JEAN-FRANÇOIS GAGNÉ

Country/City : Canada, Quebec, Sherbrooke

Date of birth/Age: 01-05-1975, 37 years old

Job: Physical education teacher and endurance coach

Best results /records / adventure :
- 6th PowderFace 42 2011
- 1st XC de la Vallee 2009
- 1st Five Peaks Camp Fortune 2009
- 1st Course en foret Quebec 2009
- 2nd Ultimate XC 2009

- Series winner Endurance Aventure adventure races 2007
-22nd Raid Series Oregon 2006
- 18th Amazona Expedicao Adventura 2001, Brazil (adventure race world series)
- 2nd Canadian Quest 1998 (4 day adventure race)

- 8th Canadian university cross-country championship 1996

Favorite food: Italian foods
Favorite band: Xavier Rudd, Ben Harper, Jack Johnson
Spare time and hobbies: Snowkiting

Why do you practice Trail Running?
It's the best way to measure myself to the power of the nature.

What are the various sports that you practice as a supplement to Trail Running?
- Mountain biking
- Cross-country skiing
- Adventure racing


What is your best memory?
Finishing 8th at the Canadian University cross-country championship

What/Where is your favorite Trail?
Le sentier des Crêtes in Mont Orford national Parc (Quebec) and Mont Albert in the Chics-Chos, Gapesie (Quebec)

Personal Blog...
http://trailrunningcoach.blogspot.com