In the fall of 2018, I travelled to Italy to test myself against the world-famous Tor Des Geants – a 200 mile (330km) trail run with over 24,000m of ascent. I carried a camera to document my journey.

Join me for the premiere of my 45-minute documentary “Tor Des Geants, Among the Giants of the Alps”. After the screening there will be a Q&A with me, along with some great prizes from Salomon.

Starting in Courmayeur, the 330 km Tor Des Geants follows two popular trekking routes in the Italian Alps. The course heads counter-clockwise on the Alta Via 2 along the south side of the Aosta valley for the first half of the race, returning along the Alta Via 1 back to Courmayeur.

There are 43 aid stations along the way, along with 6 major life bases, where runners can eat, sleep and obtain medical care if needed, with a cut off time of 150 hours.

This was my first 200+ mile race, although not my first experience with multi-day racing, having run the Grand to Grand stage race. But there’s an added layer of strategy with single-stage races of this distance, in that it’s totally up to you when and how much you sleep. There’s also the 24,000 metres of climbing to contend with – much more than any race I had run before.