MADRID 27 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The athlete and creator of Spanish content Valentí Sanjuan has joined ‘Decathlon’ as the new ambassador of his team ‘made to play’, which celebrates sport not as a goal or an individual overcoming tool but as a path of accompaniment in life, which entertains and challenges.
“With this bet, ‘Decathlon’ reinforces his vision for sport as a source of enjoyment and learning,” said the company, which is clear that Sanjuan, “known for its extreme challenges and its ability to show both glory and the suffering of sport, perfectly embodies this philosophy” that represents ‘facts to play’.
For the Spanish athlete, his alliance with ‘Decathlon’ is “a reflection” of how he understands “sport and way of living.” “At the time, sport helped me out of the worst depression of my life, now to go to sports is what makes me happier,” he says. “‘Decathlon’ represents that way of seeing it: sport is part of our life, regardless of whether you are a beginner or professional, if you run to win or simply to feel alive,” he adds.
The Sports Material and Equipment Company recalled that together with Valentí Sanjuan, other athletes that are part of this new generation of ‘Decathlon’ ambassadors will soon be announced, “all of them with inspiring stories that show how sport can transform lives.”
In addition, given the need for Valentí Sanjuan to complete the challenge of ‘5 marathons in 5 days on 5 continents’ of having a “high performance team that will guarantee comfort, resistance and efficiency”, ‘Decathlon’ details some of these key pieces such as their running shoes ‘Kiprun KD900X’, which are designed for the long distance competition and have a carbon plate Exceptional energy return, helping to optimize each stride, a combination of cushioning and key stability so that the Spanish could resist the wear and tear of 210 km in five days.
The athlete also had the light running t -shirt ‘Kiprun Run 900 Replika’, ultra breathable and quickly drying, vital for the extreme conditions that he lived in his challenge, with the heat of Hawaii or the cold of Tokyo, and that thanks to his light and technical design, he guaranteed his comfort in each marathon. This garment was accompanied by the short running meshes ‘Kiprun Negro’, whose technical, light and quick drying fabric allowed him to run the five consecutive marathons without changing his meshes, prioritizing comfort and freedom of movement in each kilometer.
Sanjuan also wore a backpack XC Lite ‘, equipment with an ultralight and ergonomic design allowed him optimal performance in any field and climate.
“It has been the most beautiful thing I have lived in my life. Going around the world in 5 days running marathons, raising money to end children’s cancer, and ending in my Barcelona house surrounded by people I want and admir has been beautiful. I think I will keep these shoes in a showcase, and the people who have accompanied me at the bottom of my heart,” said San Juan.
As for the material used, he confesses to have “flipped with the carbon plate shoes of ‘Kiprun'”. “I am an uncle of weight, and with 80 kilos we had doubts about how the soles of the shoes would end after running 210 kilometers with them. We have run at 1,800 meters in Johannesburg, in sand roads in Tokyo, on the beach of San Francisco, or in asphalt in Hawaii and Barcelona. And the shoes are dirty but new. It is incredible that some flying shoes hold on that Five more marathons, “he said.