Kilian Jornet Instagram – You may remember the video we posted pulling the sled on a family adventure. That is what we wanted to talk about to you today: the balance between family life & life as an elite athlete. During the week, now that both girls are going to kindergarten, we have about 6 hours to train and work. Emelie’s training, time in the garden with Moonvalley, and Kilian’s training with NNormal and research. If we want to do a second session, it is often in the gym while the kids are sleeping. When the kids are home for holidays or sick (yes, that happens often when viruses spread in kindergarten), we often train inside in the gym, or we alternate between morning/afternoon to train and be with them. On the weekends, we prioritize being together. We often do a short session in the gym early in the morning and then spend the day doing activities with the kids. Probably what has changed the most is that now we spend most of our time at home. Before, we organized our lives around races, with lots of traveling. Now, it’s the opposite; we plan for a calendar with few races or projects so we spend most of the year at home. Since both our parents live far away, we see if we can meet them around a race so we can also run the same race together. In the end, it’s about being organized and finding a balance between all the things we want and need to do, sometimes compromising but prioritizing family time and training. Adding to this, because not all training is about performance, pace, or speed, come our adventures as a family. And these are the best. We take the opportunity to explore Norway’s nature together. The decision to move to Norway was based on what we thought was best for us as parents and as athletes: living more peacefully, slowly, close to nature, where we know we have everything we seek and need for our well-being. We don’t want this text to make it seem like everything is perfect because it’s not. There are unforeseen situations. There are days when it’s easier to stick to the plan than others. In the end, it’s about adapting to each situation and not stressing about it but making the best of it. 📷 1 Laura Moliner | 2, 4 Julien Raison | 3 Matti Bernitz