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LUCIA MORASCHINELLI AND HER TRAIL RUNNING LIFE

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 mountains.

Now is your turn Lucy!

My name is Lucia Moraschinelli. I come from a ski resort, Passo Aprica. I have practiced sports since I was a child starting with alpine skiing competitions at the age of 5 and from then I never stopped a part from a short period after the two maternities.

How I got into trail running and what I like about running off-road

When, a few years later, I switched to ski mountaineering, I started running in the mountains during summertime and the sensations that running in nature gave me, as I improved, were unexpected. The restlessness that has always characterized me turned into energy with running. It is still like this today, especially in long distance races where you have to really dig inside yourself to find motivation and strength.

Unfortunately I do not have the opportunity to travel on weekends as I work in the family restaurant, therefore I have never been able to participate in so many beautiful races away from home, but luckily there are many possibilities in my area too: the VUT, La Maratona del Cielo, the Wine Trail, the Double W60 and others, including vertical and mountain running competitions.

I prefer Sky Races at high altitude and with technical parts, especially with long descents where fortunately I perform well. From a technical point of view, my favorite is the Kima with a purely mountaineering track and a lot of elevation. I Lucia Moraschinelli 1 e1603113068448ran it 5 times!

However, I love to test myself on every type of distance, even the shortest ones from 10 to 15km. I live the competition as a challenge, I like the adrenaline at the start and the joy that you feel at the end, regardless of the result. If it goes well I celebrate, if it goes bad I dream about the next one.

My best results have been the victory at the Trail del Viandante, long distance, in 2015, at the Tracciolino Trail in 2019 and three podiums at the Valtellina Wine Trail.

The short-term goal is to be able to successfully complete an Ultra Trail.

I am a free spirit….

I don’t follow any program or planned sessions, I don’t like impositions. When I have time, I go out and decide where to run, always trying to vary the trails so as not to get bored. I love the scents and colors that nature gives us in every season.

My races have a special dedication

A few years ago I lost two brothers in an accident and my heart broke with grief. Climbing the peaks of the mountains, close to the sky, is a way to feel them closer to me

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Cristina Tasselli

Digital Strategic Marketing Director - certified Innovation Manager - in multinational companies, she is still today the only Italian female athlete to have ran 900 km and 55,000m D+ in the mountains in a single stage race (Transpyrenea 2016, 3rd women overall). She counts numerous Podiums and international Victories on races over 100k. She holds a SNaQ CONI certification as a Trail Running Coach, Athletic Trainer and in Nutrition and Sports Supplementation. Since 2014 she is President and sports executive of innovative technology startups and companies, including Trail Running Movement and Digital Sport 360. She trains elite trail running athletes and she teaches in trail running coach certification courses. She is an author of sports articles on training, nutrition and supplementation in trail running and running, both in Italian and in English and Spanish. She manages relationships and collaborations with Federations and Race Organizers.