Training

Cross training is useful for recovery but also to keep fit in the event of an injury. After an intense Season dedicated to Trail Running, you need a period of physical and mental recovery in which …

Filippo Moirano is a trail running athlete, a former professional football player, manager of a famous grocery store in Biella, “Lo Spaccio”. This interview begins with a classic question: Who&#821…

Cross Country Running is an Olympic discipline with distances between 4 and 12km, in many ways similar to mountain running or short trail running races. With the cross-country running training you …

Marco Cimini is a well-known Architect. Behind the “professional” image is hidden a passionate ultra trailer but digging deeper one discovers much more. His sporting career begins in bo…

Paolo Depaoli started to run in 2014 and he is finisher of several ultra trails. He had a dream: run the Ultra Trail Mont Blanc 170k on the occasion of his 50th birthday. In the interview he tells …

The ability to manage sleep in ultra trails, lasting one or more nights, is essential to avoid compromising the race result or, worse, seriously injuring yourself. In fact, sleep deprivation causes…

The race strategy for an Ultra Trail race, especially if it lasts for more than one day, such as a 170km competition or the TOR, is really tough. The athlete must have a thorough knowledge of his p…

If you want to run endurance races you must be ready to exit your comfort zones! The Ultra Trail races over 100km races push the athlete’s body to the extreme: unnatural biorhythms, sleep dep…

Numerous studies show how body weight can make a difference in road running. In fact, we know that if an athlete gains 1kg of body weight he will decrease his running performance on road from 1 to …

Uphill running training is a must to succeed in ultra trails and endurance ultra trails. Running uphill will require you to train for this effort and strengthen your muscles with specific exercises…