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Relentless pursuit

Olympic Trials

World Mountain Running Championship – Patagonia

Don’t mind this

Bergen – Hochfellnberglauf

Drei Zinnen Alpine Run

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In volo verso le Azzorre Ha senso tutto questo, h

In volo verso le Azzorre

Ha senso tutto questo, ha senso essere qui..nel pieno di una pandemia, nella difficoltà e nel futuro incerto che percepiamo all'orizzonte..nella decadenza e nel pessimismo cosmico che le notizie, l'odio, la disinformazione sembrano confermare ogni giorno.
Sento questo pensiero che grava sulla mia mente e trovo difficile dargli una spiegazione. Ho una sensibilità e mi chiedo se quello che sto facendo abbia un significato nell'ordine delle cose, senza pretendere che il pugno di atomi di cui sono fatto abbia un benché minimo peso in tutto questo.

La prospettiva che offre un volo aereo mi dà spesso questa sensazione, simile a quella che probabilmente un astronauta prova in maniera amplificata osservando la Terra dallo spazio e concentrando lo sguardo sulla sottile pellicola che la avvolge, l'atmosfera, in cui quasi tutto ciò di cui siamo a conoscenza avviene. I rapporti umani, l'economia, gli spostamenti, le reazioni chimiche, l'istruzione, i conflitti...tutto sembra acquistare un significato molto relativo, quasi banale, se percepito da una sufficiente distanza.

Cosa significa correre in relazione a tutto questo?che ruolo assume la mia passione in quest'ordine di cui ancora non comprendiamo il senso?

Mi piace pensare che correre sia ma un modo di stare al mondo e di affrontare le cose, la vita e non solo le gare, che può essere un punto di riferimento per tanti. Una ricerca costante di quell'essere migliori e di avere cura di ciò che siamo e che abbiamo che vorrei fosse uno degli ideali che ispira le persone e le loro scelte. La nostra passione, quella di essere atleti e di correre ovunque, sulle creste delle montagne o sull'anello rosso, non è per niente un capriccio da questo punto di vista.
Non so darmi tante risposte, ma alcune idee ispirano le mie azioni e i miei pensieri. Sorvolando l'Atlantico in un punto indefinito - e che mai conoscerò - tra il continente e le isole Azzorre, vorrei correre per questo.

#runforgood #inspiration #forwhatisworth #thoughts #travel #azores #lifeinbetween #goldentrailchampionship #goldentrailseries #unbounded #120km #chemicalreactions

Shots: @rikiborg on a evening #anysurfaceavailable run

It is the sum of repeated efforts that build up th

It is the sum of repeated efforts that build up the form I'm looking for. That makes me who I am.
Relentless pursuit 🔙

#mountainrunning
#relay #vanoni #teamwork #viapriula #avb #niketrail #speedcrossing
#form #ideals #mountainsmatter

📸 @marcogulberti.it for @corsainmontagna.it

TEAM 🔥 Delighted to confirm our national title

TEAM 🔥

Delighted to confirm our national title in mountain running relay from last year. Back to back win at @trofeovanoni even though #teamfrance was better than us today. Hats off! Congrats to #SAValchiese and #AVBengers for the fight.
Time to #makepuppinhogreatagain soon as tomorrow it's time to fly to @azorestrailrun for @goldentrailseries final 🚀

#vanoni #relay #mountainrunning
#legsarefeelingood #niketrail
#deadleaves #morbegno #valtellina
#mountainrunninglegendaryraces #attaccareeeeeee #sprintfinish

📸 @sportdimontagna @maurytorri

@corsainmontagna.it @atletica_valle_brembana @atleticaitaliana @fidal.lombardia @niketrail.running

Relentless pursuit - new blog post Felt like writ

Relentless pursuit - new blog post

Felt like writing a few words
Link in bio. English and italian available 😉

#alpineworks #prorunning #niketrail #anysurfaceavailable #reflections

I'm excited to join @kilianjornetfoundation and co

I'm excited to join @kilianjornetfoundation and commit in first person to promote a more ecological practice of outdoor sports.

I am an athlete and my activities have an impact on the planet. It may be a small contribute, but I feel it's important to act and promote a more sustainable lifestyle, starting from ourselves and inspiring others to do the same. With this pledge, we aim to share ideas and actions to make outdoor sports more sustainable.

Commit to what you feel ready for and focus on 1, 10 or more commitments to work for every year. Small steps lead to bigger ones! Just like in running 😉
Share your ideas and inspire others around you. Who wants to join us?

