How to properly live Athens Marathon. The Authentic, 2022 version!

It is a chilly, mid-November early morning. I have the privilege to eat the breakfast from 05:00 AM, as the hotel staff is aware that, until 06:15 the latest we need to catch the busses to… Marathon. Not that I am thrilled to ingest anything at that hour, but, guys, starting 09:00 AM I’ll start…

Qatar World Cup 2022 – the land of hypocrisy

There is no previous World Cup and there will be no other in the future as debated like the World Cup from Qatar that is about to start on 20th of November 2022. The problem is that we all knew about this as early as December 2010, which means 12 years ago! Around six months…

Marseille, the beautiful city of contrasts

Trying to reach Madeira Island from Bucharest can be a real challenge. So be it, we chose, in the end, to go there via Marseille. Another city from my extended bucket list. Not something very hot, though, but since the opportunity came up, I gave it the go. One day and a half looked very…

Piatra Craiului Marathon & Azuga Trail Race – sweet October

For some time, I wanted to attend Piatra Craiului Marathon, the most vintage running event from Romania and also Azuga Trail Race. Since I did postpone taking part some years and the pandemic also played a part, I have attended both in October 2022, two weeks apart and now, in this article, my both experiences…

World Champion stories: Denisa Dragomir, mountain trail running

Denisa Dragomir is a mountain runner, a sky runner. I know this sport is not as many others and it doesn’t grow much interest, but this has nothing to do necessary with the complexity or its level. It is simply because fewer understand and have patience with this kind of sport. The context is that…

Doping in sports: facts versus reality in 2022

Does doping really exist in 2022, in top sports? Well, I don’t want to pretend that I know this for a fact, but after Simona Halep’s positive test I’ve did some research and reread the article from Spiegel – part of Football Leaks – that promoted some very strange doping-related things from the Real Madrid,…

10 things to help you discover Prague in a different way!

Three times to Prague and still cannot get enough! Prague is popular among tourist and to give extra tips, something you cannot find elsewhere is very hard. Regardless, I am pushing my luck and will present a 10 things-list you ought to do while in the beautiful capital city of Czech Republic, because I am…

Cristi Săpunaru

The Romanian football is rotten from one side to another. The press, the sports people, everybody. Or, OK, most of them. In principle, if you are decent you don’t appear more than a couple of times / year at the television. And I am generous. I am not referring to football players here or important…