On Monday I was excited to receive through the post a DVD called 'A Fine Line' documenting part of Kilian Jornet's Summits of My Life series. In case you don't know Kilian Jornet is one of the top ultrarunning and mountain runners in the world. He has been running and skiing in the mountains since he was a toddler. Having competed in (and won) a tick list of ultramarathons he is now working on his Summits of My Life series. He aims to climb in record time a series of the highest mountains worldwide culminating with Everest. He is an exceptional athlete who deserves to be a lot more famous . He is also passionate about the mountains and being in nature. Having won the 2011 Ultramarathon de Mont Blanc (UTMB) a reporter asked him what was the best point of the race . He replied that it was the sun coming up over the mountains after the first night. It wasn't the winning , it was the experience of a beautiful run in the mountains.This made me a fan because for me trailing over12 hours behind Kilian the best point of that race was also the unbelievably stunning sight of dawn breaking over the Alps after a hard night of running.
In a world where people can become household names for sprint races lasting less than 10 seconds. Kilian's committment ,passion, skill,bravery and sheer athleticism is in a different league and he deserves to be better known and supported. If you are at all interested in running or the mountains, check out his website and DVD -you will be blown away.
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