Sunday, March 22, 2009

Letter To Introduce Myself

PUTIGNANO - 15.03.2009

Ready?! Via ..

Back from here Corripuglia of the season. And again from the ashes of a race - the last year - to forget for all the known events that led to the cancellation.

The race is the usual.

http://francop38.blogspot.com/2008/04/putignano-30032008.html

have gone better even though the speed is not practical and even coached the 6 km mark I felt a very dangerous "pin" to the left hamstring that forced me to sit still for a minute and 30 seconds. At that moment, I even thought to stop, but - unfortunately - the race is the race and be honored, when soprauttto then - in my little world of amateur - there are many situations to be taken into account.

I decided to continue and I resumed the rhythm slowly failing - however - never to return to the initial pace (under 4 min per km).

Too cold. Too much wind.

Numbers: length: 10,800 m

time: 43 min 08 sec (average 4 min per km)

Rank: 192 ° on 1687-42 Cat. TM

Eddy:

time: 47 min 47 sec (average 4 min and 27 sec to km)

Rank: 531 ° to 1687-4 Cat. MF35

photos

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... as usual we always choose a suitable background and characteristic ..

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... damn cold and wind ...

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... ups ...

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... the usual Bicentennial Man in vest in the background ...

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... the usual photos! ...

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... shortly after the start ...

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arrival on the straight ... ...

Ad Maiora.

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Virtue Theory Abortion

Ostia - 01.03.2009

Time: 1hr 27min 52sec!

Rank: 974 ° to 8105 participants - 168 ° category.

And three.

And I - as he said Troisi - "Groundhog Day three seen that in a year many things have changed.

on what has been said on previous occasions about the path I believe there is nothing more to add.

My old posts are here:

2008 Edition: http://francop38.blogspot.com/2008/02/roma-ostia-2008-24022008.html

2007 Edition: http://francop38 .blogspot.com/2007/05/roma-ostia-2007-pettorale-1675.html

Group

The company was the best.

more I advance in travel, the more I realize how lucky we are:)

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The "sideshow" of the 2009 Rome Ostia

I send a few words about what was Ostia - can caters level - in this 2009 edition.

I personally did not enthused at all. Indeed.

edition A very stern stuff ... Iron Curtain 80 years.

The air of "recession" , felt by the withdrawal of a Member of the pectoral location.

A "marquee" Nando Martellini located inside the stadium instead of the fantastic first floor of the Square area of \u200b\u200bCyrus the Great.

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(Nando Martellini ... to be clear what he was able to tell in the movie "the second tragic Fantozzi" England ... so the game Italy: Political parties. Palla Pulici from Capello, for Antognoni. Antognoni Party on the left, the tunnel-back English. ...... backheel Tunnel still throwing rocks on the right.'s Flying Fortress. ...... Centre Parade English goalkeeper of the miraculous. Goal kick. Ball controlled by Benetti launches Pulici on the left. Shooting guns Pulici formidable and nearly the pole! The ball is now controlled three-quarters of a golf Bellugi. Bellugi by Capello as a function of the right wing. English McKinley jumped the median trying to bite the edge of the area. Tyre, nape-back English Tibia Capello. Neck again. Melee scary! Nose! Head! Tibia! Head! Ear! Log Pulici out of breath! Sorry for the emotion, friends who were comodamante sitting in front of television, bar none, but 170 years have not seen so striking a departure of the blue! The ball is now in Tardelli, step of Tardelli. McKinley jumped the median trying to ... A Savoldi, shooting, head of McKinley, tibia Savoldi, nose Antognoni. Nape of the English goalkeeper, nose McKinley, Benetti shank, neck, nose ... that touches the pole. The ball is now ... Tyre. McKinley tries to ... Pulici to ... Shooting scary: pole! Palo! ... At an extraordinary failure by the Azzurri! Our share once again. They approach the penalty area English. Boarding of the blue. Skipping Antognoni, almost climbing on the back of McKinley! Struck by McKinley, the advantage rule, back, fearful of the English ports. The 120 thousand of Wembley, and you, millions of fortunate that no power on earth could snatch away from television screens, you can make account that Italy tonight dwarfing even the memory of one of the legendary extra time of Italy-Germany in Mexico.)

If it was only a matter of location not bad, in fact, the climate involved a bit of austerity 'all the organizational and the race itself.

First, the only stand this, Nike, official sponsor of the event had "nothing to show and nothing to sell!

few pairs of shoes, some colored cardboard and nothing else.

