"Now I freely admit to not having the most objective of perspectives on this – I am Coach In Charge for the week, after all – but I figure, put my hands up to this from the outset, get it out of the way, and we can get onto the reasons why running the French Alps is an experience you shouldn't miss out on.
"This year will be my third August in France with Alpine-Oasis. On my first outing I arrived at night and woke to one of the most jaw-dropping views from the apartment balcony I’ve ever seen: I mean, I’d seen the pictures but the real thing literally took my breath away. Peering south towards the high point of the Ultra Trail Mont Blanc route at 2500meters it all looked so staggeringly huge that I remember thinking, 'how on earth do you run through that lot?'
