Running with the best - A Day on the trails with François D'Haene

Although Trail running is a fairly ‘new’ sport, some of its athletes and runners are definitely becoming iconic.

Francois is one of them. As a former physiotherapist, father of three, and wine producer he has an impressive list of achievements in running, ski touring and adventure sports. To date he has 35 victories in Trail running all in world class events, like winning the UTMB not once but 3 times (and improved the course record in 2017!)

Back in 2014 he was the first person to win the world trail tour.

Francois is also known for setting some of the fastest known times such as completing the GR20 in Corsica in just a little over 31h. (For the average person, it’s a fifteen-day hike). Read more