Napping in the car had done him well. Norbert feels now relaxed, and ready with his shirt and race number for the race. The numerous people on the streets, ensures… Read more »
Route card “100kms in 24h” (year 2000) Remembering old races, we have decided to go back to the “100 kilometres in 24 hours”, a race that opened us a whole… Read more »
Photo by Miguel A Amutio (Unsplash) Marathon popularity has been growing unstoppable during the last years, at least until the Covid-19 appearance, that has casted a shadow over a booming… Read more »
Without being able to travel, or in some cases still confined at home, Facebook insists on reminding us of what we did or visited x years ago. In many cases… Read more »
Exercise-associated muscle cramps, or EAMC, is a temporary, intense, painful and involuntary contraction of skeletal muscles. These commons contractions usually take place during or soon after physical activity. Some studies… Read more »
I’ve been investing in my personal development for a few years because, as Curro Cañete says: “The greatest act of generosity you can do for yourself and those around you… Read more »
Photo by Brian Erickson (Unsplash) Ultra-marathon refers to any race with a distance longer to the 42.2k of a marathon. Running such distances represents a physically and mentally challenging test… Read more »
Gelindo Bordin Seoul 1988 “The marathon is everywhere. It has a spiritual component that nobody sees but it is crucial. It teaches you to wait and then also to strike,… Read more »
As we talked in our previous post there are different pacing strategies (negative, positive, even and variable), and they are differently used in marathon and half-marathon races, and between young… Read more »
Long distance sport events involve pacing, that can be defined as the distribution of energy reserves and speed through the whole race. The main pacing strategies are: Negative pacing, with… Read more »
