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Gaël Dutigny

Gaël Dutigny

Gaël was born in Paris, France, and has lived in Mexico, India, and Italy for many years. After playing tennis for the Panthéon-Sorbonne University team, he took up ultrarunning right after college. As a journalist, Gaël has traveled extensively throughout Southeast Asia and the Middle East, including trips to Iraq and Afghanistan during the war. He is a four-time finisher of the UTMB Mont-Blanc and a ten-time finisher of the Marathon Des Sables. Currently, he is based in Southern California.

  • 100k in Puerto Vallarta

    Gaël Dutigny 03/06/2025
    Gaël Dutigny 03/06/2025

    Last November, I tried to run one of the offered distances in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, by UTMB, and failed quite miserably. I was caught by surprise because of the difficulty …

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  • Fixed-Time Racing: My New Favorite Spectator Sport

    Gaël Dutigny 02/27/2025
    Gaël Dutigny 02/27/2025

    Staged at the Peoria Sports Complex in the suburbs of Phoenix, Arizona, Across the Years is an event that features a variety of distances, ranging from the 6-day to the …

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  • Jeremiah Maestre: From Boxing to Ultrarunning

    Gaël Dutigny 07/24/2024
    Gaël Dutigny 07/24/2024

    Born in Manila, Philippines, almost 35 years ago, Jeremiah Maestre moved to America when he was three. His journey, first in boxing and now in ultrarunning, is about inspiring people …

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  • Margot Fleming: Ultrarunner and Daughter of a Champion Marathoner

    Gaël Dutigny 10/25/2023
    Gaël Dutigny 10/25/2023

    Margot Fleming’s father, Thomas J. Fleming, won the New York Marathon in 1973 and 1975, and was runner-up in the Boston Marathon in 1973 and 1974. Margot runs longer distances, …

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  • Aurélien Dunand-Pallaz: The New French King of the Hill

    Gaël Dutigny 08/16/2023
    Gaël Dutigny 08/16/2023

    Aurélien Dunand-Pallaz won Hardrock by 50 minutes over Beñat Marmissolle, another Frenchman, and more than 2 hours ahead of the first American, Courtney Dauwalter. He took the time to reflect …

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  • 10 Global Secrets for Marathon des Sables

    Gaël Dutigny 04/22/2023
    Gaël Dutigny 04/22/2023

    Marathon des Sables is a race where you can come out physically washed up but mentally stronger. As an eight-time finisher heading to my ninth start of this stage race …

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  • UTMB: What Can Walmsley Do?

    Gaël Dutigny 08/23/2022
    Gaël Dutigny 08/23/2022

    European males have dominated Ultra Trail du Mont-Blanc since day one. Ex-Arizonian, HOKA athlete, and now French resident Jim Walmsley has been trying to change the game since his first …

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  • Marathon Des Sables. Lesson Learned.

    Gaël Dutigny 08/02/2022
    Gaël Dutigny 08/02/2022

    Marathon Des Sables (MDS) never shows mercy. I have taken that race for granted a few times and suffered the consequences. There’s always something new to learn. Some of the …

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  • Vibram Hong Kong 100 Goes Virtual

    Gaël Dutigny 03/24/2021
    Gaël Dutigny 03/24/2021

    Instead of gathering in Hong Kong, Vibram Hong Kong 100 runners from across the world were offered an alternative: run it anywhere, on their own course. The rules were straightforward: …

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  • Belize’s Escape from the Jungle: Q & A with the Race Director

    Gaël Dutigny 01/08/2020
    Gaël Dutigny 01/08/2020

    At first, Escape from the Jungle, which will take place in the deep jungle of Belize during February 24–March 7, appeared to be an insanely dangerous event. The first week …

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  • Marathon Des Sables Stage 4: The Long Stage

    Gaël Dutigny 04/18/2019
    Gaël Dutigny 04/18/2019

    The long stage is the most feared stage of the race. This year, for the 34th anniversary, it was sandy and hot. Not really a day at the beach. 

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  • Marathon Des Sables Stages 1, 2 & 3: What Happens in the Sahara Stays in the Sahara

    Gaël Dutigny 04/16/2019
    Gaël Dutigny 04/16/2019

    This is my seventh Marathon des Sables, and it took me three days to write this story. Three days of heat, sand, wind and miles of stony plateau. Three days …

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  • Gear Checklist for 2019 Marathon Des Sables

    Gaël Dutigny 03/27/2019
    Gaël Dutigny 03/27/2019

    The Marathon Des Sables is long (6 stages, 7 days) and exhausting: 155 miles on average each year, with temperatures always in the 90s. The only thing race management gives …

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  • Interview with Ultra-Trail World Tour Director Marie Sammons

    Gaël Dutigny 03/24/2019
    Gaël Dutigny 03/24/2019

    We met with Marie Sammons, the director of the Ultra-Trail® World Tour, to ask her about the present and future of her organization.

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  • Marathon Des Sables Wrap-Up

    Gaël Dutigny 04/14/2018
    Gaël Dutigny 04/14/2018

    This is the last text from the Sahara, my friends, after three days of cruel intensity. Magdalena Boulet won the race easy. She still looks amazing. Most of us survived …

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  • Marathon Des Sables Stage 3: Sandstorm

    Gaël Dutigny 04/10/2018
    Gaël Dutigny 04/10/2018

    The sandstorm happened last night at midnight and was awful. But it also gave birth to the best day we’ve had so far. The Sahara… go figure. 

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  • Marathon Des Sables Stages 1 & 2

    Gaël Dutigny 04/10/2018
    Gaël Dutigny 04/10/2018

    Gaël Couturier, five-time Marathon Des Sables finisher, reports while running the 2018 Marathon Des Sables in the Sahara desert in Morocco.

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