Marko Dugandzic is the guy that scored two consecutive hat-tricks (not necessary literally speaking…) for Rapid Bucharest on Giulesti stadium. The first one, against Sepsi was the fastest since 1972! 51 years ago. A good achievement, indeed. I am supporting Rapid for 24 years now and I have studied in depth, the club’s history, but…
Tromsø, the flavor of the North: coffee, northern lights, snow and reindeer!
Since I have seen the advertisement for the Tromsø Midnight Sun Marathon, somewhere in 2017, I knew that I need to see the wonderful Nordic city. Truth being said, it is not an easy path from Bucharest, considering from our airports it is hard to reach too many destinations. Thinking about all the time, I…
Why did die the first guy who ran the… marathon? But… did he really die?
The marathon is a special athletic encounter. I would say the top off all, because of the legend that wraps everything. Many, if not all, heard about the story of a messenger that delivered the victory news to Athens, after the Athenians beat the Persians in Marathon, in 490 BCE, and after collapsed and died….
What is the legacy of the FIFA World Cup 2022 from Qatar?
Hard question: what should be the legacy of the latest World Cup, the 2022 Qatar competition? It is a serious debate, and it cannot be resumed in a couple of words, so this is why I have waited for some time to pass to assess and order my thoughts as better as I could to…
1 Decembrie Marathon 2022, a podium after three years and a PB
It starts to rain, and the temperature is almost 0ºC, but the real feel even lower, as the wind blows. Even though I like to look good in pictures, this time I need to wear ticker clothes and to cover my head. I am not the best in terms of appearance, but I am ready….
Athens from start to finish – a beautiful city to discover
Athens is the heart of Greece. Never been in this country, until 34, but the authentic marathon opened some travel doors. About the event itself I’ve wrote here, so now I am concentrating on the city, so to make a brief but concentrated guide if you want to have a nice experience while visiting the…
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…
Cristiano Ronaldo interview by Piers Morgan, explained – the ultimate joke
In the last week, the World Cup in Qatar took the second place, because the interview with Cristiano Ronaldo, held by Piers Morgan, covered the so-called football world almost entirely. Because it was such a one-of-a-kind event I have decided, on one of my runs, to listen to the whole 90 minutes and draw my…
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…