Yes, congrats, Niranjan! Good attempt at a difficult race! I respect the difficulty of these ultras. They may not be ECO Primal Quest races in terms of roping and riding wild horses ( joking!) but the ultras in the Alps are very challenging because of the elevation changes and the requirement to pack a lot of support with you (3-4 kilos in a pack, poles, head lamp, warm clothes all add up). Some of the ultras in my area have nearly fully runnable trails and could be run without even carrying a water bottle because the aid points are every 6-8 km. The times are faster, of course, approaching those of a road race. But even a mild ultra can be turned into an adventure challenge of you against nature given a few hours of rain - like the Vermont 50 miler last month