GÉRER LA DOULEUR DANS L’EFFORT avec Marie-Laure Brunet et Mathis Desloges

“Burning legs,” “being in agony,” “going through a pain cave.” These expressions, which you’ve surely used before if you practice an endurance sport, all describe the same thing: pain. Why do we keep playing sports when it hurts? How can we push ourselves so hard when our body is screaming at us to stop? Is the pain physical, mental, or both? And above all: is it possible to learn to better tolerate it? Or even to feel it less? In this episode of SAFE PACE, we’ll explore the mechanisms of pain during exercise with two guests who know what it means to be “in the red zone.” • Mathis Desloges, cross-country skier on the French national team, triple Olympic silver medalist at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games (skiathlon, 10km freestyle, and men’s relay). • Marie-Laure Brunet, former professional biathlete, double Olympic medalist at Vancouver 2010, and currently a mental coach for elite athletes such as Léo Bergère, Loana Lecomte, and the Groupama-FDJ cycling team. Alongside Safe Pace experts Charlotte Morel, Fred Belaubre, and Hugo Tormento, they decipher what it truly feels like to suffer during training or competition. On the agenda: • Where does pain come from during intense exertion? • Is lactate really responsible for "burning legs"? • Is pain tolerance genetic or can it be developed? • How do elite athletes cope with exceptional exertion? • What happens in the brain when you reach your "pain cave"? • Should you listen to the pain, or learn to ignore it? • Tendinitis, fatigue, overexertion: where is the line between pain that helps you progress and pain that warns of danger? • Can we train our brain to better tolerate pain? • What concrete strategies can we use to better endure tough conditions? • Why do we find pleasure in suffering in endurance sports? An episode for anyone who has ever suffered during a race, who is apprehensive about a goal, and who is looking for ways to better manage pain to achieve their objectives. For all partnership inquiries: [email protected] Available on all audio platforms. Available as a video on YouTube and Spotify. Exclusive excerpts available on social media: @SAFEPACEMEDIA An executive Winter Productions production for Fondamental Group Producers: Régis Lamanna-Rodat, Hugo Clément Presenters: Hugo Clément, Charlotte Morel, Hugo Tormento, Fred Belaubre Journalist: Clara De Beaujon Stage Director & Editor: Anaël Dang Camera Operator: Damien Mourgues Sound Recording: Emmanuel Ponty Sound Mixer: Marc Taillardat Graphic Design: Antonin Maja Sound Design: Tim Girerd Animations: Laurent Denamur Thumbnails: Romana Dodici Producer: Bastien Pinaud Post-production: Jules Turbil, Simon Lafontaine Administration: Thomas Huart, Rose Fino Special thanks to Nomio, the Moxy Annecy Hotel and its staff for their warm welcome, and to our technical partners FRANCE AUDIOVISUEL & BOOM! Photo credit Hugo Clément: Romain Rigal