PEOPLE – Italy on Trail

UTMB® – Preparation

2nd August 20182nd August 2018 Italy on Trail - Maria Bellini 592 Views Loris Farolfi, UTMB 2018, UTMB training

We first met up with Italian trail runner Loris Farolfi from Foto Trail Running, over a year ago when we

Roberto “Bob” Mattioli – Adventurer, Sportsman, Explorer

30th May 201830th May 2018 Italy on Trail - Maria Bellini 926 Views Bruno Orlandini, Marino Giacometti, Roberto Mattioli, Sergio Poi, skyrunning italy, Stefania Zarotti, TARTUFO TRAIL RUNNING, Team Pedini-Iret

This week we talk to Roberto “Bob” Mattioli – Adventurer, Sportsman, Explorer. Part of the first batch of Skyrunners that

Cecilia Flori - from Rome to New Zealand

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Cecilia Flori – Like a Thunderbolt

28th March 20183rd April 2018 Italy on Trail - Maria Bellini 1535 Views cecilia flori, people

Cecilia Flori has seen a lot of the world. She’s traveled for work, studies and pleasure. And now – also

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Ben Mounsey – Discovering Italy

31st January 20181st February 2018 Italy on Trail - Maria Bellini 1877 Views Ben Mounsey, fell running, fletta trail, night trail praia san domenico, Ruperts Trail, staffetta tre rifugi, stellina race, tartufo trail, team gb, team gb trail, trofeo vanno

cover img courtesy of Dave Macfarlane http://dmtwo.media/ Ben Mounsey has raced in some pretty amazing places, and participated in many epic events

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Carl Johan Sörman – Winner of the Trail del Cinghiale

8th December 201718th January 2018 Italy on Trail - Maria Bellini 2346 Views Alpi Apuane, Camaiore, Carl Johan Sorman, LUT 2018, Marco Gurioli, Maria Bellini, Sweden, Swedish Ultra runner, Trail del Cinghiale, Trail del Montanaro, UTLO, Yakov Frenklakh

Interview by Maria E. Bellini Carl Johan Sörman is from Sweden but currently based in Italy. Although he started some road

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Michael Scogings – From Peru, to U.S.A. and Italy

2nd December 201718th January 2018 Italy on Trail - Maria Bellini 2114 Views Hardrock 100, lavaredo ultra trail, LUT, Michael Scogings, peru trail racing, peru trail running, UTMB®, Western States

Interview by Maria E. Bellini Currently living in the U.S., we first met half Peruvian half Irish, ultra runner Michael

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Katia Figini – Adventurer

10th November 201718th January 2018 Italy on Trail - Maria Bellini 1549 Views Alta Via Ligure, ALVI trail, Azalai, Ferrino, grand to grand, katia figini, Percorsi, piedmont, timorasso, Tortona

Interview by Maria E. Bellini We chat to top Italian athlete Katia Figini, who in Italy is often referred to

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Ermanna Boilini – Finding TOR

2nd November 201718th January 2018 Italy on Trail - Maria Bellini 1116 Views Cima Tauffi Trail, Dolomiti Sky Run, Ermanna Boilini, lavaredo ultra trail, mud and snow, TDS, the abbots way, Tor Des Géants®, UTMB®

Interview by Maria E. Bellini We meet super energetic Ermanna Boilini, who recently finished the Tor Des Géants 2017. Born

Photo from Massimo Guidobaldi's Facebook page

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Trail and the City – with Massimo Guidobaldi

11th October 201717th January 2018 Italy on Trail - Maria Bellini 964 Views lazio, massimo guidobaldi, Parco dei Castelli Romani, trail people, trail running rome, urban trail rome

by Maria E. Bellini Rome is a sexy city! Wandering through it’s varied centre is like diving into a history

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From Espoo to Mount Ventasso, Reggio-Emilia

11th September 201724th January 2018 Italy on Trail - Maria Bellini 1021 Views apennines, Ecomaratona del Ventasso, emilia romagna, Hans Swahn, northern italy, trail running finland, trail running holidays, travel

by Maria E. Bellini Espoo – Finland – Winter 2016 Hans Swahn was wondering what to do with his forthcoming

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Panagiotis Ionannidis – Running For Team Greece

29th August 20173rd January 2019 Italy on Trail - Maria Bellini 1322 Views 2017 World Trail Championship, Badia Prataglia, Panagiotis Ionannidis, Team Greece

by Maria E. Bellini Badia Prataglia – Italy 2017 Trail Sacred Forests, Trail Running World Championships The course was fast.

