Un nom qui en dit long... et qui court longtemps
photo: Dominic Lafleur La muse Mes aventures de course autour du monde des dix dernières années m’ont ramené chez moi, le Québec, pour y...
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Leaving a trail of words
As I am keep digging through scribblings amassed along my many adventures...
Start to discover my collection of creative writings, including race reports and adventure log:
Hélène Dumais
- Jul 6, 2018
How I Became the First Woman To Complete the Infinitus 888k Race
Virtuosity is “performing the common, uncommonly well” expressed Greg Glassman. I just became the first woman to run the Infinitus 888k...
Hélène Dumais
- Jan 7, 2017
Let the Fire Within Be Stronger Than the Storm Outside
Have you ever felt like you are moving against the current? It is hard to head upstream when everything else is going the other way. But...
Hélène Dumais
- Dec 31, 2016
My Own Divine Comedy
In the Divine Comedy, Dante travels from Hell, to Purgatory, and then gets to Heaven. I created my own version, and changed the order to...
Hélène Dumais
- Dec 4, 2016
Little Red Went Down Under, Where the Big Bad Wolf Is a Dingo Dog
photo credit: Ondrej Garaj Everybody loves heroes. They are fictive characters or real persons who choose to take a stand for what they...
Hélène Dumais
- Nov 25, 2016
Meet the Inspirational Jack!
Jack is 9-year-old. He just ran the Buckley’s Chance 25k off trail race 2016. (With a few wrong turns, he covered about 32k!) After the...
Hélène Dumais
- Nov 22, 2016
I Am Because You Are
As much as my trip Down Under will have been very short, I can say I sucked out all the marrow of every moment of it! This feast of...
Hélène Dumais
- Nov 21, 2016
Digging Down Deep Down Under
At the completion of a Survival Run, there is no award that can equal the feeling of accomplishment we have with ourselves. The...
Hélène Dumais
- Mar 16, 2016
Once Upon a Time an Angel and Devil Fell in Love...
"When I was born, the devil said, “Oh shit, competition!" – Anonymous To become the first and only woman to ever finish the Survival Run...
Hélène Dumais
- Jan 2, 2016
I Am Returning To The Survival Run!
The Survival Run Nicaragua is an event unique in its kind. The course is designed so that it is almost impossible to complete in the...
Hélène Dumais
- Dec 13, 2015
Meet My New Friend Alf
That blister was so big, I gave it a name: Alf. Alf kept me company on the last two days of my journey across Florida. But now that it is...
Hélène Dumais
- Dec 12, 2015
First Woman to Run Across Florida Self-Supported!
Some races the challenge is finding the courage to toe up to the line, others is finding the internal fortitude to endure, and yet others...
Hélène Dumais
- Jul 5, 2015
Périple Victorieux sur l'Échine de l'île d'Oahu, Hawaï
MISE EN GARDE: C'est probablement l'aventure la plus épique et la plus dangereuse que j'ai faite jusqu'à présent, mais c'est celle dont...