When Elvir, the race director, called me and asked for permission to put my photo on the poster of the first Malinska Outdoor Weekend, everything kinda stopped. I don’t know what have I done be honored like that, but I am grateful to heaven and back that I was given such an honor. A real…
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#260: Učka Trail 2022 for Sebastijan
I am talking to Elvir, the race director and for the umpteenth time I am thanking him for yet another wonderful Kvarner Trails event, furthermore saying how special the people here are. Elvir answered in a soft voice that this is run by the family. Those people there, regardless of their role in the organization,…
#216: Carpe Diem (English version)
As the weekend approaches my household members start hiding and they get quieter and quieter. If they “play dead”, they may not have to participate in the activities I have planned for the weekend. Of course, it’s a joke. There is no running away. Wherever I go, I try to provide enough activity for them,…
#180: Fellowship of the ring on the Premužić trail
Premužić trail is probably one of the most famous hiking trails on Velebit, and probably one of the most famous hiking trails and destinations in Croatia. There aren’t many doubts here, and when you first go from Zavižan to Rossi’s shelter, it quickly becomes clear to you why this is so. I have been thinking…
#171: Lucky Trail Trakošćan – Third Time is the Charm for the Runners’ Woodstock
I have the feeling that so many lines were written about the Lucky Trail Trakošćan race that it would be pretty hard to write something special, but not to write anything would be almost insulting. My dear American friends, Elise and Andy showed tremendous interest for this race last year, and since they are into…
#168: Hahlići 2021 – back to basics… and then some (English version)!
Plans from 2020 have been moved to 2021, so my great desire to run all four races from the Kvarner Trails series seems quite doable. This weekend was marked by so many races all over Croatia, and if I would have to single out some that would be the Absolute Biokovo Challenge , where Danijela sat on the…
#106: How to spend three awesome days in Gorski Kotar and the area around it (part two)
I’ve already explained what kind of vacation suits me. What others see as “exhausting,” I see as relaxing. Whoever is with me has the opportunity to see things that everyone can, many fantasize, but few achieve. At least I’m mansplaining that to myself. My son and I connected Corpus Christi Day with a weekend and…
#85: Buy meaningfully without unnecessary waste
I’ve touched this topic once before in one of my previous articles, but I honestly don’t think we talk about enough, and even less living it. Not as individuals but as a community. Of course, this is not an article in which I am trying to criticize you, but to offer some solutions and ideas….
#74: Which female runner you should hit on
With the popularization of running, the therm “we train together, we stay together” has definitely taken on a new dimension. The racing “platoons” that tread Maksimir and the river Sava embankments (Zagreb, Croatia) look more like scenes from the landing on Omaha beach in Normandy. Massive! I run Maksimir park and have the opportunity to…
#57: Strong women
Growing up, most of my life with a single mother, I learned quite a bit about what the term strong woman means … my mother undoubtedly tried to clarify the concept of emancipation and the idea of “who has the last say”. This, but also the whole bunch of things leading up to where I…
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