ITRA 01.pptx

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Christophe(Thomas!
38!ans!
Marié,!père!de!deux!enfants.!
Bruxelles!7!Belgique!
Fondateur(et(gérant(de(TraKKs,(magasins(spécialisés(en(Trail(Running,(course(sur(route(et(Outdoor.(
Bonjour,(
Depuis(les(années(2000(mon(parcours(aussi(bien(privé(que(professionnel(m’a(conduit(vers(ceNe(magnifique(discipline(qu’est(le(Trail(
Running.(
Passé(d’abord(par(la(course(sur(route(et(ensuite(par(l’alpinisme(mixte(à(moyenne(et(haute(alTtude,(je(perçois(aujourd’hui(le(Trail(comme(
un(abouTssement(logique,(situé(à(l’intersecTon(entre(mon(amour(pour(la(montagne(d’une(part,(et(pour(la(course(à(pied(de(l’autre.(
En(ce(début(d’année(2015,(ce(parcours(et(ceNe(passion(nourrissent(donc(une(très(forte(envie(de(présenter(ma(candidature(au(rôle(de(
représentant(naTonal(de(la(Belgique(au(sein(de(l’ITRA.(
Au[delà(de(la(volonté(de(Tsser(des(liens(forts(entre(Trailers(et(organisateurs,(ceNe(candidature(est(moTvée(par(une(ferme(intenTon(de(
construire(une(passerelle(efficace(entre(l’ITRA,(la(ou(les(FédéraTon(s)(Belge(s)(d’AthléTsme(et(la(FédéraTon(Mondiale(d’AthléTsme.(
Le(Trail(et(les((Trailers(consTtuent(un(magnifique(exemple(de(discipline,(empreinte(de(liberté(et(de(respect(de(l’autre.(
Néanmoins,(le(développement(effréné(de(ce(sport(exige(la(mise(en(place(de(certaines(lignes(directrices.(Si(une(adaptaTon(naTonale(de(
ces(règles(me(parait(nécessaire,(un(socle(commun(de(celles[ci(est(indispensable(au(niveau(internaTonal.((
Mon(parcours(de(coureur(est(jalonné(de(parTcipaTons(à(de(nombreuses(ascensions,(à(des(marathons(sur(route,(à(deux(édiTons(du((
Marathon(des(Sables((2013(et(2014),(au(Grand(Raid(des(Pyrénées(160km,(à(la(LeadVille(100(Miles,(au(80Km(du(Mont(Blanc,(Mt(Rinjani(
Ultra((ASIA)((et(à(de(mulTples(autres(courses(et(Trails(en(Belgique.(Dans(quelques(jours(je(m’alignerai(sur(la(TransGranCanaria(125km(et(
je(parTciperai(dans(quelques(mois(au((Lavaredo((Ultra(Trail(et(ensuite(au(mythique(UTMB.(Tous(ces(moments(de(partage(et(de(
découverte(ont(suscité(et(suscitent(chez(moi(l’envie(de(faire(évoluer(notre(passion(commune,(tentant(de(ceNe(façon(de(donner(un(peu(à(
un(sport(qui(m’a(énormément(apporté.(
En(espérant(que(ma(modeste(candidature(reTendra(votre(aNenTon,(j’espère(vous(croiser(sur(un(Trail(ou(ailleurs(!!
Bon!vent!!!Bon!Trail!!!
Christophe!THOMAS!
[email protected]!
www.trakks.be!
Christophe(THOMAS((
38!years!old!
Married,!2!children!
Brussels!–!Belgium(
Founder(and(manager(of(TraKKs,(shops(specialized(in(Trail(Running,(road(race(and(outdoor.(
Hello,(
Early(2000,(my(private(as(well(as(my(professional(journey(led(me(to(this(wonderful(discipline,(being(Trail(Running.(
From(race(road(to(mixed(climbing(at(medium(and(high(alTtude,(Trail(is(to(me(the(logical(outcome(at(the(intersecTon(of(my(love(for(mountains(
and(my(love(for(running.((
Since(the(beginning(of(2015,(journey(and(passion(have(been(nourishing(the(desire(to(apply(to(the(role(of(naTonal(representaTve(of(Belgium(
within(the(ITRA.(
Far(beyond(the(will(to(Tghten(connecTons(between(Trailers(and(organizers,(my(applicaTon(is(moTvated(by(a(firm(intenTon(to(build(a(reliable(
bridge(between(ITRA,(the(Belgian(FederaTons(of(athleTcs(and(the(World(FederaTon(of(AthleTcs.(
Trail(and(Trailers(do(show(a(magnificent(example(of(discipline,(together(with(liberty(and(mutual(respect.(
However,(such(an(unrestrained(development(is(requiring(some(guidelines(to(be(put(in(place.((
This(is(not(only(necessary(on(a(naTonal(level,(but(at(an(internaTonal(level(too.(
My(personal(experience,(as(a(trail(runner,(involves(a(lot(of(climbing,(road(marathons,(two(“Marathon(des(Sables”((Morocco),(“Grand(Raid(des(
Pyrenees”((160(km),(“100(miles(of(Leadville”((USA),(“Mont(Blanc(80(km”,(Mt(Rinjani(Ultra((ASIA)(and(many(other(races(and(trails(here(in(
Belgium.(
Within(a(few(days,(I(will(parTcipate(in(the(“TransGranCanaria(125(km”(and(therealer(in(the(“Lavaredo(Ultra(Trail”((Italy),(and(of(course(in(the(
mythical(“UTMB”.(
All(these(thrilling(moments(of(sharing(and(discovery(are(pushing(me(to(acTvely(parTcipate(in(the(evoluTon(of(our(common(passion(and(in(doing(
so(I(have(the(feeling(to(pay(back(something(to(this(sport,(which(gave(me(so(much.(
Hoping(that(my(applicaTon(will(be(taken(into(consideraTon,(I(am(looking(forward(to(meeTng(you(soon,(on(a(Trail(or(some(other(“Running”(
event.(
With!kindest!regards,!
Christophe!THOMAS!
[email protected]!
www.trakks.be!