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The downhill running technique, in the discipline of trail running, is one of the aspects on which you shoul work in winter and early spring, using different training terrains and increasing the slope....
WHY SHOULD YOU MONITOR THE HEART RATE IN TRAIL RUNNING
Written by Cristina Tasselli on . Posted in Training.
The Heart Rate in Trail Running is subject to continuous changes compared to road racing. This derives from the changes on the surface on which we run: soil types and inclination percentages. It is...
CROSS TRAINING FOR TRAIL RUNNING
Written by Cristina Tasselli on . 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 . 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 . 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 . 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,...
HOW TO RUN A 450KM ULTRA TRAIL: INTERVIEW WITH STEFANO FONIO FINISHER TOR DES GLACIERS
Written by Cristina Tasselli on . Posted in TRM Team.
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...
MINI-GUIDE FOR SLEEP MANAGEMENT IN ULTRA TRAIL RACES
Written by Cristina Tasselli on . 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 PREVENT AND TREAT BLISTERS IN ULTRA TRAILS
Written by Cristina Tasselli on . Posted in Injuries and Wellness.
The onset of blisters during an Ultra Trail is something quite common, especially beyond a certain race distance (>80km). The trail runners feet are subjected to continuous rubbing and friction,...
ENDURANCE AND COMFORT ZONE FOR ULTRA TRAILS TRAINING
Written by Cristina Tasselli on . 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...