TV report on the circumstances of the race’s cancellation
19:30 news, TSR, Saturday 28.08.2010

You can still support Run4children by making direct contributions:

  • by credit card and Paypal (secure and online payment) on the following link :
    http://www.ssiss.ch/en/payment-run4children

  • or by bank transfer :
    Service Social International
    Fondation Suisse
    Rue Alfred-Vincent 10
    1201 Geneva, Switzerland

    Account nr. (IBAN) : CH5800788000U33020547
    Banque Cantonale de Genève
    Clearing nr. : 788
    CCP 12-1-2
    Reference: Run4children

If necessary, we can send you a payment slip.

News

Following the bad weather endangering the 2,300 competitors involved in the key race of this ultra-trail long weekend, race control decided, Friday evening at 9pm, to stop the UTMB at Les Contamines, after about thirty kilometres.

All accepted gracefully this decision as safety comes first, but it’s a great disappointment for all the runners, organisers and volunteers who prepared many months for the event.
My race ended in Saint-Gervais (France), 21 kilometres after the start and 2 hours 40 minutes into the race.

I come now to the initiative Run for Children, my main motivation for this challenge. Even though the race was cancelled, the children for whom I ran still have the same needs and require our support. This year’s support stands at 18’382.— Swiss Francs and we very much appreciated your support!

I would like to sincerely thank all of you who supported morally, financially and logistically this initiative!
Some special thanks go to :

  • Sofia Ullinska for the efficient management of the website
  • “Gaby” Desseigne for the German translations and the active search of donors!
  • Addison Holmes for the English translation and for picking me up in Chamonix at midnight...

Three of them contributed on a volunteer basis to Run4children 2010.

See you in 2011 for a new edition of the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc !

Olivier