Author: Cristina Tasselli
Digital Strategic Marketing Director - certified Innovation Manager - in multinational companies, she is still today the only Italian female athlete to have ran 900 km and 55,000m D+ in the mountains in a single stage race (Transpyrenea 2016, 3rd women overall). She counts numerous Podiums and international Victories on races over 100k. She holds a SNaQ CONI certification as a Trail Running Coach, Athletic Trainer and in Nutrition and Sports Supplementation. Since 2014 she is President and sports executive of innovative technology startups and companies, including Trail Running Movement and Digital Sport 360. She trains elite trail running athletes and she teaches in trail running coach certification courses. She is an author of sports articles on training, nutrition and supplementation in trail running and running, both in Italian and in English and Spanish. She manages relationships and collaborations with Federations and Race Organizers.
Wearing a pair of waterproof overgloves when it rains or snows is highly recommended for trail running. Cold in the hands is subjective and is linked to the functioning of the thermoregulation system...
HOW TO TRAIN ENDURANCE IN TRAIL RUNNING AND BECOME MORE RESISTANT
Written by Cristina Tasselli on . Posted in Training.
In Trail Running, the main ability that the athlete must have is Endurance. Thanks to specific training, any ultra trail runner, can improve this ability and reach a level of athletic training that...
BEST CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR TRAIL RUNNERS
Written by Cristina Tasselli on . Posted in Trail World News.
What is the best Christmas gift for a Trail Runner? Have you already thought about it?
This year the holidays and Christmas will be different, in some ways difficult and perhaps far from our loved...
LUCA LIZZOLI FROM THE FIRST STEPS IN THE WOODS TO THE NATIONAL MOUNTAIN RUNNING TEAM
Written by Cristina Tasselli on . Posted in Trail World News.
Luca Lizzoli, athlete and CimAlp Tester, is very young, he is only 22 years old and has a DNA in which his history as an athlete was already written. The fact that he was born in Premana, a village...
HOW TO WAKE UP YOUR LEGS BEFORE TRAINING?
Written by Cristina Tasselli on . Posted in Training.
During Spring and Autumn, many athletes find it difficult to warm-up, wake up their legs and be ready for the most demanding workouts. The causes can be of various types, certainly the most common are...
ANNA DE BIASE E LA SUA STORIA D’AMORE CON IL TRAIL RUNNING
Written by Cristina Tasselli on . Posted in Trail World News.
Anna De Biase, athlete and CimAlp Tester, lives in Genoa by the sea but with a nearby hinterland behind where there are hills and mountains with beautiful trails and breathtaking views. An ideal place...
ELENA BETEMPS, THE MOUNTAINS AND TRAIL RUNNING AS SPECIAL FRIENDS
Written by Cristina Tasselli on . Posted in Trail World News.
The story of Elena Bétemps, athlete and CimAlp Tester, and the discovery of trail running was not accidental, she and the mountains are “friends since ever”. Elena lives in Fenis, a small...
TRAIL RUNNING GLASSES AND CONTACT LENSES
Written by Cristina Tasselli on . Posted in Products and Gear.
Practicing trail running, regardless of whether or not you have good eyesight, you spend many hours outdoors, so glasses are an absolutely essential element. Furthermore, the glasses, in addition to...
ROBERTO ROVELLI AND HIS APPROACH TO ULTRA TRAILS
Written by Cristina Tasselli on . Posted in Trail World News.
The story of Roberto Rovelli, endurance athlete and CimAlp tester, is a story of love, passion and research that he has led in the many ultra trails he has raced. Ultra trails, more generally mountain...
LUCIA MORASCHINELLI AND HER TRAIL RUNNING LIFE
Written by Cristina Tasselli on . Posted in Trail World News.
Lucia Moraschinelli tester of CimAlp products, trail running and ski mountaineering athlete, told us how she got to trail running competitions and what she feels every time she goes out in the mountains.
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