Dans cette nouvelle saison Seb participera à ces courses mythiques: la Transgrancanaria, La Laveredo Ultra Trail et l'UTMB. Il nous fera part de ses sensations en course et quelques semaines avant lors des reconnaissances.
Ce sera aussi l'occasion pour Seb de partir à la rencontre de Jez Bragg en Angleterre et Lizzy Hawker à Zermatt en Suisses.
For this last "Get Ready For" episode of the 2011 season, The North Face® Athlete Sebastien Chaigneau meets Dominique Simoncini, mental coach.
He explains the importance of mental preparation in ultra running. How to integrate it in a season and what are the benefits during a competition ... A true philosophy to be applied to everyday life!
Re-live the experiences and moments from The North Face® Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc® 2011 edition. In this official race report video we feature the epic performances of The North Face® Athletes; Lizzy Hawker coming first position in the women's category with a time of 25:02:00, Sebastien Chaigneau coming out third position in the men's with a time of 20:55:41, and Kaburaki Tsuyoshi seventh position with a time of 23:41:04.
Check out this video and get the last nutrition advice for The North Face® Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc®.
For this Episode of Get Ready For, The North Face® Athlete Sebastien Chaigneau meets with Lizzy Hawker at the feet of the Matterhorn. After a trail session, Lizzy tells us about her beginning in trail running and speaks about women in this sport. She also gives some advice for the last weeks before The North Face® Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc®.
Sebastien brings you information to help you approach better the ascents and the global denivelation on the UTMB. The first part of this video will make you progress in the long downhill, the second part approaches the work of speed in a pyramidal way. This exercise will make for you progress on your speed of running in downhill.
Follow us into The North Face® Lavaredo Ultra Trail 2011 edition. In this official race report video we feature the epic display of a treble victory for The North Face Athletes, winning both the Men's and Women's categories.
In this next Get Ready For - Ultra Season episode, Fernanda Marciel & Sébastien train together for The North Face® Lavaredo Ultra Trail and they explore the beautiful training spots of the Dolomitic terrain. To find out more about the race they met Simone Brogioni, the Race Director, who explained all the difficulties of the race. The athletes gave important advices to train for The North Face® Lavaredo Ultra Race.
In this first Get Ready For, The North Face® Ultra Trail du Mont-Blanc® Sébastien Chaigneau visits the organizers of the race, Catherine and Michel Poletti. This year, major changes occurred to the mandatory kit list to ensure safety and the well being of the runners. Sébastien and Michel will take you through the required products.
Sébastien visits his team member Jez Bragg in the South West of England to train together for the spring season. They explore the beautiful training spots at the coast. Jez gives you an insight of his live as a member of The North Face Ultra Running Team. Both athletes discuss how to train effective in the spring season and speak about the importance of nutrition.
Follow Seb in the Transgrancanaria; his first race of the season.
Sébastien visited with Zigor Iturrieta, the new team member of The North Face Team, the training camp of the The North Face Trans Gran Canaria. To find out more about the race they met Fernando, the race director. Fernando explained all difficulties of the race to the athletes and gave important advice.
The North Face Get Ready For online video series supports ultra runners world-over as everyone gets ready for the challenging ultra season ahead. Sébastien has worked with The North Face Performance Team on a special Get Ready For series to give insight on athletes' training programme all year long. During the season, Sebastien will visit training camps of well-known ultra races such as The North Face Trans Gran Canaria; The North Face Lavaredo Ultra Trail; and the infamous The North Face Ultra Trail Du Mont Blanc. He will give information on the race profile, key difficulties and necessary/mandatory equipment for each race. Get Ready For the ultra season and start training with The North Face Team!