Trail des Aiguilles Rouges

For most folk, the measure of a good holiday is how much time you've spent lying in the sun, favourite drink in hand, and how many pages of that book you've got through. For our most recent guests in the apartment however, a great holiday seems to be measured in terms of distance run!

Finishing the Trail des Aiguilles Rouge

Tom's a regular face at the Lochaber Athletics Club Winter League races and the season kicks off in just a few weeks time. So no better time to head off for 3 weeks of trail running in the Chamonix valley, based at the apartment in Argentiere.

Highlights of the stay include a 'run' up Mont Buet which Tom described as a 'good long run from the apartment'. Looks like it should be a 2 day expedition to me.

And also completing the Trail des Aiguilles Rouge, a 51km run starting in Vallorcine, climbing up into the Aiguilles Rouge and then eventually descending to Servoz. And if that wasn't bad enough, there's another little leg over to the finish in Les Houches. 3300m of uphill. And a 5am start. Ouch!

I'm expecting to finish some distance behind Tom in the Winter League races start in November!