In this post I will write about how to run with a heart rate monitor, which, let's face it, is not a novel trend at all. We all know that running champions do not even need such a gadget, since they rely on times and more complex types of analyses such as VO2Max, blood test, etc.
It is not a matter of being a champion or not. The problem is that...
Monday, 22 December 2014
Monday, 8 December 2014
Running at the best pace can be tricky especially on the long distance. Physiology can help, of course. However, mathematics can assure of the optimal running strategy to follow, regardless of our training in the last weeks or the current shape.
Some applied mathematicians found out the best strategy to run at the fastest pace, with the least...
Thursday, 20 November 2014
Hi friends,
today I want you to introduce a fantastic sport to you. It's called CrossFit. Crossfit has been founded by Greg Glassman and Lauren Jenai back in 2000. It is the principal strength and conditioning program for many police academies and tactical operations teams, military special operations units, champion martial artists and hundreds of...
Friday, 24 October 2014
Hi my measuring freaks,
if there is anyone who does not like to measure her or his own progress, please raise your hand. Thing is that you get a boost when you have the feeling to be close to your target. And that, my friends, can happen only if you can measure it.
The easiest and most well know method is measuring your weight with a scale....
Tuesday, 21 October 2014
Running long distance takes a consistent part of my life. When the target of the week is mileage above 130 km, it is not possible to train every day less than 2 hours. To this I add shower time, post-workout relaxation, eating. Then the worst part, going to work. Taking the train, then commute by bike for about 40 minutes. Another hour and...
Tuesday, 7 October 2014
Dear future mums,
your little dear one is waiting to pop out and fulfil your world with
love, happiness and laughter you've
never experienced? If
you love sport and want to stay healthy in your condition, keep
reading, this post might be of interest.
If already mums, congrats! I wish...
Monday, 6 October 2014
October means fall, trees losing their leaves, the sky getting greyish (a bit more here in Belgium) and people getting more lazy. Not us.
October for us has just one meaning: running more and getting ready for the winter season, in one word, actually two, half-marathon of Bruxelles. Due to the race-of-the-year, scheduled on October 25th, I...
Friday, 3 October 2014
Dear ladies (and gentlemen),
we all know how hard the battle of losing weight is and our attempts to shape the body to what we consider ideal. Big thighs, flappy bellies, hanging arms... all things we don't like and we wish to change by means of exercises specifically designed to destroy that garbage (and us), sometimes in concert with a well-balanced...
Tuesday, 30 September 2014
Dear runners,
a lot happened since my last trips to Finland and Vienna. Buying a house that I don't really need has probably been the stupidest thing I've ever done so far in my life. Even more stupid when I realised that being a gipsy is indeed my attitude, at least for the time being.
Thank God, sad things never come alone. The grateful smile...
Monday, 8 September 2014
Dear
friends,
as an active vegetarian who
does sports, I've always been asking myself if vegetarianism would
have had an impact on athletic performance. Therefore I decided to
investigate the matter within my master's thesis titled "The Impact
of Vegetarianism on Athletic Performance".
This...
Sunday, 17 August 2014
The schedule of the last week has been quite tough. Especially if I think that the left knee is still recovering from an injury and rule #0 says "watch out! don't push too hard".
Some running sessions of 15 km for three consecutive days, some drills and intervals did a great job to exhaust my legs before the long distance session.
As expected my...
Thursday, 14 August 2014
Only one month ago, Garmin decided to declare ANT Agent obsolete and forced me (and many other runners) to switch to their new SuperDuper Garmin Express.
The very first issue came when I was uploading my activity on Strava: not possible anymore. A small search on Google told me that indeed there was no viable way for Strava to communicate to Garmin...
Wednesday, 6 August 2014
Here is my review of these wonderful shoes I bought during my holiday in Southern Italy. I found a great deal, last number, last color, last everything and got a super discount, which was the perfect reason to buy running shoes for half the price.
Adidas Supernova Glide Boost presented themselves as really soft shoes since the very moment in which...
Monday, 28 July 2014
Still in hot Puglia, Southern Italy. Long distance running in the heat seems to be not well indicated, especially when there is no water support, but a Salomon belt with only 400 ml of hot fluid and a fruity gel that gets hot just after 5 km.
This morning I had intervals, which usually give me more stress due to the fact that keeping a moderately...
Friday, 25 July 2014
An update from hot Puglia, southern Italy, the heel of Italy, geographically speaking. We decided to spend our holiday this summer. Running here is just awesome even thought it has to be an early-morning activity. In fact, heat is a big problem here.I have been running both intervals and long distance in the country side of Molfetta (check my Strava)...
Monday, 7 July 2014
Hello folks!
Yes indeed. I'm back. It has been long, it has been painful, discouraging, depressive. It basically tore me down. Two months of no activity (almost), dealing with a patellar tendon that really didn't want to be fixed, are not a joke.I am not in the mood to shout out loud how I dealt with it. Read some of my recent posts and you will certainly...
Tuesday, 10 June 2014
I have been running at a quite high pace for short distances (up to 13 km) these last few weeks.
What's the news? I could finish with no pain and no bad feelings about my knee whatsoever.
The physical therapy I am following, associated to shock wave therapy seem to work indeed. As being part of an experiment conducted at the Sport Medical Advice...
Friday, 30 May 2014
Those who actively follow my daily adventures on Twitter, if that really matters, will know about the bad news of the last few weeks. They got the flavour of a slight pain in the knee that turned to something else usually referred as patellar tendonitis. That is the last injury I had to deal with after the not-so-successful 80 km trail in Paris,...
Wednesday, 21 May 2014
Long story short: everything, just in the right amountCARBOHYDRATES
Most endurance athletes and coaches know how
important it is to maintain the body's carbohydrate (glycogen) stores.
They are also aware that, despite the fact that the depletion of glycogen may
be delayed to a degree, by consuming carbs during activity, the body's stock capacity...
