Running to explore
David Lladó is a technologist, cultural manager and ultrarunner. For more than a decade, long-distance races have been a territory of physical and mental exploration: a way to observe effort, attention, pain and the need to keep going.
The Spartathlon, with its 246 kilometres between Athens and Sparta, became the centre of a story that could not be explained only through training, times or results.
Understanding himself at forty-nine
An autism diagnosis in adulthood enabled David to reread many experiences in his life. The structure, repetition and hyperfocus he found in ultrarunning took on new meaning, changing his relationship with vulnerability, perfectionism and the effort of adapting.
Writing and preparing for a long-distance race share something essential: moving forward for a long time without yet seeing the finish line.
The first book
Kilómetros infinitos, published by Plaza & Janés, is his first book. It brings together adventure, memory and reflection without becoming either a sports manual or a conventional overcoming narrative.
Discover the story
A runner facing the Spartathlon. A man discovering he is autistic. Two journeys that become one.