Mountain Ultra Trail by UTMB, live.

The mountains start where the city ends

A UTMB World Series trail festival in George, South Africa, where the Outeniqua Mountains rise straight from the edge of town and every race finishes back in the city.

MUT by UTMB runs from 27 to 30 May 2027. The MUT Miler (168 km, 8,014 m+) starts first, at 12:00 on Friday 28 May from Outeniqua Stadium. Saturday 29 May brings the MUT 100 (100 km) at 05:00, the MUT 60 (58 km) at 06:30 and the MUT Marathon (43 km) at 08:00. On Sunday 30 May the MUT Challenge (25 km) starts at 08:00 and the MUT Lite (11.9 km) at 09:00.

The organiser describes peaks up to 1,578 m behind the city, fynbos and old-growth indigenous forest on the trails, and views from the high points over the Indian Ocean to the south and the dry Karoo to the north. The longer routes share a spine: the climb of the old Voortrekker (Cradock) Pass, across the Outeniquas into Champherskloof and the heat of the Klein Karoo, Montagu Pass, the Dizzy Heights climb with George Dam below, and home through Tonnelbos forest, past the Trail Kiosk cheering point and under the city’s bridges. The Miler adds George Peak, Cradock Peak, the Dragons Back and a run to the beaches of Wilderness.

Six races over four days, with routes that share sections, is a lot to keep track of from the finish. On Livebib each runner shares a link to their own broadcast. Family open it in a browser with no app or account and see the runner’s place on the course line, the distance covered and a finish estimate that updates as the race goes. In a forest or behind a ridge, when the phone loses signal, the position is carried forward along the course and marked estimated rather than freezing. The runner decides who gets the link.