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Early morning trail runs >>>

Watch @andysymonds enjoy the first rays of sun on this amazing alpine trail, right after reaching the Grand Col Ferret, km 104 of his loop around Mont-Blanc. by @andysymonds

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11 days ago

⁉️ Quel impact le sport a-t-il sur la biodiversité ? ⁉️

💪 Le sport, c’est génial - c’est bon pour la santé, pour le bien-être et pour la société 😃

🦇 Mais sans biodiversité, nous ne serions tout simplement pas là pour le pratiquer, ce sport. ❌

→ Comment la biodiversité a-t-elle réellement évolué ces dernières années❓
→ Comment agir concrètement pour permettre aux deux de coexister de manière respectueuse et durable❓
→ Que pensent les animaux et comment réagissent-ils lorsqu’ils voient passer un nombre croissant de coureurs, randonneurs et cyclistes sur leurs territoires❓
→ Comment trouver le juste équilibre dans un monde obsédé par la performance, alors que la nature semble nous enseigner que la robustesse compte souvent davantage❓
→ Quels sont les obstacles structurels au changement de comportement❓
→ Comment imaginer, inspirer et mobiliser❓
→ Comment communiquer sur ces enjeux dans un monde où le pouvoir d’influence réside tant dans les flux des réseaux antisociaux❓

🤔 Voici quelques-unes des questions et pistes de réflexion explorées cette semaine avec la Résidence des Athlètes du Vivant.

🤜 Nous n’avons pas (encore) les réponses ! Mais nous avons la volonté, la curiosité et l’énergie pour essayer de les construire ensemble.

Merci au CREPS Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes pour son accueil et l’organisation de ce séjour riche en échanges, en rencontres et en inspiration !

📸 @jonathan_bdlf taken in CREPS Rhône-Alpes by @andysymonds

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14 days ago

Rocky sunrise 🤩

Avant le petit dej au @cabanedesdix
et descente au barrage de la Dixence avec @alpiq_france taken in Cabane des Dix by @andysymonds

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22 days ago

Knocking about on a rocky ridge at 3500m 😃 taken in Cabane des Dix by @andysymonds

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22 days ago

Un lieu, deux ambiances.

À partir d’aujourd’hui, le 13 septembre, une bonne partie de nos forêts, massifs et espaces naturels se transforment en terrain de jeu de guerre.

C’est top pour ceux qui prennent du plaisir à tirer du plomb sur des animaux.

C’est moins bien pour celles et ceux qui prennent du plaisir à se promener dans les bois.

Bienvenue dans la saison de la chasse.

🦌🔫☠️

« la liberté des uns s’arrête là où commence celle des autres » by @andysymonds

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a month ago

Extracts from last weekend´s jog round @utmbmontblanc chasing that melting ice cream.

@scottrunning

🎥 @timotheeranger (mostly) taken in Chamonix Mont-Blanc, France by @andysymonds

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a month ago

Andy Symonds, SCOTT Running.
Le visage marqué par l’effort, mais toujours en mouvement. L’ultra dans ce qu’il a de plus brut.

#AndySymonds #SCOTTRunning #UTMB #UltraTrail #TrailPhotography by @andysymonds

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a month ago

🍦🚶

Last weekend I went for a long, silly walk.
All for an ice cream.

I’ve noticed that it’s fashionable these days to talk BIG DATA & STATISTICS.

So here goes:

- Fastest 400m : 71s (Flégère)
- Fastest 1km: 3:44 (km 2)
- Slowest 1km: 20:31 (km 145, after Trient)
- Fastest 5km: 20:06 (first 5k)
- Total time spent at assisted aid stations: 14m20s
- Total time running: 12h24m07s
- Total time walking: 8h13m08s (so it’s a 40% walk then!)
- Total time stationary: 22m45s
- Total time spent dreaming of ice cream: 20h59m58s
- Number of rice puddings eaten en-route: 3
- Number of smashed elites overtaken: 33 (52nd at St Gervais, 19th at the finish)

Results evolution over the years:
- 2026 : 19th (20h59m)
- 2024 : 24th (23h38m)
- 2022 : 11th (22h24m)
- 2019 : 5th (22h35m)
- 2017 : 16th (22h36m)
- 2016 : DNF

Some are in it for the money.
I’m in it for the ice cream.
And for a good time with friends and family.

Thanks for all the support out there 😘

📸 @alanis_pic_ (the best ones)
@scottrunning taken in Chamonix Mont-Blanc, France by @andysymonds

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a month ago

ANDY SYMONDS 🇬🇧

174 km.
9,700 m of elevation.
20:59:58.

19th at UTMB Mont-Blanc 2026.

A relentless journey through the mountains, from the first climb to the final descent.

Experience, patience and an uncompromising mindset — pushing forward when the body starts asking to stop.

One race. One mountain. One direction.

Still moving.

@scottsportsfrance
@andysymonds
@scottrunning

#AndySymonds #UTMB2026 #UTMB #UltraTrail #TrailRunning taken in Chamonix Mont-Blanc, France by @andysymonds

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2 months ago

Making every second count.

155 km into the race, @andysymonds kept things efficient at the Vallorcine aid station: fresh flasks, food, fluids and fuel for the final stretch. With his wife and crew working seamlessly around him, everything was ready when he needed it.

And just like that, back on the trail!

📹 @timotheeranger by @andysymonds

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2 months ago

And it gets even better when the moment is shared with your daughter! 🥰

Watch @andysymonds fly through Chamonix, closing in on the 21-hour mark on his loop around Mont-Blanc.

📹 @timotheeranger by @andysymonds

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2 months ago

Built on experience.

On his 6th loop around Mont-Blanc, @andysymonds trusted his pace, stayed patient, and kept everything under control.

Steady from the start, he turned experience into strength in the second half of the race, picking off runner after runner as the kilometres ticked by.

A smart, solid performance earned him P19 in 20:59:58 - a new personal best on the course.

And of course, the ice cream on the finish line was worth the effort!

📸 @alanis_pic_
📹 @timotheeranger by @andysymonds

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2 months ago