It looks like it has no sense, but it actually does. A marathon doesn’t have two even halves, to place it most correctly into the context. As following Bloomberg’s motto, “context changes everything!” 🙂 And so did I made a short cut in the title, to capture your attention. But what is this all about?…
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Champions League final: Paris, “better” than London in Budapest
Only four times in history, and again after 55 years! This is the statics behind the clashes between two capital cities in Champions Cup / Champions League finals in European football. Paris Saint-Germain – Arsenal London came for the first time after Ajax Amsterdam beat, 2-0, Panathinaikos Athens in the 1971 final, on Wembley, London….
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….
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…
How to deal with a marathon PB: Prague 2022
My story from the Prague Marathon 2022. Pain and happiness! From the beginning I’ve said to myself that I need to achieve a marathon at around 3:15 hours. My previous record, 3:31, was obtained with less effort, so I knew it was room for some improvement. Therefore, the very expected Prague Marathon 2022 which should…