Episode 239 | Vincent Bouillard on UTMB, His Life in Sport, and What's Next

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Coaching, Marathons, Sports, Olympics, Running, Ultrarunning

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2024

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

Vincent Bouillard was the surprise winner (to some, anyway!) of the 2024 Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, the most prestigious ultramarathon trail race in the world. The 31-year-old Frenchman, who works in product engineering and innovation at HOKA, broke the tape in 19 hours, 54 minutes, and 23 seconds, the third-fastest time in the 21-year history of the 105-mile race.

In this conversation, which was recorded in early October 2024, Bouillard told me what life's been like since his big victory and what may or may not change for him moving forward. We discussed his life as an athlete and how he's honed his focus from a young age. He told me about his relationship with his wife, Kamilah Journét (who appeared on this podcast in 2020), why he shifted his focus to ultras a few years ago, how he trained for UTMB, and a lot more.

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Morning Shakeout podcast.
0:04.3	I love to run, period.
0:07.1	You can always run faster.
0:09.2	Forever, you're going to feel something.
0:12.1	You're going to run into roadblocks, but that's also going to teach you how to handle things in life.
0:17.3	I don't think we want to be like rocks where we're not affected by anything.
0:21.0	It's not maybe a physical thing, but it's a mental thing.
0:24.1	There's like two voices in me, and alpha and beta.
0:27.3	All I was really trying to do was just keep moving forward.
0:32.6	Every single runner knows what that means.
0:36.1	My life has a purpose, and maybe it's not what I thought it was going to be, but...
0:40.3	There were times when I didn't think I would be able to come back.
0:44.5	There's a lot of people that had different gifts, and they don't use it.
0:48.8	I think if we all use our gifts, we could do something really special, not for ourselves,
0:53.2	but our family.
0:54.3	If we're really good, we could do something for our community, wherever we live.
1:09.0	Hey, what's up, everyone.
1:10.2	It's your host, Mario Frioli, and we are back with a fresh episode of the Morning Shakeout
1:15.5	podcast.
1:16.3	We are on a monthly cadence now, and I am super stoked because this is the first, like, long-form
1:22.8	interview conversation that I have done in a while, and here, as usual usual to set it up for me is my right-hand
1:29.3	man Chris Douglas I share your stoke Mario I think uh you know we've gotten a lot of feedback
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