Portrait – At the age of 38, this mother of two qualified for one of the most demanding competitions in the world, Ironman 70.3.A challenge for this PE teacher and novice triathlete.
Marie-Caroline Gallopin wears her combat outfit, a technical shirt and a headband in her hair, on a weekday in the suburbs of Paris he takes short steps. He will swallow the kilometers in more than two hours. Inexhaustible. He has a deadline in mind, no less: the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Taupo, New Zealand, from December 14 to 15. A qualification that this 38-year-old MC teacher is living like a dream where ordinary people would rather see it as a nightmare. This race is one of the most demanding on the planet. More than 5 hours of effort and suffering: 1.9 km of swimming and 21 km of cycling, all in a row. There will be 2,400 women on the starting line, including only a few dozen French women there is nothing from…
Source: Le Figaro
