Trail Runners from all over the world compete against each other and most of all against themselves in one of the most famous long distance Mountain race on the planet. The Ultra Trail The Mount Blanc.

What drives you to run? Why are you running?

Find the why in your running, find your own challenge, improve to way you run, the way you breathe and change the way how you feel and perform.

Keeping within an hour was a real challenge for this catch up with a my good friend and expert physio Laura. We just kept getting so carried away with our excitement for the human body!

Laura von wullerstorff Sc.D, has been a Physiotherapist for over 20 years. She owns and operates her own physiotherapy consulting business, working with a team of physiotherapists in Brussels and nearby Hoeilaart.

Farid Herrera is one of the top international Movement coaches and a big inspiration for me.
He is passioned and influenced by gymnastics, parkour, Capoeira and many more.

He has been working as a choreography consultant for some of the biggest brands in sportswear.

Both of us passionate about movement, we discuss:

- Movement as a concept
- Opportunities in London
- Move to survive / Move to thrive
- The benefits of fear, risk and embarrassing situations
- Jacky Chan & problem solving
- Gymnastics as a bridge to Parkour
- Liberty and expression in Capoeira
- Kids parkour project and the start of a coaching career
- Atomisation and 'free movement' cross-over
- Specialist or generalist
- End-result culture

Simon Grimstrup is a Danish trail runner, adventure racer, elite endurance athlete, race organiser, tour guide and so much more.

In this interview we talk about:

- Why 'The Barbarian Trail runner'?

- His attraction to nature, competition and mountains

- How Simon grew up and when he got in to (long distance) running

- Getting to the start line of the Ultra Mount Fuji

- Racing in different enivrements. Desert, snow, jungle, mountains, multi stage races

- Sleep deprivation and strategies for multi day race events

- Training and mental & physical preparation

- Trail tours & environmental awareness

- As usual we finish with a useful tip from Simon. (read more)

Willy (Wieland Heiser) is the European Head- and Master coach of the Pose Running Method.

I really enjoyed our conversation for this episode.

Among other things we talk about:

• From athlete to Pose Method team instructor

• Running Technique (of course :)

• Drills

• Movement Method

• Scientific research

• Crossfit & WOD

• Pose Fall Pull

• One practical tip to start today!

One of the hottest days in Belgium with temperatures reaching 40 degrees C. 

So I thought, i know - I’ll give running a try ☺

Fact is that the better you are trained, the better you might be able to cope with the heat. Either way, general advice is to take it a bit slower on hot days but if you do want to clock your kilometres, here’s a few recommendations: