Olivia PEYTOUR (FRA)

Participate in the 37th MARATHON DES SABLES for his 37th birthday? A great idea from Olivia PEYTOUR (FRA), who will celebrate her birthday a few days before leaving for the first time on the legendary desert event, in Morocco, next April. If this MDS will be a first for Olivia, running has always been part of her: "I started with cross country, middle distance on track, in France, in Polynesia, then road running, triathlon, duathlon, cross triathlon, up to Hawaii for the world championships, trail running and last year I went longer by completing the Saintélyon. »

A competitive career that led her to a very good level in triathlon, and also in marathon, with a victory in 2016 in the Seychelles marathon. “Sport and competition have always been part of my life. Through running, Olivia confronts the clock, others and herself, but this discipline also allows her to discover unique places and meet different people.

Meetings, Olivia also makes them in her triathlon club in Armentières (59), and at Team Go Fast, a way of sharing her favorite activities. And then, still in this spirit of sharing and useful running, Olivia is committed to the "equal sport" collective, a collective fighting for gender equality in sport: "It's a cause that is particularly close to my heart. at heart, since very young, I have been confronted with many inequalities".

And finally, in addition to this essential sharing, Olivia takes advantage of her moments of running to find her loved ones who have disappeared: "Running is also a way of finding, by thought, people who are dear to me but who no longer exist except in my memories. The race then becomes a meeting place, our meeting place. »

See you for the 37th MARATHON DES SABLES!