Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo !
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 →
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 →
I just listened to the S2E162 of Koopcast https://www.jasonkoop.com/podcast and the Extramilest #56 https://extramilest.com/blog/gareth-king-extramilest-show-56/ podcast. I respect a lot Jason Koop and what he does for our sport and have been doing a very long time.On the other hand, I often totally disagree with his views, critiqued his book a multiple times and raise eyebrows... Continue Reading →
WHY ? This is the first and most important question. Why don't they do those ? Simply, because it leads down to rabbithole of other lacking areas. They don't do these, because they would need constant work on mobility, on flexibility, on biomechanics of all kind of movements. Over 40 runners don't want implement new... Continue Reading →
Please note, that my ideas and way of thinking is always kind of translated to trail and ultra trail running ! Not necessarily to run a sub 30 road 10km or to excel in the 1500m.Levi Yes, this is extremely important. Percentages of Threshold out of total mileage recommended by the "authorities" on the subject... Continue Reading →
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