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Hercules Marathon – Running memories of a legendary autumn

October 25, 2018October 25, 2018 carmen Lasă un comentariu

Isn’t it funny how life gives you an answer right when you need it the most? This year’s Hercules Marathon race in the rusty autumnal hills of Valea Cernei, Romania, was exactly the feeling I had been missing and was looking for.

I’d been feeling tired and not so motivated after my previous race, Maraton Pirineu, in Spain. Actually, this sensation that I don’t really want to train and compete had been going on since after Marathon 3200, in July. I felt like turning the engines a bit off after that one and took a few weeks off from training.

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Transylvania 20k – See you next time, Dracula

May 30, 2018May 30, 2018 carmen 2 Comentarii

“If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans”

That’s how I feel now looking back at my plans before Transylvania 100k, a beautiful race in Bucegi Mountains, Romania, where I really was looking forward to run my first 50k. The competition has different distances, from 20k up to 100k, and I had been thinking for a long time to do the first longer than marathon distance. Citește mai mult

TWC 2018 Penyagolosa: The sweat and pain of trail champions, as seen from the aid stations

May 16, 2018May 16, 2018 carmen Lasă un comentariu

For a normal human being, there are very few things that are worth waking up at 3am on a Saturday morning. An 85km run in the mountains is usually not one of them. But the runners around me are anything but normal human beings.

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Trail World Championships: Let the ultra running games begin

May 11, 2018May 11, 2018 carmen Lasă un comentariu

For the first time in history, Romania has a team of trail runners competing in the Trail World Championships (TWC). Citește mai mult

This spring’s challenge: My longest race at Transylvania 50K

March 14, 2018March 14, 2018 carmen Lasă un comentariu

In an ideal scenario, I would love to run some of my favourite races in Romania and many other competitions that I haven’t been to yet. Living in Spain makes it difficult and sometimes the choice is very hard. But this spring, after a year of just thinking about it, I will be back home to Romania on May 19th to run my first 50K race, Transylvania 50K.

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Americanul care a luat de suflet progenitura comunista

February 16, 2012February 16, 2012 carmen Lasă un comentariu

Mike Carroll a pus prima data piciorul in Romania in 1990, imediat dupa Revolutie, si de-atunci a stiut ca se va intoarce. Lucra ca fotograf si, in ajunul Craciunului din 1989 a primit un telefon cu o intrebare grea. Vocea de la celalalt capat i-a dat 24 de ore sa se hotarasca daca vrea sa insoteasca un grup de americani care urmau sa viziteze orfelinatele ceausiste. A raspuns in zece minute.

“Primul lucru pe care l-am facut a fost sa-i spun neveste-mii”, recunoaste Carroll amuzat. “Mi-a dat voie, asa ca in zece minute am sunat sa anunt ca vin”. Atunci, tot ce isi imagina ca va aduce din Romania era un reportaj foto despre copiii bolnavi de SIDA din orfelinatele romanesti.

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Tara in care te simti batran la 23 de ani

January 27, 2012November 22, 2013 carmen 71 Comentarii

Ma simt ciudat zilele astea. Ma uit la prieteni si imi dau seama ca fiecare zi de nastere da volumul “tic-tac-ului” mai tare. “Implinesc 25 de ani si n-am facut nimic in viata asta. Noroc ca ma marit”, spunea o prietena acum ceva timp.

M-am saturat de tara asta care ne face sa ne simtim batrani la 23 de ani.
In care, daca nu te-ai angajat din timpul facultatii, ai pierdut startul.
In care renunti la vise in favoarea deciziilor mari care te arunca intr-un birou si te tin acolo de dimineata pana seara, ca sa ai cu ce plati chiria.
In care trec doar cateva secunde intre “imi doresc sa…” si “nu se poate”.
In care nu vrem sa ne casatorim inainte de 30 de ani, ca ne ratam viata.
In care nu facem copii inainte de 30 de ani pentru ca nu avem cu ce ii creste si dupa aia nu mai e viata.

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