"Before the race start, this year's course was originally rerouted near its finish line, between Les Houches, France, and Chamonix, because of landslides on the trail along the Arve River, and then just prior to the race start, the race organization rerouted off an exposed section between La Gittaz and Beaufort, France, 73 kilometers into the race, because of anticipated storms. The new route didn't lose much distance but lowered the total elevation gain and made final race times significantly faster."
"Unlike the OCC, CCC, and UTMB, TDS is not a UTMB World Series Finals. It was, however, one of the festival's competitive kickoffs and had almost 2,000 runners take part. Careth Arnold became the first American to win the TDS, coming away with the women's victory in 22:58:52, and Antoine Charvolin led a French sweep of the men's podium with a time of 18:22:17."
Nearly 2,000 runners started the 153-kilometer TDS during the week-long UTMB Mont Blanc festival, departing Courmayeur for Chamonix just before midnight on August 25. The course featured about 9,000 meters of climbing and faced landslide damage and anticipated storms that forced pre-race and last-minute reroutes near Les Houches and between La Gittaz and Beaufort. The reroutes reduced elevation gain and produced faster final times. Careth Arnold won the women's race in 22:58:52, becoming the first American TDS champion. Antoine Charvolin won the men's race in 18:22:17, leading a French sweep of the podium.
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