Tag: trail running

ROBERTO ROVELLI AND HIS APPROACH TO ULTRA TRAILS

Written by Cristina Tasselli on 27 October 2020. Posted in Trail World News.

The story of Roberto Rovelli, endurance athlete and CimAlp tester, is a story of love, passion and research that he has led in the many ultra trails he has raced. Ultra trails, more generally...

LUCIA MORASCHINELLI AND HER TRAIL RUNNING LIFE

Written by Cristina Tasselli on 19 October 2020. Posted in Trail World News.

Lucia Moraschinelli tester of CimAlp products, trail running and ski mountaineering athlete, told us how she got to trail running competitions and what she feels every time she goes out in the...

5 BASIC RULES FOR RUNNING ON TECHNICAL GROUNDS

Written by Cristina Tasselli on 21 July 2020. Posted in Training.

Running on technical trails is difficult for all athletes even if some of them seem particularly gifted. Yet the sense of balance is a skill that we all have as children and that we lose with...

ENDURANCE TRAIL RUNNING: THE DISTINCTIVE FACTORS YOU MUST HAVE

Written by Cristina Tasselli on 18 June 2020. Posted in Training.

The cancellation of many Trail Running Races, such as the Lavaredo Ultra Trail, the Ultra Trail of Mont Blanc, the Tor Des Geants and many others, have thrown the trail runners into despair. The...

THE MONT BLANC RACES ARE CANCELED? TIPS FOR A B PLAN

Written by Cristina Tasselli on 20 May 2020. Posted in Trail World News.

All the Mont Blanc races are canceled but you can still save the season and keep motivation with a B Plan. Find out how The UTMB® machine stopped, the Organisation and the Chamonix Valley did the...

WHY SHOULD YOU MONITOR THE HEART RATE IN TRAIL RUNNING

Written by Cristina Tasselli on 12 December 2019. 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 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...

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...

CHRONIC FATIGUE SYMPTOMS, FIRST AID FOR TRAIL RUNNERS

Written by Cristina Tasselli on 29 October 2019. Posted in Nutrition.

Trail Runners can often experience chronic fatigue symptoms during the year. It is important to prevent them, recognize them and act immediately. The state of physical and mental exhaustion can be...

HOW TO WIN AN ULTRA TRAIL, CHRISTIAN PIZZATTI, TRM TEAM, 1st UTLO 100K

Written by Cristina Tasselli on 23 October 2019. Posted in TRM Team.

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...