Another major event is on the horizon. The year is slowly advancing forward towards the first "A" race of the season, the Lavaredo 50. Before though, I am running a short 12.4km mountain running event, the French Mountain Running Championship. Mountain running is becoming more and more technical, but normally it is done on smooth... Continue Reading →
How I treated and healed my Morton’s neuroma
Morton's neuroma is very simply an inflamed nerve. As the space and the mobility of the space inbetween the 4th and 5th and 1st and 2nd metatarsals are both quite enlarged, it mostly appears in between "2nd and 3rd" or "3rd and 4th" metatarsals, what is a bit more enclosed, so a little inflammation will... Continue Reading →
Get back to training after an ultramarathon race
I recently had a déja vu, when Kilian Jornet said during the Floris Gierman Extramilest podcast, that actually your preparation to a race is, what determines the necessary recovery type and period needed afterwards the race. That is what I have been saying to all my coaching clients, since the beginning of my coaching. When... Continue Reading →
Some dietary strategies that I practice to perform well and recover properly
Diet and lifestyle in conjunction with training are the most important factors in case of lifelong high performance. Diet including hydration of course. These are all correlated and have an impact on each other, back and forth. You neglect one factor and it will affect another. For instance if you slept less than 6 hours,... Continue Reading →
French Trail Running Champs – Trail de la Cité des Piérres
An ultra is nothing like any other race. Due to environmental conditions, nutrition, hydration, gear, terrain, temperature, altitude and a multitude of other factors, the variability in race results can be gigantesque. This time I have prepared vigorously to this 68km race with 2400m of elevations gain. Luckily, I got everything very right in case... Continue Reading →