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Adam Hewey – Experiencing Food and the Trails

8th August 201717th January 2018 Italy on Trail - Maria Bellini 1077 Views 0 Comments Adam Hewey, Cascade Crest, Cascade Running Adventure Project, Hardrock 100, Inspiration, interview, lavaredo ultra trail, The Needles 50k, Trail running Italy, travel, USA trail running, UTMB®, Western States

Adam Hewey is a busy person! Between training and racing – he recently placed 24th (in 31:50) at the Hardrock 100

Eric Lechat and Oksana Riabova at the Lavaredo 2017

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Fresh from the Lavaredo – Eric Lechat & Oksana Riabova

31st July 201717th January 2018 Italy on Trail - Maria Bellini 1322 Views 0 Comments dolomites, eric lechat, interviews, lavaredo ultra trail, LUT, oksana riabova, people, trail races

The Trails, the Outdoors and Shared Passions, Connecting People – Eric Lechat and Oksana Riabova Interview by Maria E. Bellini Oksana

Mary Jean Bujdos, Indiana, Pennsylvania – U.S.A

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Mary Jean Bujdos – Celebrating The Trails

19th July 201718th January 2018 Italy on Trail - Maria Bellini 1102 Views 0 Comments destinations, emilia romagna, Italy outdoors, Mary Jean Bujdos, Trail del Salame, Trail Pan e Formai, trail races, travel, USA Trail Runners

We recently met up with Mary Jean Bujdos from Indiana, Pennsylvania – U.S.A. part of the Indiana Road Runners Club whilst she

Martin John Trout - an Englishman on the Trails!

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Martin Trout – A Gentleman on the Trails

12th May 201718th January 2018 Italy on Trail - Maria Bellini 1541 Views 0 Comments alps, coastal trails, Dolomiti di Brenta Trail, expat, Giulio Ornati, Gran Trail Valdigne, Grantrail Courmayeur, Inspiration, Licony Trail, liguria, marco olmo, Martin Trout, people, Sciacche Trail, Silvia Rampazzo, trail people, trail races, travel, UTMB®

Interview by Maria E. Bellini Meet Martin John Trout – an Ultra runner and Mountaineer living in Italy. Originally from Harrow, London U.K. Martin

Fabrizio Foglia - chasing the UTMB dream

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Contemplating the UTMB® – Chasing a dream

21st April 201718th January 2018 Italy on Trail - Maria Bellini 1447 Views 0 Comments alps, Atletica Casone Noceto, Fabrizio Foglia, Inspiration, Maria Bellini, mountains, northern italy, race resources, snow, trail races, ultra, UTMB®

Fabrizio Foglia lives in Tabiano Bagni – in the hilly countryside near the city of Parma, Emilia-Romagna – Italy. Passionate about mountains

Monica Testa and Michele Pini - Husband and wife on the trails and off!

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Michele Pini & Monica Testa

23rd March 201729th December 2017 Italy on Trail - Maria Bellini 1763 Views 0 Comments Inspiration, people, trails

Runners and bloggers – both in full time jobs – often accompanied on the trails by their three young

Loris Farolfi - Trail running in Italy and Spain

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Loris Farolfi – Merging Passions

4th March 20173rd January 2019 Italy on Trail - Maria Bellini 2193 Views 0 Comments bloggers, dolomites, emilia romagna, Loris Farolfi, trail people, travel

Loris Farolfi, Italian Trail Runner and Photography Blogger Interview by Maria E. Bellini Italyontrail takes time out with Loris to find