It's Friday morning and I'm here in Chamonix for the Hoka UTMB 2024. There's already been plenty of action going into the weekend, and the big news so far comes from yesterday's 55 km race from Orsières to Chamonix, known as the OCC.
The race got underway at 8:15 a.m. and China's Miao Yao went for an early lead less than an hour later. She was soon caught up by American runner Tabor Hemming and Judith Wyder of Switzerland, but surged again heading into the course's high point and maintained her lead until the end, making history as the first-ever Chinese woman to win the OCC.
