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Being income of meeting and of famous Diagonal of the madmen , one of the most difficult pedestrian shopping, Throats Poncet had entrusted that his next objective would be UTMB. It is made thing. He so joined other rivals in Chamonix 29 a ut last and to cross Switzerland and Italy. The 6th edition, which must be accomplished in less than 46 hours, showed 166 km and a d nivell dizzy of 9500 metres.

You come back from UTMB. What was your classification?
I arrived 1133rd in 45 hours from running. We were 2319 runners departure and on 1269 at arrival. It is a nice experience especially when the line is crossed. It was my objective, whoever the time put to accomplish it.

What difference with the diagonal of the madmen, 145 km running and 8700 metres of d nivell ?
The difficulty of UTMB, it is that a rhythm is imposed on you. Throughout running, there is a dozen barriers per hour and if you are not in time, you are eliminated. It is therefore necessary to be able to manage his pauses. The option which I chose was not to sleep during two nights but take of time to make me assemble.
Another difference is that to make this, it is necessary to have references while in Meeting, the organizers do not ask for it. By having making the diagonal of the madmen , I was priority. It is a way of returning selective running. And every year, the distance of UTMB augments without reducing therefore barriers per hour.

Your impressions on the line of arrival?
It is the same feeling as in Meeting. There is a turn to be made in the city and on the pedestrianized streets, people waited for me, I was applauded and encouraged. A very good ambience.

When did you indeed begin your training?
I run every day but I especially put on there three last months before running. It is thanks to my entraineur Emmanuel Duranton that I could finish. He made me an individual entrainement peculiar to my challenge: session of coasts, bodybuilding, 3 hours of bike in the dales of the mounts of the enchain of Lyons at 2 hours of undulating jogging, to work on tiredness and endurance, the entrainement of night As in Meeting, repose running 70 % on the mental and 30 % on physical appearance.

UTMB, the diagonal of the madmen, the 6000D, you still have plans?
At the turn of the year, jepense to make Saint lyon, a night running. In every running, they launch a challenge to oneself. After UTMB, my doctor however said to me, saw my age (62 years), to give up going beyond ; organism takes a blow, they are going to scoop out from reservations, it is necessary to be reasonable.

According to an article seemed in the local newspaper of FRANCHEVILLE, Front At home, written by Peggy M ge