Find out more on www.outdoorfriendly.org

#OutdoorFriendly #MountainsMatter #WeRunTogether #WeClimbTogether #KilianJornetFoundation

Into fall 🍂 Tapering begins. My final days of

Into fall 🍂

Tapering begins. My final days of preparation didn't go as planned, but embracing change and being able to make the most out of the current situation is what really makes the difference. Which is just a terrible way to say, when life gives you lemons, make some lemonade 😉

#lemonlife #fall #autumnvibes #niketrail #anysurfaceavailable #roadtosomewhere #misty #rainforest #pinetapark #astroloop #easy #backtothebasics #running #runjunkees #febbredavanoni #nonostante #hardcalves #vibey

Photos: @lapeppina

It is with a hint of regret that I will not take p

It is with a hint of regret that I will not take part in the national 5000m champs in Modena, part of Festival dell'Endurance program. Focusing my training on a four day stage race (almost 120km in 4 days) in the mountains is taking its toll and I am trading some speed for some more endurance and strength. Which is obviously not good for a track 5000m.
I would have loved my final race before the Azores to be on the track. But this time I feel it's too much and I'm just not ready to honor such a competitive field.
I have reflected on this choice and on my recent efforts in training, which have been very satisfying from a mountain running point of view, much less from a track-middle distance running point of view. For example, last Tuesday I did 16x500 averaging 1'26, with 500m recovery in around 2' (a total of 26km for the session) and the day after a 24km run in the mountains including a VK. I didn't have that much of a margin in Tuesday's intervals, which doesn't obviously give me much confidence for a 5000m . And Wednesday's workout doesn't have anything to do with it, too. So, we go on!

Best of luck to all my friends competing there, especially @glo_87. You deserve to get what you trained for!

Tomorrow will also be a very interesting day to follow world half marathon championships in Gdynia @wagdynia2020 and @kilianjornet debut on the road with a 10k. It'll be fun to see what he's capable of, and I'm sure he will enjoy it. We shared some thoughts on this views, last time we met in Zinal. He needs to beat my 29'47 at least!

#anysurfaceavailable #vertrun #niketrail #runningchats #outrunning #mountainrunning #trailrunning #trackandfield #workout #endurance #speed #intervals #runforgood #goldentrailseries #stagerace #azorestrailrun #unboundedrunning #kilianjornetfoundation #fastandlight

Finalizing my preparation for @goldentrailseries f

Finalizing my preparation for @goldentrailseries final in Azores, balancing a good mileage with some track speed and specific workouts in the mountains, just as I like to experience.
Today's training called for #AnyWeatherAvailable and some good reason to get outside. Which fortunately, I had 😉
Same technology as the @nike Peg Trail 2, with the addition of the Invisible Fit technology by @goretexeu. Which means my feet were totally dry while having fun splashing in the mud!

Nike Pegasus Trail 2 GORE-TEX

Roll on 🚀

#anysurfaceavailable #fall #workout #trailrunning #mountainrunning #niketrail #pegtrail2 #goretex #fastrunning #alpineworks #projects #dreams #viafilata #doortotrail #runforgood #trailaddicted #forest #experience #gear #photography

pictures and thanks: @lapeppina

Just hammered another 100 mile week. Future awaits

Just hammered another 100 mile week. Future awaits. Better together 🤟🏾

#whywerun #anysurfaceavailable #roadtosomewhere #saturdaynightfever #chiassotrackalwaysopen #uomowhatsapp #temporun #threshold #longrun #seenonmyrun #runtogether #runforgood #stretchingtime #chestnutmode #madaiii #remembermoscapass #octobercall #patagoniafeels

#NationalCoachesDay And not much else to add 😊

#NationalCoachesDay
And not much else to add 😊

#trusttheprocess #training #anysurfaceavailable #runfasteatslow #patagonia #k42series #alladestradelpadre #askalberto #mountainrunning #hoolicoach #laimpenniamo #paoli #fiorenzo #notenough #loadsofpatience #madaiiii

It was @sylvaincachard day...and that's all. I do

It was @sylvaincachard day...and that's all.

I don't like self celebration, and even if today I won a national title in long distance mountain running what really counts is that I was second in @trofeonasego and that Sylvain won the race setting a huge record, taking his proud revenge on August @flettatrail. So we are tied!

It was unbelievably great to see @xavidecoursa back in the game and running so strong in his first appearance of the mountain season. What a race!

So yeah, I guess it's super nice to stand on the podium among these two. Huge talents, world class, among my favorite human beings. Still improving, still learning something each time. Still me.

#ontothenext #anysurfaceavailable #niketrail #nasego #nasego2k20 #nomockdraft #secondplace #nonostante #backinthegame #roadtoloic #trackandtrail #athletesunfiltered #gandaesfasciumi #seiungrande #tough2020 #stayhuman #stilllearning

Photos: @damianobenedettophoto and @marcogulberti.it for @corsainmontagna.it

Back on track 🤟🏾 10000m national champs 🔙

Back on track 🤟🏾
10000m national champs
🔙 last Sunday

While not having the best day ever out there, I was able to run smart and to pull out some experience, setting a 29'52'' track pb. It was indeed a lot of fun to meet the track guys and get smoked as soon as they layed some 68" laps 😜 after a more controlled start. This is actually when your body learns something and you grow as an athlete.

