Kilian Jornet of Spain wins UTMB 2009 in 21:33. He also won The North Face Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc in 2008 in 20:58.
American Kristin Moehl (11th overall in 24:56) beat British Lizzy Hawker in womens race category.
The most famous participant Scott Jurek was finally able to finish this gruelling course in 26:07 (19th place overall).
The 165.8 km (102.5 miles) trail goes around Mont Blanc visiting France, Italy and Switzerland with 9,404 meters (30,853 ft) of climbing/descending. The start/finish is in Chamonix.
There are videos of the race at www.chamonix-meteo.com
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