UTVV TALKS
UTVV TALKS
Every ultra stands or falls on course marking
✍️ Tadej Maligoj Interview: Ožbej Marc February 2026 Ožbej has been part of UTVV since the very beginning — practically a founder. Not a frontman, but a reference point: the person who, when a new idea or challenge appears, helps decide the direction and the solution....
Uroš Zupan: The Journey Begins on the Platform
✍️ Tadej Maligoj Uroš Zupan is constantly in motion. Not because of results or the need to prove anything, but for movement itself, for exploring new paths, for the feeling of being outside, in nature. A native of Bohinj who now lives in Ajdovščina. Even though he...
Skrlanka: Home Ground, Community, and a Run That Brings People Together
An interview with Andi Mamić ✍️ Tadej Maligoj When Andi Mamić talks about Skrlanka, it quickly becomes clear that this is not just another UTVV training. It is his home ground, his community, the story of the place, and a run whose meaning goes far beyond kilometres...
3rd UTVV Training Trail – Women in Trail Running, Their Specific Needs, and Why Community Sometimes Matters More Than Miles
Interview with Barbara Jolič Tadej Maligoj ✍️ Barbara, how did you end up in trail running in the first place? During my studies at the Faculty of Sport I discovered adventure racing, orienteering, and soon realised that beyond the track and the roads there is another...
Night, Fear and One Hundred Miles — How to Overcome the Darkest Part of Ultra Trail Running
Interview with Iris Rebek 22 November 2025 Written by: Tadej Maligoj ✍️ On the third UTVV training run, we headed out in the late afternoon, just as the sun was slowly dropping toward the edge of the Vipava Valley. Runners did one last gear check before setting off...
First UTVV Training: Lessons from the Terrain with UTVV Guide Klara Bajec
“The terrain tells you more about your training than any track test.” Interview with Klara Bajec ✍️ Tadej Maligoj After completing the first UTVV training, we sat down in a small pizzeria with the cheerful group and talked to Klara Bajec, an experienced trail runner...
Jason Pecoraro
"Last time I checked, there was no workout clause for adventuring." No sooner has the story of UTVV 2022 ended than a new one begins - UTVV 2023! Californian Jason Siedler, who ran 100 miles in sandals in May, assures that he will return to Vipava Valley trails again...
Marcin Świerc #14
When did you start running and why? My running experience was started when I was 16, twenty years ago. I started because I’ve like it and I still keep progres in my results. Once when I tried trail running I loved it so much and it doesn't change until now The most...
Martin Plačko #13
Us and run? When we started running, it was 13 years ago, we were one of the few ultra runners in Slovakia. Many people think that we are crazy but we love it. We run together, we spend a lot of time doing various sports. Our children are also led to...
Maude Mathys #12
First name and last name: Maude Mathys Country: Switzerland Age: 34 Residence: Ollon Running Club: Salomon FB / IG Profile: maudemathys ITRA: Women no 1, 813 points Anja: I know you as the best female trail runner in the world and I also know you as a mother....
