Tag: TRAIL RUNNING COACHES

10 MISTAKES YOU SHOULD AVOID DURING TRAIL RUNNING PREPARATION

Written by Cristina Tasselli on 30 January 2020. Posted in Training.

There are 10 mistakes in the preparation for Trail Running that might have a negative impact on your entire racing season, let’s see them together. The month of January and beginning of February,...

HOW TO TRAIN DOWNHILL RUNNING TECHNIQUE IN TRAIL RUNNING

Written by Cristina Tasselli on 14 January 2020. Posted in Training.

The downhill running technique, in the discipline of trail running, is one of the aspects on which you shoul work in winter and early spring, using different training terrains and increasing the slope....

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 it...

FILIPPO, FROM FOOTBALL TO TRAIL RUNNING, DREAMING ABOUT RUNNING TOR DES GEANTS

Written by Cristina Tasselli on 22 November 2019. Posted in Training.

Filippo Moirano is a trail running athlete, a former professional football player, manager of a famous grocery store in Biella, “Lo Spaccio”. This interview begins with a classic question: Who’s...

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 get...

HOW TO BECOME A TRAIL RUNNER? THE STORY OF MARCO, FROM BOXING TO ULTRA TRAIL

Written by Cristina Tasselli on 8 November 2019. Posted in Training.

Marco Cimini is a well-known Architect. Behind the “professional” image is hidden a passionate ultra trailer but digging deeper one discovers much more. His sporting career begins in boxing,...

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 Omegna,...

THE “BLOCKS” ENDURANCE TRAINING IN MULTIPLE DAYS AND SESSIONS

Written by Cristina Tasselli on 18 June 2019. Posted in Training.

Ultra Trails are a dream for many trail runners. To be ready to run an ultra trail you need different athletic qualities including the ability to stand for many hours on your legs. For endurance races...

TRAIN FOR DESERT RUNNING – MARATHON DES SABLES 250 KM

Written by Cristina Tasselli on 2 May 2019. Posted in Training.

Running the Marathon Des Sables, the tough desert race of 250 km, is a dream for many trail runners. But often people think, erroneously, that it is an experience for super men, for athletes. Mattea...