Explore Training Blog

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I regularly share my adventures, my thoughts, my discoveries, and my philosophy on sports and adventure.

Follow me on my adventures, big and small — on my inner and outer journeys, and in my physical and spiritual explorations. Not that they’re anything out of the ordinary; perhaps they’ll inspire you to live your life with a constantly renewed sense of possibility.

Success →

Published on July 5, 2022Sports Coaching

Success isn't necessarily about crossing a finish line; success is also about loving yourself and believing in yourself, regardless of distance, time, or performance.

But why are you running? →

Published on June 8, 2022Sports Coaching

I can't even count the number of times I've been asked this question. I sense that behind it lies either simple curiosity, a certain concern, or—most often—a negative judgment.

Coaching Corner: Sports and Recovery →

Published on June 3, 2022Sports Coaching

Athletes often view rest days as wasted time. In reality, regularly scheduled recovery days are essential for any progress.

Letter to My Athletes →

Published on May 26, 2022Sports Coaching

I want to tell you that I think you’re amazing—both in your successes and in your disappointments. Your humanity moves me when it’s laid bare by effort, whatever form it takes.

Chronicle of a Journey to the Summit →

Published on February 2, 2022Nature

Ascension de l'Aconcagua : vous trouverez ici le récit complet de l'ascension du plus haut sommet hors d'Asie (6963m). Publié à l'origine sous forme de posts individuels, le récit est ici au complet.

La Baroudeuse: Discovering Yourself Together →

Published on July 14, 2021Sports Coaching

La Baroudeuse, a self-supported ultra-cycling event, has no stated performance goals and isn’t a guided adventure—it’s pure, unadulterated resourcefulness in the mountains I love so much.

Getting Back into Sports After an Injury →

Published on August 25, 2020Sports Coaching

It is a task that requires patience and humility. Above all, it is a renewed appreciation of the very possibility of movement. Slower, less efficient, yet intensely present and deeply felt.

Being present →

Published on August 24, 2020Mind-Body Coaching

July 2020, Crossing the Arête des Cinéastes, Ecrins National Park. I can feel my heart racing from the exertion and the apprehension of a hold that’s too high or a challenging section.

Movement →

Published on August 24, 2020Yoga

How can we stay active when we’re injured or sick? Yoga invites us to reconnect with a different kind of energy—one that comes from within—and to use it as a new source of openness.