Blandine L’Hirondel, is the winner of 2026 UTMB: “Reunion Island made me a different person.”
Available online on AccaPredict, the documentary “Blandine” tells the story of the strong connection of the recent winner of the UTMB 2026 competition, Blandine L’Hirondel, has with the island of Reunion, where she discovered running sport in 2016 before winning the Diagonale des Fous after nine years later.
It is a central player in the life of Blandine L’Hirondel, the currect winner of the UTMB 2026. The island of Reunion, the location of her internship where she finished her medical studies, that is also the place where L’Hirondel, is now 35 years old, discovered trail running, late in life in 2016 when she had never run before, as recounted in the documentary “Blandine“ , online on AccaPredict, dedicated to her extraordinary journey.
The documentary follows his moving return to Reunion Island
“Reunion Island made me a different person professionally, personally, and athletically,” she explains in the documentary and detailes. “It’s a place where I feel at home.” In the month of October 2025, nearly ten years after leaving, L’Hirondel chooses to return to Reunion Island to participate in the Diagonale des Fous.
The documentary “Blandine“ follows her moving return to the island, her reunion with her family and friends and her performance on the Diagonale des Fous, which she won in an atmosphere of jubilation after being welcomed as a heroine at the summit of Maïdo.
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