Notes | Valentin Jacquemin

03 Jan 2014

RT @julien_ducerf: Sur @TF1 : Emilie Lecomte a commencé le sport à 26 ans et à 32 ans elle est championne d'ultra-trail. http://t.co/afLGDM…

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"If you don't have answers to your problems after a four-hour run, you ain't getting them." – #BornToRun

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How was it that Arthur Newton 1 of the greatest ultrarunners of all time saw no reason to replace his sneakers 'til 4k mi on them?#BornToRun

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"Until 1972, when the modern athletic shoe was invented by Nike, people ran in very thin-soled shoes, had strong feet" – #BornToRun

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"They're self-correcting devices. Covering your feet with cushioned shoes is like turning off your smoke alarms." – #BornToRun

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"Everything quiets down, and the only thing going on is pure flow. It's just me and the movement and the motion." – #BornToRun

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"Dude, seriously," she'd said. "The qualifying standard is 2h48. Anyone can make it" – #BornToRun

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"Jean struggled through 1 mile, then another, and something strange began to happen: her despair was replaced by elation" – #BornToRun

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"When running stopped being as fun as surfing they'd quit.So to get the same surging glide they ran to the rhythm of Beat poetry" #BornToRun

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"Running seemed to be the only sensual pleasure in his life, he savored it less like a workout and more like a gourmet meal" – #BornToRun

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