The spirit of adventure that in all of us runners is enhanced during the preparation for the legendary 100 km of the Passatore. It was May 1976 when my first article appeared in the 5th issue of the Podismo magazine written by Nerio Neri. The theme was, not even to do it on purpose,...
Omnia vincit Amor Love conquers all Veronica ran her first Passatore in May 2013, together with her friends Tamara, Massimiliano and Gabriele. Being at the start of the “world’s most beautiful race” was already a great victory for Veronica on its own who, in order to be able to race the Passatore she had already won a...
(I quickly write two lines while the house is sleeping. It will be impossible after that. Noo, you understand, it's me who can't do it differently.) "By participating in a hundred kilometers all other distances are annihilated." A circular journey. ..I find myself catapulted on the dock of Principe station. Waiting for the 7.47 train to Pisa in addition...
On Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 May the 44th edition of the Passatore was run, one of the craziest races in which he participated: 100km to race starting from via dei Calzaiuoli in Florence, up to Piazza del Popolo in Faenza passing through Fiesole, Borgo San Lorenzo , Marradi, Brisighella… .. This year for the...
WHAT WAS THE PASSATORE FOR ME? It was a challenge that I thought was bigger than me, a challenge where I gave myself very low chances of success, certainly the biggest challenge since I started running. A challenge that I faced with so much humility but also with so much determination, aware that my physique was...
