Wings for Life World Run 2023. To state that I run / ran for anybody, it would be a ferocious lie, because nobody runs for anybody else except themselves. Any other statement is a mild form of hypocrisy. Running is, maybe, the purest way of selfishness, and that is the end. Now, I am running…
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Short history of the marathon running culture – Zatopek, Abebe, Kpichoge, Kawauchi
When coming about marathon, energies are raising more and more as years pass. A short history about its debut, was written here. Since I ran a few, I am very well positioned to understand and to express what a marathon means. But what does it means from the eyes of the greatest? Of course, 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….
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….
2X2 Race: the dream, the failure, the obsession, the focus
Us runners are aiming higher and higher because we have quite of a big ego that need to be fed. Believe me. If any runner says he’s not running for him at least at a level, mostly the main level, then he’s lying. For me, 2X2 Race was a dream from one year ago or…
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…
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…
Have nothing to do? Then go and run 70 kilometers in two days: Sibiu, Hunedoara, Deva
Since I’ve started to run, I’ve encountered all kinds of races and in some years, like for example in 2019, when I wasn’t afraid I would embarrass myself, I’ve gone to more than 30 running events. I have already told you and written quite a lot about some of them, but never about this specific…
Running through the snow. Plenty of snow!
What can I say… as I am getting older, it seems like cold weather and even snow are challenging my feeling more and more. I don’t like them like I used to, but still, even though it’s March, I’ve went for a couple of runs around my soon-to-be neighborhood and experienced almost blister like conditions….
Running in the Mountains: 2X2 selection and further enthusiasm
2X2. When started to write here after many, many years I was in Hungary and didn’t met too many runs with ascent, despite running a lot. Ironically… It is ironic that also I have started to go running on mountains, in 2017, before actually going on a serious mountain hike. In fact, I did only…