{"id":2766,"date":"2019-08-19T07:12:11","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T07:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogemea.hokaoneone.com\/wordpress\/?p=2766"},"modified":"2019-08-29T17:33:32","modified_gmt":"2019-08-29T17:33:32","slug":"chamonix-colle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogemea.hokaoneone.com\/wordpress\/chamonix-colle\/","title":{"rendered":"New challenge on the horizon for Franco"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"HOKA<\/p>\n

If it’s true that we all run for different reasons<\/a>, with our own markers of individual success, then another thing that unites us as runners is our desire for a challenge.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n

Continually stretching our boundaries is something we all do as runners. From training week-to-week to the races we enter and the challenges we seek, we\u2019re often striving for more.<\/p>\n

This desire to evolve and seek new challenges is certainly true of HOKA ONE ONE athlete Franco Coll\u00e9<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Returning to Chamonix<\/h3>\n

Franco has raced across different continents and over distances from 20km to 350km in a career that spans more than 20 years.<\/p>\n

He has enjoyed numerous successes, not least in winning the Tor des G\u00e9ants twice as well as finishing third in the TDS race at Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc<\/a> three years ago.<\/p>\n

\"HOKA<\/p>\n

The time is right<\/h3>\n

Franco returns to Chamonix this year and this time, he\u2019s taking on the big one.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve never done the UTMB,\u201d says Franco.\u00a0\u201cI decided to take on the adventure this year as I think the right moment has arrived.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019ve reached the age of 40 and think I\u2019ve acquired the right maturity to try to do my best in this competition.\u201d<\/p>\n

The UTMB means a lot to trail running athletes and fans all over the world.<\/p>\n

\"HOKA<\/p>\n

More than a race<\/h3>\n

Each year, the 170km race sees more than 2,000 people share in the same dream and take to the start line on the Friday evening, knowing it will be 24 hours before they\u2019re done.<\/p>\n

It is more than a race. It requires all athletes to push their mental and physical limits in order to cross the finish line. Preparation is months, years in the making.<\/p>\n

For Franco, the UTMB is a race that ranks high on his bucket list.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the UTMB is the symbol of trail running,\u201d he says. \u201cIt is one of those events that you have to try once in your life. Chamonix is such a unique environment and the landscapes around Mont Blanc make it so special.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chasing new challenges<\/h3>\n

This willingness to confront a challenge head on is typical of Franco. It\u2019s a way of life and something he doesn\u2019t take for granted.<\/p>\n

\"HOKA<\/p>\n

\u201cMy life as an ultra-runner is everything to me,\u201d he says. \u201cI like starting with my backpack, always looking for new challenges.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor 2-3 days a week after work, I leave and never know what time I return. Every day, sacrifices are made to succeed in reconciling work, family and passions.<\/p>\n

“But every sacrifice is worthwhile and always repaid when you reach this and succeed in what you set out to achieve.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"HOKA<\/a><\/p>\n

Photo credit:\u00a0PEIGN\u00c9E VERTICALE<\/a>\u00a0and Stefano Jeantet<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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