2023 run archive

(myself on 3rd December running the very first edition of the StraMilano sottozero)

What a year.

A year of on-off running, in fact the fewer runs since I started many years ago. Simply put, I took some time off for medical reasons and then I tried to gain back some mental balance to start over.

I begun the year with a solid half marathon (albeit unofficial), the StraCasorate, then had some hard weeks because of a family loss, sadly. On the end of February there was the Verdi 10k which was horrible, probably the worst run I ever run: strong wind, hours-long thunderstorm, a neverending rain and probably the chilliest February ever.

This was the year of getting back on track with the Relay Marathon for charity on 2nd April, a bit unlike the past editions in 2023 I run with 7 colleagues feeling glad to share this empowering and happy moment with them. Surely it felt strange not to have F and C in my same team! I remember it was sunny and hot, making my 15km longer + harder than expected but hey, mission accomplished!

During this first half of the year I usually run between 10-16 km, gradually decreasing the distances because of summer heat and those above mentioned health stuff. So, summer runs were a matter of 6km on average and, like always during August, I loved running on my hometown seafront no less!

With october the new race season began, I steady stayed on the 10km distances, but then another (sad) health-related event happened so I did my best to stay strong, and having a (running) goal maybe helped me out a litte bit.

(with F and C on 24th September, we run the Corsa dei Mulini in Liscate)

(with F on 16th April, we run the Corsa dei Campanili in Vimercate)

(with my sis on 4th April, we run the Milan Relay Marathon)

(with F and C just before the Salomon run, on 1st October in Milan)

We’ll see what the new year brings running-wise, in the meantime here’s Strava data in details:

Total runs: 48

Total kilometers: 469,8

Total time: 55 hours