In trail running races, improving speed in the faster sections allows you to gain positions. To take advantage of this opportunity, however, it is necessary both to train on the basic speed on the flat and to become more effective on undulating sections and descents, quickly adapting your stride and your running biomechanics to the […]

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 will allow him to endure prolonged efforts, initially unthinkable, for a long time. The development of Resistance, endurance, will allow you to […]

During this time of the year, 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 related to the season, the weather, the lock-down situation and the general demotivation. What can you do? Instead of […]

Is there a ranking for the best diets? Yes, this is confirmed by Dr. Felicina Biorci, an expert nutritionist, as well as an athlete, who collaborates with Trail Running Movement. There is a ranking for everything, “Biorci” says. The US News, a platform of the most authoritative American Universities and Hospitals where they run several […]

The intake of caffeine-based sports products, such as gels and energy powders, or natural or added drinks in trail running, before training or in competition can produce the positive effect of improving your performance thanks to an increase in concentration, attention and endurance. The use of caffeine in training or competition Before indiscriminately taking cups of […]

Trail runners must take care of hydration carefully following a precise strategy and not waiting for the sensation of thirst to arise, usually when it is already too late (loss of water between 2% to 5%) and the first symptoms of dehydration appear. Here is a Mini-Guide to recognize the symptoms of dehydration and to […]

Francesca Billi, TRM athlete and CimAlp Tester, lives in Liguria in Genoa but her heart beats for the Aosta Valley. She has covered all the trails in the valley, first with hes family and later for her endurance trail runner training sessions. Wife, mother and worker, she manages to fit everything artfully with a lot […]

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 ones…. But why should we stop dreaming? Despite the difficulties, we must look to the future, we should not not […]

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 located at 1000m of altitude, known for the numerous mountain running competitions that are organized there, […]

Christian Pizzatti, twice at the Trail World Championships with the Italian national team, won the VIBRAM UTLO – Ultra Trail 100K in 12h07. The race with 6000m d+, starting and finishing in Omegna, presented a track made difficult by incessant rain, mud and fog. This has not prevented Christian from placing himself in the lead since the […]

The interview with Stefano Fonio has been an immersion in the most genuine spirit of the Ultra Trail World. It was nice to hear from him about the awareness of the achievement, the stages of the tough preparation under the guidance of the TRM Team, but, at the same time, all with humility. D. Hello […]

The Tor Des Geants is a fascinating but tough race that requires previous experience in endurance races and specific training. The race track develops on a 330km trail on the Alte Vie 1 and 2 of the Aosta Valley, from Courmayeur to Courmayeur. For the 10th anniversary of the competition, the VDA Trailers Organization has also […]