The positive aspect is that in the middle of the mountain running season I can produce a sub 30' effort which is a good sign of efficiency. It's not so straightforward to run at 3'/km pace when you switch so frequently between surfaces, grades and type of races. Strength and speed don't get along so easily, and it's very interesting to find that thin balance between such different characteristics that are the base for any good performance on the trails.
This is precisely what I'm talking about when I say #anysurfaceavailable which I hope will continue to inspire as many athlete as possible to run fast and go beyond their limits.
Still discovering mines 🏔️🚀

#track #tracknation #anysurfaceavailable #niketrail #nationalchamps #anysurfaceanydistance #25laps #runforgood #runanywhere #athletesunfiltered #nonostante #imbrogliare #parolini #autogrillsebino #tough2020 #neverendingstory

Last minute decision to try a Golden Segment and h

Last minute decision to try a Golden Segment and hopefully qualify for @goldentrailseries finals. Surprisingly - and unfortunately - I didn't manage to do so in Zinal a couple of weeks ago, where I had some problems during the race. Today I ran a solid effort, surrounded by Dolomiti's breathtaking landscape, on quite technical trails. I was actually tired from last sunday's track 10000m, but I tried to work things out as nicely as possible. There is already some snow on the ground, which made things a bit harder especially in the downhill. I hope it can be good enough to earn a ticked to Azores, one of the very last big international races left in this year's unusual schedule!

Special thanks to @lucacagnati for showing me around and running some parts with me!

#goldensegment #transpelmo #mountainrunning #skyrunning #niketrail #backtoiphone #neverlosehope #forcelladarcia #training #effort #pelmo #valdizoldo #anysurfaceavailable #anysurfaceanydistance #traversing #trailaddicted #sharethetrail

/the social dilemma_ I was reflecting on some iss

/the social dilemma_

I was reflecting on some issues regarding the way we use social media and internet, after watching and reading a few things about @thesocialdilemma. It really is a great project which I strongly suggest you check out, and prompts me to go deeper into the dilemmas featured in the film.

Companies that connected the world and transformed how we interact and consume information are doing so at a huge social cost.
We are complicit in trading our freedom for followers, social cohesion for instant connection, the truth for what we want to hear. Algorithms amplify polarization and divisiveness: content that promotes outrage, deception and conspiracy is 70% more likely to drive more engagement. Fake news spread 6 times faster than accurate news on Twitter.
Platforms are designed to keep us hooked at the expense of our wellbeing and mental health. Everything we do online is being watched, tracked, recorded. Without ever triggering the user's awareness, social media are able to affect real world behaviors and emotions.

There is a basic contradiction in what I'm writing - I am a wide user of one of those platforms that promotes the same issues I'm talking about.

So why am I writing this? Because it's important to discuss and be open minded. To address the problem and to talk about it, to combat misinformation and share the dilemma. To examine the role that technology plays in our life and realign it to the interest of people.
Because as long as social media companies profit from outrage, confusion, addiction and depression, our wellbeing and democracy will continue to be at risk.

I would like to be driven by the question: "how do we make the world a better place?" when reflecting on this.
How would you define this problem? What would you do and how would you like to take action?

#shareyourviews #thesocialdilemma #technology #netflix #writing #instagram #models #timecounts
#openminded #discussion #ad

Running out of summer #alpinerunning #unboundedru

Running out of summer

#alpinerunning #unboundedrunning #athletesunfiltered #niketrail #dayafter #moiryglacier #valdanniviers #inmyhead #sierrezinal #traverse #brioche #forwhatisworth #likeoldtimes #autumnvibes #goldentrailseries #anysurfaceavailable #running #run #hesmycoach

Yesterday I ran @sierrezinal_officiel with a small

Yesterday I ran @sierrezinal_officiel with a small group of elite athletes. It was nice to share the race with @kilianjornet @remi_bonnet and @davidemagnini. In the first part it felt almost like training! I was feeling really good until...I was not. At one point I thought "how can I be running so poorly on such nice and fast trails that I usually run so well..".
Bad days just happen. Yeah, I'm really sad and I would be lying if I didn't say so. It's because I care and because I know how much work I've put in. I know that I'm in good shape and it's frustrating not to be able to prove it.

Sierre-Zinal, you are my favorite mountain race ever. You deserve the best "me". And I promise, I will come back and I give it to you.

A very warm thank you and congratulations to the organizers of SZ on such an amazing work. And sorry for my bad performance!

