How Ultra Trail Runner Martin Perrier Turns Laziness Into 330 km Podiums Twice at Tor des Geants (2024 & 2025)

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Hey Adventurers,

In this episode of The Adventure Reignition Podcast, I sit down with Martin Perrier professional ultra-runner, 2024 & 2025 Tor des Géants podium finisher (3rd & 2nd place over 330 km / 24,000 m+), author of You Have My Word (Je m’y engage), and coach/speaker on the power of personal commitment.

Martin is half-hyperactive, half-“world-class couch lover” (his words) which makes his take on discipline, willpower, and doing hard things refreshingly honest. We unpack how he transformed from skipping workouts to running for days, and how the same engine that gets him through 100-hour races can change any life habit.

We dive deep into:

• Intention vs Commitment: Why “wanting to” isn’t enough and Martin’s Commitment Equation
• High-achiever traps: When “more grind” is avoidance and why some athletes must commit to rest.
• Timeframes that stick: 30-day experiments, monthly reviews, and how to adjust without quitting.
• Excuses, decoded: The “Grand Slam of excuse" and how to neutralize each.
• Confidence, redefined: Not a prerequisite, a consequence of action (and how to under-promise / over-deliver).
• Ultra mindset: Preparing for things to go wrong, troubleshooting on the move, and choosing when to stop (without self-betrayal).

✨ Favorite Quote : “I don’t have a choice — because it’s my choice.”

💡 What You’ll Learn

• How to upgrade a New Year’s intention into a real commitment that survives bad days.
• A simple way to set time-boxed experiments and review/adjust without losing momentum.
• How to spot the optimism bias and set targets you can actually beat.
• Why competing commitments (health, family, training, craft) must be made explicit to align your life.
• The difference between carrots & sticks vs. internal commitment and why the latter lasts.
• A practical script to ask a commitment partner for honest accountability.

🔥 This Episode Is For You If…

• You’re a creator, athlete, or entrepreneur who keeps “intending” to post/train/ship and wants it to finally happen.
• You’ve said “I don’t have time” lately and suspect it’s really a priority and excuses problem.
• You chase goals hard but struggle to rest without guilt.
• You want a mindset that treats life as an adventure.

📘 Martin’s Book

• You Have My Word (Je m’y engage) a practical guide to building commitments that reshape habits, identity, and results.

Where to find Martin

• Instagram / LinkedIn / Strava / Website: @martinperrier

🤝 Want to Go Deeper?

If you’re a multi-passionate creator or adventurer ghosting your own voice, I’m opening spots for my 1:1 coaching to co-create a magnetic personal brand rooted in truth over trends.

DM me “POD” on Instagram to start.

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