Meet the X-Bionic athletes

Núria Picas

Núria Picas is an ultra trail runner from Catalonia who defied impossible odds to become one of the greatest ultrarunners in the world. Told she'd never run again after a climbing accident at 22, she returned seven years later and won her first ultra in 2011. Since then, she's become a world champion, and UTMB winner, balancing her legendary racing career with work as a firefighter, climber, and mountain guide.

"I feel supernatural in my natural environment: the mountains. That's where I feel most like myself, fully connected to movement and nature. When I'm well equipped and comfortable, everything flows more easily, my body responds better, my mind is clear, and performance feels effortless." – Núria Picas

Achievements

  • 2017, 1st, Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB), Chamonix
  • 2012, 1st, Ultra Trail World Tour Champion
  • 5 x winner, Salomon Ultra Pyrenees 100K
  • 2014, 1st, Ultra-Trail Mount Fuji, 170K
  • 2013, 1st, Marathon des Sables