What is running? It seems like a philosophical question, but it really is not. “It is when you are walking faster”, jokers would say. In reality, I am not trying to come up with a definition but to express the whole volume of feelings and emotions I have experienced in the last eight years of…
Author: dominte_mircea
Tromsø, how to live a dream – chapter 2
My curiosity about Tromsø was born from a… magazine. I saw the Midnight Sun Marathon advertised, so I have decided from that moment I needed to attend it. Now, it is not so easy to go to the northernmost city of Norway and, I think, the biggest northernmost city in the world actually, so for…
Saint Lucia, how to live a dream – chapter 1
A different story about Saint Lucia. I like adventure, I am keen to discover every new far away corner, places that seem available only in documentaries. Locations thousands or even tens of thousands kilometers apart from Romania. In 2023, the ultimate travelling adventure proved how and why dreams come true: the trip to picturesque Saint…
Spartan Ultra Race Encamp – 2023, the year of the LEOPARD
For some years, the Spartan Races are “branded” with an animal each year. After the scorpion and the eagle, the time has come, in 2023, for the… leopard! An animal which amazed me, seeing his ferociousness in the documentaries. I got fascinated by this very wild cat because of his very intense temper and because…
Rapid Bucharest 2022/2023 season – the milestone of one century
It is done. Year no. 100 from Rapid Bucharest’s history comes to an end with a big celebration, on 25th of June. First, though, let’s switch our attention to the competitional season that has just ended. A 5th spot in the table that looks acceptable, but in reality it is not the case, not only…
Brașov Marathon 2023 – the experience I have been craving for many years
Brașov Marathon, the experience! I find it easier to run on asphalt, but at the same time, a plane running event is, for me, by far the hardest than a trail event, with a lot of ascent, even though I have greater chances to obtain better results when running on a straight surface. Does it make…
Wings for Life World Run 2023 – life is not a journey, it is a process!
Wings for Life World Run 2023. To state that I run / ran for anybody, it would be a ferocious lie, because nobody runs for anybody else except themselves. Any other statement is a mild form of hypocrisy. Running is, maybe, the purest way of selfishness, and that is the end. Now, I am running…
Saint Lucia – living the Caribbean dream! A story to last forever – the ultimate guide
When we decided to travel to Saint Lucia, a full life chapter opened for the future. Now, the experience is complete and I will share with you every single piece of it, just for you to have whatever is needed if you decide to go from a country like Romania, to an exotic place like…
Short history of the marathon running culture – Zatopek, Abebe, Kpichoge, Kawauchi
When coming about marathon, energies are raising more and more as years pass. A short history about its debut, was written here. Since I ran a few, I am very well positioned to understand and to express what a marathon means. But what does it means from the eyes of the greatest? Of course, I…
Boston Marathon 2023, 127th edition – Chebet, Kipchoge & top 10 final results
Eliud Kipchoge was set to win the Boston Marathon for the first time, at his first attendance. Even he was the huge favorite, alongside many other great East-African mostly runners, the guy who is considered the greatest of all time in terms of Marathon running failed this time. Having the only unofficial still, but existing…