INTERVIEW – The world champion of Thai boxing, Rafael Llodra launched, on March 4, in a fifth edition of the “Course of freedom”, a course of running which he organizes himself for “ share its values. He runs almost 1000 km in a month, and had already organized four similar events last year.
The first edition aimed to rally the city of Lourdes to Paris, torch in hand, to denounce the “totalitarian excesses during the health crisis”.
Called the “Meridional”, this new race goes from the eastern Pyrenees to Marseille. For this event, which is not intended to be a sporting performance, the athlete’s motivations have “evolved”. He runs today to promote his values and a new way of life, he who lives without an identity card or bank card. He intends to denounce a system of society that he considers “toxic”.