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WHY A TRAIL RUNNING COACH COULD HELP YOU?

Written by Cristina Tasselli on 5 December 2019. Posted in Training.

Have you ever asked yourself why it is advisable to rely on a professional trail running coach who “prescribes” a correct training table for you? It is no coincidence that we used the word “prescribe”...

CROSS TRAINING FOR TRAIL RUNNING

Written by Cristina Tasselli on 29 November 2019. Posted in 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 it...

FILIPPO, FROM FOOTBALL TO TRAIL RUNNING, DREAMING ABOUT RUNNING TOR DES GEANTS

Written by Cristina Tasselli on 22 November 2019. Posted in Training.

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’s...

HOW TO IMPROVE TRAIL RUNNING WITH CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING

Written by Cristina Tasselli on 20 November 2019. Posted in Training.

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 get...

HOW TO BECOME A TRAIL RUNNER? THE STORY OF MARCO, FROM BOXING TO ULTRA TRAIL

Written by Cristina Tasselli on 8 November 2019. Posted in Training.

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 boxing,...

ULTRA TRAIL MONT BLANC, THE STORY OF PAOLO, HOW HE TRAINED TO HIT THE GOAL

Written by Cristina Tasselli on 9 October 2019. Posted in Training.

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 his...

MINI-GUIDE FOR SLEEP MANAGEMENT IN ULTRA TRAIL RACES

Written by Cristina Tasselli on 23 August 2019. Posted in Training.

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 a...

HOW TO PLAN A RACE STRATEGY FOR AN ULTRA TRAIL: TIME SCHEDULE & AID STATIONS

Written by Cristina Tasselli on 30 July 2019. Posted in Training.

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 physical...

ENDURANCE AND COMFORT ZONE FOR ULTRA TRAILS TRAINING

Written by Cristina Tasselli on 16 July 2019. Posted in Training.

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 deprivation...

HOW CAN WEIGHT EFFECT TRAIL RUNNING PERFORMANCE?

Written by Cristina Tasselli on 9 July 2019. Posted in Nutrition, Products and Gear, Training.

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 3...