When the news broke that the Zugspitz Ultra Trail (ZUT) was sold to the Ironman Group and would become part of the UTMB World Series, I wasn’t surprised. I had known about the transfer for months. Someone close to the organization had told me long before it became public. I stayed quiet, out of respect for the process and the people involved. But when it was finally official, I still felt a little anxious. Not angry or sad. Rather the kind of uneasiness you feel when som...