How sad.

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... a year later .... I know that I was the same ... them a little 'less! ..

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.. . was honestly the only way to see the "time machine" up close! :)

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here .... this is a photo top! ... ... Two top runners from superfine cloth with her husband ... Rosalba Console, Daniele Caimmi, and me. .. to make idea of \u200b\u200bproportion: Daniele Caimmi is tall and weighs 65 kg .... 1.74 Swiss franc 1.70 high and weighs 61kg!

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... here it comes ... the man who has the ability ... with Michael rattu ... to say a word and open my mind ... I said ... average of 4.10 to go ... and I so I did .. 4.09 km!

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.... true of the top runners Faggiano! ...

entirely absent climate "partying" that an event of this magnitude requires.

So who went there felt a guest and not involved "in the race!

Okay ... not bad too ... .. we are adults we do not have time for nonsense. And oh well.

Then with a smile 32 teeth dictated more by the excellent climate of the company that should characterize these events, we come to the percent of the city for the usual walk.

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... I Alfonsine, mario alessio ....

as usual I bought what I had "bad luck and affectionately" ... even if you buy from this time onwards .... memories twngo them for me! : P

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... missed the 2009 edition crystal ball ... ..

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.... a moment of reflection ... hihihihi ....

A tour of Via Condotti and Piazza di Spagna and it's already time for dinner!

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adidas store ... ... rugby is slowly catching on ...

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... and even David is slowly catching on ...

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variant .... seriously! :)....

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... the pegs !!!...

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.... with the addition of Antoinette, Anthony and Stephanie

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e. ... With the addition of enzymes and Tiziana ...

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.... how exciting !!!....

Dinner on Saturday

Settembrini Francis had booked into a "Hosteria" typical of the kitchen really homemade. Superb!

Obviously I had to keep patience :)... I recovered the next day with interest! :)

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carbonara .... ... the evening before the race ... it is all about!

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... is Bartolo us all!! :)

The Saturday night was really wonderful.

Antonio has almost outdone himself. Contiue to think that there are people who are born with a plus and he is certainly one of them.

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After dinner, a small stroll from the bus and then back to the hotel.

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.... the usual ... ahahhaha ....

the morning of the race

So. First things first. On Friday evening I had literally torn the party for a dear friend.

returned home at 2:00 I had to pack and then between one thing and another I was not nearly went to sleep.

On Saturday evening, then, I was completely destroyed so much so that just returned to the hotel are literally collapsed (minus a small interlude of half an hour when I coughed constantly).

The morning after ...

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.... I was thinking about that holy votarmi ...

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... Antonio and Mario were thinking about lunch instead ...:)...

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... last shots before leaving ....

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.... the large group !....:)

The race

A small curiosity: the first time in my life I did the heating run with the Kenyans.

I say better.

I have put behind them and tried to learn.

A surreal scene: their blacks and blacks ... I white suit with white paper on! Too bad he did not have a car!

I thought they did a special heating perhaps accompanied by songs of their tribe ... and good luck .... but nothing.

They have done a perfectly normal heating is very similar to mine if it were not for a speed slightly - and I mean slightly - more 'maintenance of the mine. Not too much though! However, that heating

I thought it was very different from what I've seen it done in a marathon in Milan and Turin. Who knows!?!?

The route - as I said - I already knew him.

The usual.

Nothing new but - wary by nature - I have not underestimated.

I was planning to do a certain race and so it was more or less. Quiet on the 4.10 km to 15 km mark and then pull. Let's say I have succeeded in part. I'm trying

slightly Modifying my way of trying to run the change of pace in the final. I must say that this method is not quite easy to apply. At least I found it very difficult.

the past few days - just recovered from fever - I trained with some consistency over short distances (about 9-10km) working on changes in the rate of about 15 sec per km (from 5.00 min to 4.30 min at kms km). The results might have felt a little bit if we consider that the 18 km mark I passed quietly at 3.57 min miles.

only drawback of the race the last two kilometers were given the bad weather (winds at 30 km / h and heavy rain) that have affected a little work that could be really good.

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... few minutes after arriving there ... was the staff but the happiness was so much the same ...

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other variant ... .... cold as hell !!!....

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version .... Elvis !....

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alfonso ... great !!!.... 1h 41min !!!....

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... how?!?! is original ?!?!!?.... The post-race

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.... shower and ready for lunch ....

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last stop ... before returning home !!!...

the next!