In the Zone

2023 has been a grand cru year for Laura. Podium in Marathon the Montblanc 91km & winning the 100 miler by UTMB in Nice. 

Hard work has been a key aspect to these stellar results. But she openly qu…

Christine went from having a desk job to being an outdoor adventurer. 

It took courage to quit her job and she had to let go of layers of stories before she dared to call herself an "athlete" or "a…

You likely know your training plan helps you grow physically stronger. 

But a training plan is secretly an opportunity for personal and spiritual growth just as much. 

It's inviting you to into n…

• Jessica is "only" the 2nd woman to ever set a record on the PCT. 

But she didn't get it handed on a silver platter. 

After spending weeks alone on trail, her PTSD unexpectedly surfaced. She w…

How did Karel become the runner he is today? 

And how does he experience & navigate the challenges that are inevitable when running across countries, through deserts, and over mountain ranges for w…

From LA to Las Vegas on foot, as fast as possible. No rules. 
 
That's The Speed Project. 
 
Unique concepts are not seldomly birthed by unique human beings. So, I invited Nils Arend on the podcast. 
 

We…

Florian Descamps, 7th place at Marathon du Mont Blanc this year, is one of our strongest Belgian trail runners.
But he's not out there to prove himself. It's just so happens that he can't not live a l…

Nick & I both have had are most adventurous running year to date. 

In this episode we reflect on: 

• Everything we experienced this year 

• How our relationship to racing is changing 

• How we deci…

It requires elite athlete skills to do what Roeland did.
It's just not as easily spotted.
Most people at 200kg would probably not even allow the thought of ever running a half marathon. Yet, Roeland so…

Ever heard of imposter syndrome? 

You'd think that once you set a new record on the PCT* you'd feel like you earned your stripes as a trail runner. 
 

Yet, after doing exactly that, Heather still st…

You can be barefoot strong in "normal" running shoes.
So you don't even have to ditch your Vaporfly's on race day to benefit from strong feet.
In our conversation Anton, barefoot specialist, shares:
- w…

Why does your motivation come and go? Why do you feel bad when you can't stick to the training plan? Why do you struggle to believe in yourself?
You've likely already experienced that there's bigger c…

Nick Fowler, in a self-supported attempt, was on pace to beat the supported PCT record by 2 days*.
And then he got stuck in a cave for 41 hours, dodging a hurricane in the Sierra.
To make matters worse…

No one had asked me this before.
But I. Loved. The. Question.
I've done many solo podcast episodes but stopped doing them because I genuinely thought "they were too much" and no one got what I was sayi…

You're probably familiar with the performance benefits of caffeine and nitrates. Maybe you've even heard about the benefits of bicarbonate.

But what about cordyceps and lion's mane? Medicinal mushr…

Nature, retreats, curiosity, and passion.
That's how I would describe the conversation I had with Mauricio.
And those exact themes are just as much the throughline in what they do at Aire Libre.
If you …

How do you reintegrate into a fast-paced society after having run a marathon a day for 2 years straight?
In 2016, Seba Vandermolen started his 25 000km long journey (together with Weking Van Reeth) fr…

I was running down from La Flégère to make it into Chamonix in time.
Not because I was racing myself, but because I wanted to see Maximilien finish his Marathon du Mont Blanc.
We haven't had many Belgi…

What if you get jealous of the exact person you're crewing on their FKT?
I feel uncomfortable sharing about the topic. Especially because I feel a lot of shame about this 5-year-old part of myself. Bu…