@niketrail.running
@nikerunning

#sierrezinal #niketrail #goldentrailseries #anysurfaceavailable #mountainrunning #nonostante #ribaltate #tough2020 #runforgood #athletesunfiltered #roadtosomewhere

Photos: @philippreiter007

@redbulldolomitenmann really was a great event, wh

@redbulldolomitenmann really was a great event, which I am really proud to have included in my career highlights.

BUT. No woman team was allowed to compete in this race.

Come on people, it's 2020. Seriously, do you really think that women are not good enough to deserve the same chance I had? That paragliding, kayaking or mountain running are too tough or macho for a female athlete? I don't see a reason to exclude women from any race. Instead, I feel sorry for all female athletes who didn't have he chance to experience such a great atmosphere and the recognition I had. I feel ashamed to have won an event that didn't guarantee the same opportunity to women. It's not a matter of gender equality, it's that we are all humans and gender doesn't have anything to do with the fact that we are athletes and we are all capable of amazing feats. Sport has the power to change the world and we should be role models in what nowadays still is one of the biggest issues of our society.

This is my thought. Let's be the change

#sportspower #whywerun #athletesunfiltered #dolomitenmann #redbulldolomitenmann #womenwhorun #equality #tough2020 #anysurfaceavailable #openyourmind #speakup

Photo: RED BULL CONTENT POOL / PHILIPP CARL RIEDL

Oggi ricomincia la scuola per alcuni milioni di ra

Oggi ricomincia la scuola per alcuni milioni di ragazzi e insegnanti. Non per me, che non ho ancora un contratto né molte certezze sul mio futuro lavorativo; vorrei pensare a fare atletica seriamente e nel frattempo mi pongo delle domande su ciò che sta succedendo.

Mi piace pensare all’educazione in termini “fisici” definendola come una forza in grado di produrre uguaglianza, nel senso di fare in modo che ciascun individuo conti e possa partecipare pienamente alla società a cui appartiene.
Uno dei luoghi primari dove questo avviene è la scuola, che serve a costruire reti di relazioni e a formare persone e cittadini. Ma che negli ultimi anni ha perso questo suo ruolo guida, non essendo più in grado di farsi portatrice di valori né di rispondere alle necessità della nostra società moderna.
L’inizio dell’anno scolastico non sarà un ritorno alla spensieratezza pre-covid. La seconda metà dello scorso anno non è stata divertente e mi ha posto di fronte ad enormi difficoltà psicologiche e pratiche nei confronti dei ragazzi. Molte persone dubitano che ci siano effettivamente le condizioni per riaprire le scuole, luogo di incontro, confronto e amicizie.

La verità è che la scuola non sarà più come prima, dopo questa pandemia. Cambieranno i metodi e le tecniche di insegnamento, crescerà la confidenza delle persone verso le tecnologie che permettono la didattica a distanza. È molto difficile combinare educazione, formazione e socializzazione, funzioni che non si possono separare in quanto l’insegnamento è un fatto relazionale, dove è fondamentale sviluppare un rapporto di empatia tra insegnanti e ragazzi per dare senso e significato a ciò che si studia.

La scuola è un riferimento importante per riaffermare la normalità della vita e della nostra società. Forse la scelta di fondo è proprio questa, la riapertura, la volontà di ricominciare e affermare che si può fare. Ogni anno sembra impossibile, finche non ce la si fa. Quest’anno? Penso ai ragazzi e ad alcuni (non tutti) degli insegnanti con cui ho lavorato in questi due anni, e vorrei dirgli che si, si può fare..in modo diverso, per costruire un futuro presente che sia davvero quello che desideriamo.

#firstdayofschool

#kickoftheweek @niketrail.running @nikerunning P

#kickoftheweek

@niketrail.running @nikerunning

Photo: @tito_tiberti

Hat trick 🤟🏾 • • Return to victory at @r

Hat trick 🤟🏾
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Return to victory at @redbulldolomitenmann 2020. Any surface available style was real as I have never run such a hard course! I always felt in control of the situation and I was able to break away from the guys, feeling the lightest. I had a huge motivation as I knew top three were supposed to fly back to lienz with the helicopter...and it was unbelievably cool! @remi_bonnet
@henriaymonod 😉🏔️
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Big third place with @elk.at and had a blast with teammates @luk_skyrunner @tonylongo84 @gerhard_schmid1st cheering and fighting for every second. Team work makes the dream work. Waiting for more 🚀

#dolomitenmann #niketrail #oncloudnine #alpinerunning #anysurfaceavailable #mountainrunning #lienz #terrakiger #athletesunfiltered #hooliswoosh #hooliredbull #thinair #helicoptermotivated #teamwork

Photo: @michaelwerlberger photography

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