2026
Return to racing
2nd at Marathon des Vins de Blaye · 10th at Marathon du Médoc.
The project
Return.
Not restart.
After a first athletic chapter shaped by victories on road, trail and ultra distances, I am returning to competition with a different experience of time, decision-making and endurance.
MDS Ultra 2027 will be the first major test. Badwater 135 is the horizon — subject to selection. The project already exists today through training, heat adaptation, scientific preparation, storytelling and partnerships.
“Past results prove experience. They will not run a single mile for me.”
2010Trans Aq’230 km · winner
2011Grand Raid du Sahara180 km · winner
2012EcoTrail Brussels82 km · winner
2013—14The Trail110 km · 2 wins
Roadmap 2026—2027
The road to Badwater.
Each stage has a purpose: rebuild speed, relearn duration, test the desert and heat, then apply.
NOV. 2026
Bordeaux Marathon
Target: sub-2:30. Speed as the foundation for the next cycle.
JAN. 10—11, 2027
MDS Ultra · 100 miles
160 km in the Sahara. First major test of the return to competitive ultra-running. Sporting goal: podium.
2027
Badwater 135 application
Selection by application. The preparation and story exist regardless of selection.
JULY 19—21, 2027
Badwater 135
If selected: 135 miles across Death Valley. Ultimate goal: become a finisher.
The archives
A sporting story
already written.
Not to live in the past, but to establish that the 2027 project is built on real experience of ultra-running, desert racing and competition.
Major races finished
Full sporting record ↗UTMB · Diagonale des Fous · TDS · CCC · Trans Martinique · TransOmania · GRP
Proof — media
The story has already
been covered.
Magazine cover, regional press, specialist media and television: the first sporting chapter already generated editorial attention.
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Past media mentions are evidence of previous coverage. They do not guarantee future coverage or partner exposure.
Test. Understand. Share.
Preparing for extremes
with method.
The project is not simply about accumulating mileage. It documents a transformation: physical, technical and decision-making.
Heat
Progressive acclimation, controlled exposure and understanding human responses to thermal stress.
Endurance
Rebuild the ability to last without losing speed, running economy or decision quality.
Strategy
Pacing, nutrition, hydration, equipment and resource management on formats where mistakes compound.
Science
Open the preparation to collaborations with researchers and laboratories working on heat adaptation and ultra-endurance.
TESTED BY
REALITY
REALITY
Decision
What do we do when information is incomplete?
Adaptation
When should the plan change without losing the objective?
Endurance
How do we distinguish persistence from obstinacy?
Lucidity
What happens to judgment under fatigue?
Founding partnership
Enter the story
before the start.
The activation is built before, during and after the MDS. One partner per business sector to preserve partnership value.
BeforeAnnouncement · preparation · team session
DuringRace story · available images · updates
AfterPrivate debrief · talk · written story
The first chapter starts here