…her words filled me with the resolve to continue, not only to the end of this fucking stage, but right to the very end of this incredible race…
Okinoshima Ultra Marathon, 16th June 2019
The uncanny rhythm of a trotting horse outside. Well, that was what it sounded like as we feasted upon fresh vegetables, sumptuous seafood and delicious local produce in the large 150 year old traditional Japanese house. Except our ears had
Course Du Coeur 2019 (CDC 2019) – Part 2
Friday, March 29th Winning by finishing third and the 40% rule After a luxury 5 hours sleep, I was scheduled to do my first solo run at 9:40 (19km). I was very nervous before the start. My left hamstring
Course Du Coeur 2019 (CDC 2019) – Part 1
“There is a part of me that does not want the sun to shine again, on the dawn of this day, as I went to bed, some tears came to my eyes…” Yacine
Seoul Marathon Race Report
TL;DR:– 2:48:10 (PB)– 130 day run streak (total: 2530.1km, avg. ~19.46km/day)– 12 weeks @ 160km/week DetailsSince running a PB of 2:56 way back in Boston Marathon 2013 and after a disastrous DNF at Beppu in 2015, I had almost given
Oxfam Trailwalker Hong Kong 2018
This blog-post is dedicated to my colleagues/friends at Natixis with whom we shared a grueling 21 hours and 6 minutes in the trails of Hong Kong over a distance of 100km and over 4700 meters of climb.