How to run to lose weight? How soon do we begin to burn fat? How to eat properly? Is running on an empty stomach good? These and other questions nag people who reach for running as a way to lose weight. And isn’t it true that most of us began running for that reason in the first place? Me […]
If you were to take your brand new super fast lamborghini on a ride, would you step on the gas from the beginning, with the engine still cold, or would you rather let it warm up a bit? The same applies to your body. You can exploit it many times without proper warm-up and you […]
It was only street running for me – until this year. Then something switched in my head and I decided to explore new paths (literally) and I started looking for good trail running shoes. Help came from Ilya Markov, with whom I had the pleasure to take a few winter training that enormously improved my quality of training and technique […]
PLANS, PLANS, PLANS… What to do now? 2015 running season has come to an end. Off season recovery is over and I’m slowly getting back to normal training. I need to plan next challenges or otherwise I’ll won’t do any progress. While participating in recent events and talking to other runners, a draft of a plan slowly built up in […]
In the previous article (The best books about the running – part 1) I presented a list of books that I called „motivational”. They tell stories of runners and triathletes, and their greatest value is that you read them in one breath and they evoke admiration and at the same time a desire for similar achievements. […]
My „runner’s shelf” is constanlty expanding with all the new items on the market. Books about running pop up like mushrooms lately and it is impossible to read them all (although I try hard). Below I present a short list of several books on the subject of running, rather of motivational than technical character. These, in my humble opinion, […]
The high season of marathons is coming to an end and the last big races are practically over. Some have achieved new personal records, others, for various reasons, did not. Now comes the time to draw conclusions and plan new challenges for the upcoming seasn. At the same time, after many months of preparation, making improvements and finally […]
My nose runs and gusts of wind throw me off balance every so often. I’m trying to bite into the frozen energy bar while running, freezing water doesn’t help washing it down… Golden Autumn You say… yeah, right! BUT FROM THE BEGINNING… Maraton Bieszczadzki was my last goal to accomplish this year. In August (08.08.2015) I […]
September was a bit disappointing. In July and August I had a lot of starts, including trail mountain ultramarathon „Chudy Wawrzyniec” which was the final goal of the first half of the year training plan. In September, I had planned only one loose start in the Island Beskids („Noraftrail” in Zalesie). Unfortunately I was unable to start for […]
If you’re running is for entertainment, the following information won’t rather be useful to you (at most as curiosity). But if you think of a more serious approach to running, you want to work on improving their skills, or you are thinking about participating in any competition – you should take your time and make […]
„MOVEMENT CAN REPLACE ALMOST EVERY MEDICINE, BUT ALL MEDICINES TAKEN TOGETHER WILL NEVER REPLACE MOVEMENT” (Wiktor Dega) Running is the simplest and at the same time the most effective form of movement positively influencing our health. It ensures the best and quickest results, strengthens the body and improves state of mind, what’s more, […]
It is commonly said that running is addictive. We begin running for a variety of reasons, but over time, we notice that we already can’t live without it. And then this morning or evening run itself is no longer enough – we want something more. In the TV we watch various running competitions and we begin to think about taking part […]
August – summer holidays in full swing, the time of vacations and rest. On the other hand, for many runners is the time of hard training for the autumn marathons peak. The time when training sessions should gain volume and intensity. Since the beginning of the year I’ve been preparing just for August. I trained for trail […]
Garmin Fenix 3 is the next generation of highest quality sports watches. It hit the market in the first quarter of 2015. I waited for mine nutil mid-April and since then I use it regularly during various activities – mainly street and trail running, biking, swimming and indoor activities (gym). It’s been a while since my […]
Last year, when I finished my running season by completing „Crown of Polish Marathons„, I was fed up with street running and in my head, for some time now, a new idea was growing up – trail mountain running. I needed a news running goal for the upcoming year… nad I discovered „Chudy Wawrzyniec„. The trail […]
