Jonas Colting

This is not the path to merely crossing the finish line, but rather an education in balanced training and, better yet, developing a lifelong love for the sport.

and a philosophy of living that he called “Stotan,” which he explained as a combination of Stoic and Spartan. He wrote that an athlete needed “hardness, toughness, and unswerving devotion to an ideal,” but he also needed to embrace “diet, philosophy, cultivation of the intellect, and openness to artistic endeavors.” According to Cerutty, “You only

Au suivant ! Lors de l’Ultra-Trail de Côte d’Or j’ai couru pendant une vingtaine de kilomètres avec un presque sexagénaire meneur d’allure aux 100 km de Millau depuis plusieurs années. Il m’a expliqué deux choses : – qu’il fallait, pour les longues distances, courir « au cardio », c’est-à-dire ne pas se préoccuper de sa vitesse de progression, mais

“People sometimes sneer at those who run every day, claiming they’ll go to any length to live longer. But don’t think that’s the reason most people run. Most runners run not because they want to live longer, but because they want to live life to the fullest. If you’re going to while away the years, it’s far better to live them with clear goals and