The scene takes place after a good day of training in the Vosges, where Clémence Beretta is putting in the miles. Exhausted, the walker tries to get some sleep. But as she tries to close her eyes, her legs start to move. As if they had a life of their own. “I sometimes feel them contracting and relaxing on their own,” describes the 26-year-old young woman. And there, I know it will be complicated to do it again the next day. »
The French 20 km record holder describes this daily life as superhuman, but absolutely “normal” for an athlete of her level embarking on the home stretch of her preparation for the Paris Olympic Games. “Preparation” refers to different realities, more or less demanding depending on the disciplines and experienced in very different ways depending on the individual. But it unites those who know what it implies in the long run.
