I didn’t fly for almost two years because of the pandemic. Lucky me, my first airborne trip from 2022 happened in Paris. Not really a city I ever plan to visit, not so tempting for me, but thanks to the unique Spartan Stadium event I’ve decided to book a visit there, since beginning of 2020. As said, it got postponed…
Spartan Stadium Paris (Saint-Denis, Stade de France) 2022: different experience
My participation to Spartan Race events started in August 2019 and especially in 2020 I’ve attended several Sprint, Super, Beast, Honor and even Hurricane Heat events all around Central Europe, in my home country, Romania, but also in Slovakia, Czech Republic and Slovakia. From that same year I’ve aimed the yellow medal of Spartan Stadion,…
CASE STUDY | Five consecutive days without running: the feeling
For some years, running became a lifestyle for me. Never had a major injury, that forbid me to do the job, to go for a run. Regardless how fast or how many breaks I took. The impact was in most case of the situation mental. The only trap for running almost every day was my…
Cristiano Ronaldo & Lionel Messi football era comes to an end
Cristiano Ronaldo – Lionel Messi is, for sure, the most consistent rivalry in the history of world football in terms of statistics especially. I am mentioning this, because is quite hard to avoid Eras in which Maradona & Platini were playing, when Di Stefano & Puskas were on the same pitch, when Zidane & Ronaldo…
World Cup 2022, Qatar – what to expect?
Football became more and more weak in terms of expression, of quality, of color. Already wrote about this, now I’ll point my finger on the World Cup 2022 from Qatar, which will be played in an unusual place, in an unusual time period. For more details linked to the way the tournament was awarded, go…
Running in the rain and accelerating over the mud: Brașov Intersport Halfmarathon
Did you see “The Miracle of Bern”? It is a great movie, about the World Cup final from 1954, when West Germany beat 3-2 Hungary, “The mighty Magyars”, who led 2-0 in 10 minute and, most importantly, won 8-3 in the group stage. There are several theories of what happened there and the most interesting…
Giulești Stadium – the complete history
On 26th of March 2022 the new built Giulești Stadium is being opened in a outstanding ceremony of eight hours. It is an historic moment, without any doubt. Still, this is only the last historic moment and, of course, a beginning of a new glorious era for Rapid Bucharest, the club which plays here. The…
New Giulești opening day: expectation
26th of March 2022 will remain always and forever in the history of Rapid Bucharest, as the day when the new Giulești stadium will be officially opened, with an 8 hour event, topped by a friendly game with Poli Timișoara, a second tier squad about which I will discuss separately why I don’t consider to…
Vote for the change: Bacău, 2022 be like
Something about… Bacău! All over the world, we are asked to vote for change, for stability, for a better life. This kind of slogan is always in Romania, but the reason why I have not voted for some years is obvious and I will give you a clear example: in the last 25 years, in…
Who will win the UEFA Champion’s League 2021-2022?
The quarter-finals of the Champions League are about to start, and now I am curious about who you think will be the “lucky” one this year. Normally, Bayern Munich should win the trophy, but FC Liverpool is not neglectable at this moment either. Manchester City looks like a forever loser in the Champions’ League, and…