Renaud Michel

A former participant in the North Pole Marathon who finished second in the individiual competition in 2009. Renaud is the youngest of the Michel brothers team that completed the 2009 race. He is running for the charity Vaincre La Mucoviscidose (a French foundation fighting against Cystic Fibrosis). Renaud's daughter Marine, a cystic fibrosis patient, tragically died in December and Renaud's participation in the 2013 edition of the race is a dedication to Marine's memory. Renaud enjoys running races of any length from the classic marathon distance to extreme ultra trails, 100k and 24h races or longer. He has finished multiple “Ultra Trail du Mont-Blanc”, “Grand Raid des Pyrénées”, “Le Grand Raid de la Réunion” and “Le Marathon des Sables” in 2010 and 2012. His marathon PB is 2:50 (Barcelona 2011). Renaud is an executive in the aeronautical business in Toulouse, France. You can follow him on http://mpn2009.blogspot.com.