100 Miles of Istria - Labin, Croatia, Apr 07 2017
171km trail with approx 7400mt of elev. gain, from the city of Labin over the Učka(1400m) mountain to the city of Umag through tough hills, mountain terrain and medieval old towns... A special and unique trail experience that combines trail running, tourism, cuisine, hospitality and pain.... a lot of pain! :)
The initial idea (very optimistic) was to run the whole course in 30 hours and try to suffer less that the year before and... I wanted to improve my personal best by 8h!
Well, I did this instead:
- I finished the race in 29:24:07!
- I managed to enjoy the whole course!
- I never suffered (not too much....)!
- I managed to run the last 40k and gain 5h from 2016!
- I managed to improve my final result by 8.5h! Yesssss!!! :)
Thanx to everybody! See you again! :)
A lovely morning run with friends....
Änggårdsbergen is a nature reserve in the region of Västra Götalands Län in Sweden. Trail and off-road running here is a pure pleasure every time of the year!
The area of the video is the one below:
Venice Run
A special run for me! In 2008 we left Venice and moved to Sweden. I had severe asthma issues and needed ca. 200 inhalations of Ventolin every week to be able to breathe!
Today (30 october 2015) I enjoyed running without any problem... just a flow of memories... lots of memories!
Almost every corner of this city hides a story. This was very special for me today! :)
Venice is a particular city and running around may be tricky (due to the massive crowd), mentally challenging (due to paths ending nowhere), physically tough because all of the bridges one have to cross etc. I highly recommend running relaxed, enjoy every step of it, forget about pace or other things. Running will give you the opportunity to see more in less time. You can always walk back in a second time to the spot that was particularly interesting for you. I have a number of those "special places" in Venice. Please choose early mornings or late evening hours in order to avoid traffic and enjoy the city in a proper way. Do not forget the Giardini area! Take a pause there and.... breathe! :)
Have fun!
A few words of advice:
- Please take some water with you (you can buy water if needed, do not drink from other sources or fountains)
- During the summer days may be really humid and warm. Run during early morning hours, late evening or night.
- If you run in the sun in the summer do not forget to cover your head, apply some sun protection as well and drink!
- If you have time and the necessary fitness level feel free to extend your run and explore: Giudecca, Lido, Pellestrina, Murano and Burano etc.
- Do NOT take a swim inside Venice! Feel free to swim outside the laguna: Lido, Pellestrina, Cavallino, Jesolo etc.
- Please do explore Venice "outside" of those usual tourist paths. You might get surprized! Visit the Cannaregio area before heading to Murano and Burano or Torcello, the Castello area with the Biennale, the Arsenale, Giardini with the green area and the lovely park where children may have some fun and why not the Dorsoduro area and the Accademia. <(i>
There is much to see in Venezia. Please, do not limit the visit to Rialto and San Marco! :)
23k Sisol, Istria, Croatia - Part 1
Sisol, Istria, Croatia
Lovely trail/skyrunning 23km training for the 100 mile race next year ;)
23k Sisol, Istria, Croatia - Part 2
Sisol, Istria, Croatia
Lovely trail/skyrunning 23km training for the 100 mile race next year ;)
