face Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc will allow fans, family and friends to listen, watch and share the joy, pain and tension at the head of the pack as amateur and professional athletes alike take part in one of the worldís great ultra-races.
The North Face Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc Web-TV first images, sounds and emotions in both French and English will begin with the live start of the Petite Trotte on Monday August 27th at 22:00. From August 28-29th, click on special feature episodes on preparation, race, recovery and technical trail-running advice provided by special guest presenters.
84 hours of non-stop live webcast coverage starts Thursday August 30th at 06:00 with the start of the TDS, covering CCC and UTMB races until 20:00 Sunday September 2nd 2012. Each day from Thursday-Sunday at 09:00, 13:00 00, anchorman Gilles Chappaz will present 15-minute live news updates with special guests including Mètèo Frances meteorologists 00 -19:30, and the post race conference, Sunday September 2 11:30 -12:30, featuring the winners from each race.
Social media users can also follow their favourite athletes via the LiveTrail APP. Runners can share their race in real time with their family, friends and communities via posts on their Facebook? and Twitter? pages. Each runner, tracked by a chip, provides data such as location, ranking and timing each time they go through a checkpoint. LiveTrail APP, a widget that connects the live tracking with the runnerís social media profiles, automatically posts their location details on their Facebook? and Twitter? pages. Connect to LiveTrail APP directly from personal runnerís page on the race website or on utmb.thenorthfacejournal.
Reporting in real-time from Chamonix, starting with the childrens race Mini-UTMB Thursday August 30th from 15:00 -18:00, throughout the whole weekend, race highlights and behind-the-scene stories will be posted on The North FaceFacebook? page at regular intervals. From the start to the finish line, live updates will be posted from the course via Twitter?.
Check back here daily for updates from The North Face Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc!
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