FKT: Xavier Legault - Sentier du Massif et des Contreforts - 2023-10-06

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Route variation
Standard route
Multi-sport
No
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Male
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Total time
7h 49m 31s
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So many things to say. The project was to run out and back to set an FKT. Even if it didnt goes as plan i loved everything about this journey. From the beginning when the project came into my thoughts, when i was planning my strategy and setting all my gear, when i was driving to the start point at 2am, when i was scared and excited to start running, etc.
 

My favorite part was the first 24km in the pitch black night running with my headlamp. It was the first time I ran alone deep in the forest in the middle of the night, so exciting! I resupplied at 25km at the and of sentier du massif in the trailhead parking. After running 30km i only drank 1,5L and it get worse, why? Because the whole trails were dry, every water creeks were dry, all of them. It wasnt the best moment to attempt this FKT because it hasnt rain since a month. So i run completely empty and didnt even drink for around 15km. It was just at 43km that i found a little creek and it was good but dehydration was real and it was done. So i decided to set a linear FKT and ran to the end of des Contrefort trail and stopped at the trailhead at 50km.