Alright, these two giants are both amazing and helpful for the average/advanced runner.
Both services provide great tools to keep track of your running sessions and long-term schedules. Both services allow multisport activities. Both keep each runner in contact with other runners. Both accommodate the awesome features of modern devices, from watches...
Showing posts with label running. Show all posts
Showing posts with label running. Show all posts
Tuesday, 5 September 2017
Tuesday, 29 December 2015
Christmas is not just chocolates and candies, especially when it is time to think about new running shoes. Recently my running habits have changed into trail, and I am basically burning more trail shoes than road ones. Anyway, I hit the road "once in a while", and with that I mean for about 60 km per week.
After a distraction of about...
Tuesday, 19 May 2015
Before the memories of the trail running of Sunday fade out (as if that were even possible) let me share the report of a race that has been scheduled in two months, and for which I have been struggling with nutrition and mileage... this time without inflicting any injury to myself.
To start with, I finished Trail de la Lesse in 5th position and arrived...
Thursday, 14 May 2015
Motivation leads you nowhere without action. That's what they say.
I have been keeping myself motivated so far. To overcome the struggle of injuries, hills, miles and sweat.
But motivation is not enough to accomplish things. Action is necessary. Motivation only triggers action. And I am acting.
This sunday I will put myself to the test.
To prove...
Sunday, 26 April 2015
The end of the week has been marked with the long distance running session that has been scheduled, namely 42 km self supported, completed at the pace of 4:34" per km on 270 mt elevation gain.
Legs were rolling like wheels. I never pushed along the test and was running very relaxed, breathing and looking around as if I was running on a much shorter...
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
A small update from the running department.
As some of you know, I set my next race to May 17, Trail de la Lesse. A 50 km trail run nearby Liege in Belgium. One more time to "feel the hill", pumping lactate around the blood stream. One more time to feel alive.
The training of the last four weeks has changed to become harder and harder. A steep...
Tuesday, 24 March 2015
When I don't run, I don't think.
And when I don't think, I don't live.
The burdens of life in the last weeks,
maybe months,
have been so big and unexpected
that sucked out the time I was used
to dedicate to running.
Away from the forest, away from the road,
away from sweat and aching legs,
away...
Friday, 2 January 2015
Believe it or not, Christmas is over. And with Christmas also candies, chocolate (a bit less for those who already abuse sugar on a daily basis), cakes, sugar, fat, pasta, fish, meat, panettone, bread, cakes and cakes and cakes.
Every year I prepare myself for the toughest period of the year, that they refer to as Xmas. I even strategically try...
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...
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...
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)...
Thursday, 15 May 2014
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...
Tuesday, 18 March 2014
Whenever I am waiting at the airport I feel quite inspired to write something about me or whatever is currently around me. Or I just have nothing better to do to kill some time. The period I was travelling consistently, I was used to write a piece each time, in each different airport. I wrote about everything, my feelings, the person in front...
Monday, 17 March 2014
Another week of trail running around Madrid; another week of 120 km and 9400 kcal burned to convince myself that I am ready for the 80k of Paris. I started this week doing something I would have liked to do a while ago: resting.
03/03/2014
04/03/2014 intervals on a longer distance of 3km for a total run of 23 km. Really cool interval...
Wednesday, 12 March 2014
Preparing the hydration pack with an awful isotonic drink.
That smile will disappear soon
Whenever I prepare the hydration pack for a long run I realise that I would never use all the stuff I put in the bag. Even though I am aware of this terrible mistake and regardless the fact that I really force myself to drinking and eating during workout,...
Saturday, 8 March 2014
I dedicated week 9 to exploring the country side around Cantoblanco, the district of Madrid where I am staying. As I mentioned earlier the terrain is quite diverse, giving me a series of options that I choose according to my schedule. Regardless the terrain that can be simply road or rocky or sandy or muddy, what really characterises this place is...
Tuesday, 25 February 2014
After the third training session with the new Brooks Cascadia 9, it's time to write down my impression. I honestly don't like reviews because I think that shoes and feet are such a subjective and complicated topic to be summarised in a pros-and-cons list.
First of all, I consider myself a versatile runner who enjoys the road and, on a similar...
Wednesday, 19 February 2014
First time in Madrid. Actually day 2. After landing I had to take a train to get to the apartment which is located out of the city centre and I really couldn't contain the excitement. After only half an hour I was cycling around to check some of the places I will be running in the next few days. The weather conditions are much better than those...
