Ten years ago, Like the Wind co-founders Julie and Simon were strolling through Chamonix town centre as the sun set on the Sunday at the end of the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc. As they basked in the great feeling of having introduced the first editions of LtW to the trail running world, they started wondering why there wasn’t a party taking place for all the runners who’d spent the week competing in some of the most epic trail races on the planet.
Julie and Simon thought that if they craved hanging out with fellow runners, quenching their thirst, eating some good food and swapping tales, there would be others with the same idea. So it was fortuitous that at that very moment, Simon and Julie met Hannah and the team who had just opened the Bighorn Bistro in Chamonix Sud. Hannah said she’d welcome runners. Simon and Julie said they would bring some.
That night there was a party – during which every pint of beer in the bar was drunk, stories were told and friendships forged. And that was the start of a relationship between LtW and the Bighorn which over a decade has blossomed. Now the Like the Wind Summer Party at the Bighorn is a legendary night.
And you are all welcome.
Where: Bighorn Bistro, 77 Pl. Edmond Desailloud, 74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.
When: Sunday 1 September from 5pm until it ends
What: Great food available to purchase from the Bighorn kitchen. Some free drinks thanks to our friends at New Balance. Music and dancing. Copies of Like the Wind magazine. And a chance to hang out with your fellow runners.
Our partners at the party –
• The Bighorn Bistro and Bakery – great food, great drinks, great atmosphere
• FreeTrail – epic trail running storytellers
• New Balance – born in Boston, at home in the mountains
• Outer Range Brewing Co. – tap-takeover partners bring the best beer
We hope to see as many of you there as possible. The first 10 years of LtW has been a wild ride and spending time with people in real life has been an important part of that. Let’s kick off the second decade of the magazine in style.