Templiers winner
First-ever winner of the Festival des Templiers, one of the landmark races in French trail running. A memory carved in stone, and a laurel wreath that still holds me to a standard today.
From track to trail, from elite competition to passing it on: my path has one thread running through it, a passion for running and the urge to let you live it fully.
Patrick Renard, coach
I spent a large part of my life with a race number pinned to my chest. Elite running taught me everything: discipline, patience, and the art of pushing your limits without breaking yourself.
Today, what I love above all is passing it on. Watching a runner who doubted themselves cross their first finish line, break their record, or simply rediscover the joy of running: that's my real victory. My own results are behind me; your progress is ahead of us.
Concrete markers, earned on tarmac and on trails. The best guarantee that the advice I give you is advice I tested on myself first.
First-ever winner of the Festival des Templiers, one of the landmark races in French trail running. A memory carved in stone, and a laurel wreath that still holds me to a standard today.
A personal best over the classic distance, the fruit of years of methodical work. That experience of racing the clock feeds every plan I build for my road runners.
Elite sport taught me planning, pacing and mental preparation. Hard-won knowledge that I translate into sessions anyone can follow, whatever your level.
A path leading from elite competition to passing it on, without ever leaving the trails.
Trained in the school of athletics and distance running, I discovered early on a taste for long efforts and for the precision of the clock.
Years of competing at the highest level, a marathon in 2:21. Training discipline became second nature.
The move to trail and mountain running, crowned by victory in the very first edition of what became a legendary race.
I devote my experience to one-to-one coaching: passing it on, adjusting, encouraging, and watching my runners succeed.
The articles and features published about my running career and my coaching work. They say where I come from better than I could.
I believe in coaching that respects the individual: their body, their schedule, their mind. These are the principles behind every athlete I work with.
No plan gets reused. I start from your actual level, your constraints and your goal to build training that looks like you.
We move up in steps, listening to the body. Far better to arrive whole and confident than burnt out three weeks from the goal.
A coach who replies, who adapts, who knows you. Trust is what really drives lasting performance.
Tell me about your race project. I'll tell you honestly how I can help.