Real Stories

Maria Costa: El valor de confiar en el proceso
Maria Costa: The Value of Trusting the Process
What does your ideal day look like? If you asked me, I would probably picture the sea, music, and a good conversation among friends in a fairly warm setting. For... Read more...
Anna Grífols: “El éxito está en probarlo todo y ver qué te va bien”
Anna Grífols: “Success lies in trying everything and seeing what works for you”
When I was little, I wanted to be a dolphin trainer. I also went through a phase when I dreamed of becoming a hairdresser. A doctor. A magician. A pirate.... Read more...
Marc Ràdua: "Esquiar, mientras pueda, siempre estará en mi vida"
Marc Ràdua: “Skiing, as long as I can, will always be part of my life”
“What’s the most incredible place you’ve ever skied?” I ask him. He thinks about it for a few seconds. “Norway, the Italian Alps, the French ones… But there’s nowhere like... Read more...
Maria Petit: Perder la visión y ganar una nueva forma de ver las cosas
Maria Petit: Losing sight and gaining a new way of seeing things
Testing How Far You Can Go Without Seeing: The Origin of It All “I want to find out how far I can go without seeing anything.” This was the motivation... Read more...
Ada Xinxó o “Ada non stop”: energía, ilusión y dos ruedas para cambiar de vida
Ada Xinxó or “Ada Non-Stop”: Energy, Enthusiasm, and Two Wheels to Change Your Life
“Wherever you go, you’ll always come across Catalans,” she assures me. And I believe her. Cycling has allowed her to meet her best friends and people from all over—in her... Read more...
David Bueno Díez: Sin el deporte, no podría estar al 100% en mi trabajo ni con mis relaciones sociales
David Bueno Díez: Without sports, I wouldn’t be able to perform at 100% at work or in my social relationships
“A sound mind in a sound body.” Who has never heard this phrase? It seems so true to me... I admit that when I was little, I never quite understood... Read more...
Maria Giró, dos grados, un máster y una escuela de trial (y solo veintisiete años)
Maria Giró: two degrees, a master’s degree, and a trial-riding school (at just twenty-seven)
She has a degree in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, a master’s degree in Nutrition for Physical Activity and Sport, another degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics, and a Level... Read more...
Maite Japón: De superar el cáncer a conquistar la media maratón en Tokio
Maite Japón: From Overcoming Cancer to Conquering the Tokyo Half Marathon
Some people overflow with energy. Positive energy—the kind that catches on, and that we all wish we could always carry inside us. People I talk to who make me want... Read more...
La historia de Juan Dual: Superar lo imposible
Juan Dual’s Story: Overcoming the Impossible
The Fight Against a Devastating Diagnosis At 13, he was found to carry a positive tumor gene that, through the development of a rare disease called familial adenomatous polyposis, gives... Read more...
Jan Castillo, estudiante de medicina y referente en trail running
Jan Castillo, medical student and trail running ambassador
Jan Castillo is one of those people who immediately make you terribly envious. The first thought that comes to mind after meeting him is an obvious yet inevitably jealous question:... Read more...