{"id":2800,"date":"2019-08-22T16:00:48","date_gmt":"2019-08-22T16:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogemea.hokaoneone.com\/wordpress\/?p=2800"},"modified":"2019-08-29T17:33:00","modified_gmt":"2019-08-29T17:33:00","slug":"chamonix-jones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogemea.hokaoneone.com\/wordpress\/chamonix-jones\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry ready to face his biggest test yet"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"HOKA<\/p>\n

Whatever challenges we choose to face as runners, there is always a sense of the unknown when we step on to the start line.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

It doesn\u2019t matter whether we are aiming to win or to complete a race for the first time; whether we are a professional athlete or a complete newcomer; whether the race is 5km or 175km.<\/p>\n

We prepare as best we can, but concentrating on running our own race is our only guaranteed route to success.<\/p>\n

HOKA ONE ONE athlete Harry Jones<\/a> is somebody who follows this philosophy closely.<\/p>\n

\"HOKA<\/p>\n

Sticking to the game plan<\/h3>\n

In 2018, Harry lined up in the CCC race at Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc<\/a> for the first time. Harry\u2019s goal before the 105km race was to finish inside the top-10.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy best memory from last year was getting to the halfway mark knowing that my racing plan was coming together,\u201d he remembers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was feeling fresh \u2013 well, as fresh as anybody could after 50km in the mountains.\u201d<\/p>\n

Harry ignored the hype and stuck to his game plan. He spent the second half of the race continually catching runners up ahead and was rewarded with an eighth-place finish.<\/p>\n

This year, Harry steps up to the UTMB race. His approach remains the same.<\/p>\n