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…
Rapid Bucharest, catastrophic season 2023-2024
Rapid extended, at subliminal level, the centenary, to 2024. In the hope the season to come – which now has ended – will be better than the 2022-2023, that ended in a 5th place. Rapid Bucharest entered the play-off in second place, fairly away from fcsb, but without signaling what was about to happen. Basically,…
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…
What is happiness? How does a functional country look like?
The debate around these subject is everlasting, and it has more directions than the now famous “three body problem”. At a moment, I have developed an idea, based on the “how many degrees from the idiot”, and this can be a source of a slight comment I want to make here, based on facts I…
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…
PHOTO STORY | Being and feeling in Nazaré, the land of giant waves
When it comes to unique places in the world, I am the first to want and explore them. Nazaré, from Portugal, is one of these places. Maybe having huge waves at your disposal is not something that happens only here, but having recorded the biggest waves in the world, indeed grants a stamp of a…
Man started writing training plans after running first half-marathon
You never know who sits next to you in the tram! It might be the next coach – of whatever – that can change your life! A guy from a suburb of a capital city in Europe just nailed it: he managed to run a half-marathon in a staggering time of 2 hours and 12…
Marathon calendar 2024 in Europe – asphalt mostly flat only! :)
The marathon calendar 2024 is just under way! I love to participate to a marathon, and discover the city / town in the same time. Did a few, and I am planning to do even more in the future. For now, in Europe. This is why, I came up to the idea to add up…
Walking thru Longyearbyen, the world’s northernmost town with more than 1000 people!
Narrating about a full lovely experience in Svalbard is nice, but when we are talking about intense feelings, it’s so hard to expose them in a single article. So I am back with some tales from the town of Longyearbyen, the most populated settlement from the archipelago, and also the northernmost settlement with more than…
Tips for running a marathon – personal experience
I have written as short as I could 20+ of my marathon experience, in order for you to pick a bit my experience, and take maybe better decisions before or during a marathon. Since that article is pretty long, though, I was thinking to make a shorter one and to provide clear tips, out of…