Running to Think

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,...

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...

The title of this post is a bit pretentious. I know. The less gadgets I run with the better. These are the tools I use the most before, during and after my running sessions. Because, you know, running is not only about running. I really cannot start without a Garmin watch. Even for slow pace runs. The list of watches is huge. After the Forerunner...

The period in which I don't run due to an injury is usually dedicated to, well... eating. I love eating. More specifically I love to spend time in the kitchen and experiment new recipes or just make those I remember from my mum, when I was living in southern Italy. Today I want to write about one italian recipe that is easy to make, healthy and really...

Don't misunderstand us: we don't miss meat. Actually we're doing great without since a long time. All this started as an experiment. This time I didn't get much help from the Internet. The purpose of messing around in the kitchen was to bite a juicy hamburger while staying vegetarian on my ID. Here is a delicious recipe to make some at home. Ingredients: 400...