Tag: trail running programs

10 PRACTICAL TIPS FOR TRAIL RUNNING TRAINING AND RACING: THE COMPLETE GUIDE 2024

Written by Cristina Tasselli on 20 July 2023. Posted in Training.

The Trail Running Training Guide: 10 Tips to increase Performance Introduction Preparations for trail running races demand endurance, strength, agility, and comprehensive training typically associated...

HOW TO PLAN INTERVAL TRAINING SESSIONS

Written by Cristina Tasselli on 22 June 2022. Posted in Training.

Do you know the meaning of interval training and do you know how to plan interval training sessions? Interval Training brings various advantages to the athlete provided, of course, it is planned in...

5 TIPS TO PLAN YOUR TRAIL RUNNING RACE CALENDAR

Written by Cristina Tasselli on 13 December 2021. Posted in Training.

Planning a perfect trail running race calendar, which helps you to build up your shape progressively and enable you to reach the top when needed, is a real art. We have collected for you the advice...

HOW TO START AT THE BEST TO PREPARE FOR THE TRAIL RUNNING SEASON

Written by Cristina Tasselli on 1 December 2021. Posted in Training.

Starting the preparation in the best way is essential to achieve your goals. But how can you not go wrong? The answer is simple, following an annual periodization that consists in defining, organizing...

THE WINNING KIT FOR YOUR ULTRA TRAIL 2021

Written by Cristina Tasselli on 11 March 2021. Posted in Training.

Have you received the confirmation letter for the Ultra Trail of Mont Blanc or for a TOR taking place in the Aosta Valley? Congratulations! … now your goal is to become a Finisher! In such an...

HOW TO TRAIN FOR LONG DISTANCES

Written by Cristina Tasselli on 10 March 2021. Posted in Training.

Training for long distances does not mean only and exclusively being on your legs for many hours. Your long runs, in addition to having a variable duration according to the race distance you are preparing,...

HOW TO IMPROVE SPEED IN TRAIL RUNNING RACES

Written by Cristina Tasselli on 24 February 2021. Posted in Training.

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...

HOW TO TRAIN ENDURANCE IN TRAIL RUNNING AND BECOME MORE RESISTANT

Written by Cristina Tasselli on 9 December 2020. 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...

LUCA LIZZOLI FROM THE FIRST STEPS IN THE WOODS TO THE NATIONAL MOUNTAIN RUNNING TEAM

Written by Cristina Tasselli on 25 November 2020. 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 17 November 2020. 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...