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Continue reading →: The magic of magnesium
I was at kilometer 15 of a 24 km trail race with a significant altitude gain. It was my second trail run and my third race ever. I was a total novice. Back then, I had this voice at kilometer two or three that was telling me: “Why did you…
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Continue reading →: The runner’s homeHome. What is home? Home is where you feel safe, where you know each room in detail, where everything is familiar. The runner’s home. What’s that? It’s the place where you usually go for a run, your default. It’s that place that you can reach with your eyes closed while…
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Continue reading →: Carol Park – The Romanian Rocky StairsThe Carol Park, named after our first king, is an interesting one. Bucharest is 99% flat, but this one has a hill. You can reach the top by going up a slow and steady incline on the two sides or going through the middle of the park and climbing the…
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Continue reading →: My training routine for a slow but enjoyable marathon
I’m rerunning the marathon next month in beautiful Transylvania. My goal: finish in under 5 hours and enjoy every second of it. Every goal needs a strategy and a plan. Otherwise, it’s just a dream. So, how do I prepare for a marathon? First, I do not have a rigorous routine…
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Continue reading →: Running the Rome Marathon without proper trainingAll roads lead to Rome. Or do they? The Rome marathon was going to be my first competition outside Romania, one I had delayed for 2 years. I was due to run it in 2020, but that edition was canceled because of the pandemic. Then I skipped the 2021 race…
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Continue reading →: Running at a film festival in Sfantu GheorgheThe car grinds to a halt. The main character unwillingly found vengeance, but not the one he was hoping for. He accidentally ran over the man presumed to be responsible for his mother’s death. The camera sits still letting us take it in.. and then it starts zooming out, pitch…
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Continue reading →: “Running with the Kenyans” Book review – Discovering the secrets of the fastest runners on Earth
Kenyan athletes dominate running competitions like no one before. Why is that? This is the main plot of the book. It follows the story of an English journalist and runner who moves with his entire family to Kenya to train, learn and find out their secrets. The author finds himself…
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Continue reading →: S24 Race review – How much can you run in 24 hours?
What is S24? S24 is an ultra-marathon, an unusual one. You don’t get a specific number of kilometers to run, you get a specific time. You get 6, 12 or 24 hours and you have to run the most you can during that time. The runner that runs the most…
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