15th of November 1987 is a very important date for Romania in general, and for Brasov, a city in the heart of the country, in particular. Because on this day, the workers from Roman Trucks made the first anti-communist insurgence, which basically opened the path to the revolution from two years and one month later,…
Category: Run
Azuga Trail Race 2024, one of my best mountain runs so far
Back to Azuga! Trail running is not something matching very good my style and my training approach, but regardless, as years passed by I have developed a certain affinity for this hobby, and attended many events in the Romanian mountains, at most, in spite my proper training for this is nearly zero. In fact, my…
Maraton Piatra Craiului – luck can play a part, but in the end it fades away
Maraton Piatra Craiului – chose to spell it in Romanian, to stand up for the MPC famous acronym – played an essential part in my running journey just before the 2019 edition. Heard of it years back the moment, and perceive it like a Goliath of trail running, both because its alleged difficulty, mostly caused…
What does define a nation? Bucharest marathon vs. Oslo marathon
Norway is great, I can confirm this right now, after my third trip there! From many more that are about to come, but this is not the point of the article. The point is purely sports, mass-sports. What does this mean? Mainly… how healthy & how educated, in the end, is the population. The main…
2X2 Race – the most brutal “running” experience you can have!
“2X2 Race is not for everybody”, a guy who finished it 2nd in 2022, Ionut Husariu, to be more specific said. I couldn’t agree more back then, when I have started the race, but failed in a shameful manner to make at least the first cut off time: 4 hours on Moldoveanu Peak, the highest…
Olympics 2024 | Julien Alfred, the new… “Usain Bolt” writes history for Saint Lucia
“When I grow up I want to be like Usain Bolt“, little Julien Alfred is known to have said more than a decade back, when she was only a child. In 2024, though, her affirmation became reality and she smashed the 100 meters final at the Olympics 2024 in Paris. Julien clocked an impressive 10.72,…
Lavaredo Ultra Trail 2024 – the story of a mighty experience
Lavaredo Ultra Trail was on the wish list for quite long, and in 2024 the time for the participation came, as I was successfully extracted at the ballot. A procedure that becomes more frequent at such competitions, ones of the most popular in the world, with limited slots available. Being in the mountain side, it…
Running two (almost) mountain marathons in a span of 14 days
After MIUT, my confidence grew, and felt quite strong. Now, my next big goal is Lavaredo 50k, a famous trail mountain run, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, at the end of June. But it is 8k more than what I’ve did in Madeira, so I need to keep the momentum, and the strength. Already registered for Moieciu…
MIUT 2024 – the seven minute window for a big dream
Running thru Madeira developed as a big dream in my imagination, so in late October 2023, it came to a projected fruition. Once my subscription to MIUT 2024 was accepted. The queen race is the 115 kilometer one, that basically cuts the island in half, from Porto Moniz to Machico. Tempting, but too brutal for…
Talking to myself during the marathon. Episode 1
During a marathon, I talk a lot with my own self, mostly because of the challenges I face while running the 42.195 kilometers distance. You cannot keep your mind clear and disconnected, no mater how hard you try. Music, calculating the plan, always analyzing the streets, the hydration points, always help. But they are not…