Grand Raid / Diagonale des Fous - The TOUGHEST 100 Miles Ultra Marathon in the World

Grand raid / diagonale des fous is the toughest course for an 100 miles ultra marathon I've ever done. The course traverse the Reunion Island off the coast of Africa - with some breath taking mountains and jungles. With 35k ft of elevation gain and highly technical trails, this race is not for the faint of heart! With rain, mud, rocks, and pretty bad chafing and blisters...it's not my best performance to say the least...! 53 hours but I made it, and very proud of it! If you feel my content as helped you along in your journey, I'd greatly appreciate your support. Please visit my Patreon: patreon.com/RunningwithSimon Just like any Trail Runner, I have many bucket list races. Ultra Marathon I day dream about running. One of them was Grand Raid - Diagonale des Fous. Regarded as one of the most unique and famous ultra marathon in the World, it's also one of the toughest race. Ultra runners from across the world meet in Reunion Island for a high energy race that will take everything out of you. Follow my adventure, as I complete this challenging race - my 15th 100 miles ultra marathon of 2024! Gear for this race: • Shoes: La Sportiva - Prodigio @lasportivana #lasportiva • Watch: Coros Vertix 2S - #TrainWithCOROS @COROSglobal • Waist Bottles: UltrAspire Speedgoat 3.0 #Inspiredbyathletes @ultraspire • Fueling: Trailwind Endurance Mix #tailwindnutrition @tailwindnutrition • Headlamp: HM65R-T V2.0 @fenixlighting @fenixlight #fenixlight For more info, check this page. Using these affiliate links helps support the channel: https://linktr.ee/runningwithsimon Next race: Javelina 100 Miles in Arizona (Oct 26) As always - Thanks for watching and remember - Work Hard! Believe in yourself! Push your limits! Simon ----------------------------------------------- Instagram:   / runningwithsimon   Strava:   / strava   ----------------------------------------------- Music: • By Infraction: Future Me, Just Evil, Detonate, The Farmer, Innerbloom, Sport Blues Rock, Cyberpunk Synthwave, Tokyo Streets, Like This, All Into Move, Synergy, Ambient Aria, Searching, Don't Leave, Black Heart, Witchs Whispers, You Can Do This • By Mokka Music: Sweet Home, One Soul • Megaman X: Ending • Super Metroid: Prologue ----------------------------------------------- Curious about my gear ? Check this page. Using these affiliate links helps support the channel: https://linktr.ee/runningwithsimon