
In what it calls a move to reinvent the sport of trail running, French sports brand Salomon has appointed a renowned physiologist and researcher in sports science to head up the development of its Athlete Performance Program.
Researcher in Exercise Physiology and Metabolism Aitor Viribay joins the Annecy-based brand as Global Sports Performance Director where he'll be in charge of supporting some of the best trail runners in the world including Courtney Dauwalter, Mathieu Blanchard, Remi Bonnet and Marianne Hogan.