Athletes
Route
Route variation
South to North
Multi-sport
No
Para athlete
No
Gender category
Male
Style
Supported
Start date
Finish date
Total time
41d
8h
3m
0s
Report
GR34 (France)
Reverse of Standard Route (2023)
From South to North
From Saint-Nazaire to Le Mont Saint-Michel
2140 km
Same time of FKT 2023 Nicolas Vandelesken (Standard Route North to South)
Comments
GR34 Northbound FKT : " On GR34 trail along Brittany coastline, 1330 miles long, hikers and runners usually choose the southbound way, by tradition. From the iconic Mont Saint-Michel in the north to Saint-Nazaire town in the south, 2100 km further. In 2023, at 59 years old, instead of taking the standard route, Olivier Mével decided to hike and run the northbound way. Sometimes used by few hikers, the first time run this way. Supported in his adventure by two of his parents for day and overnight assistance, Olivier ran an average of 51 km per day during 42 days with a total of 2140 km and an elevation gain of 28400 m along the cliffs of Brittany. Note that this Northbound way is rather flat during the first 660 km (410 miles) and then proposes the main wearing and tiring elevation gain along the last 1500 km ... Advantage or disadvantage ?
Olivier also took 1500 photographies to immortalize his adventure, mainly viewable on his Instagram gallery ( https://www.instagram.com/sentiers_de_bretagne/ ).