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Sep 16

UTMB 2023: chasing a dream

A few lights ahead of me are moving rhythmically up and down. It’s hard to tell how far they are. Sometimes they disappear behind trees. I watch for a second, and try to count them, but then I focus again on the floor. My own headlight points a few metres…

Ultrarunning

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UTMB 2023: chasing a dream
UTMB 2023: chasing a dream
Ultrarunning

25 min read


Sep 6, 2022

UTMB CCC 2022

My 2022 ultra-trail run around the Mont Blanc — The Chamonix vibe Chamonix during Ultra-Trail-du-Mont-Blanc week is exhilarating. Especially if you are one of the 10,000 runners participating in the 9 official races. Crowds cheering every single one of the finishers, from Monday to Sunday. Runners out on the trails to study the courses, to fight their nerves, and to make sure…

Utmb

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UTMB CCC 2022
UTMB CCC 2022
Utmb

22 min read


Aug 31, 2022

Difficulty Adjusted Results in Running Competitions

Abstract This article is about the calculation of a Difficulty Factor that makes it possible to compare results for the same or different runners, on the same, or across different running competitions. The most basic comparison is obviously done using the finish time, for competitions over the same distance. …

Running

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Difficulty Adjusted Results in Running Competitions
Difficulty Adjusted Results in Running Competitions
Running

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Jul 12, 2022

Ultra-Trail Snowdonia (UTS) 50

“Beyond brutal. Beyond beautiful.” Written by Gower Tan, ran by Gower, Andrea, Christina and 700 others. Saturday 2nd July, 2022 It is worth taking a second to offer a bit of history and context for this event. Back in 2015, founder and race director Michael Jones was spending long days…

Snowdonia

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Ultra-Trail Snowdonia (UTS) 50
Ultra-Trail Snowdonia (UTS) 50
Snowdonia

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Jul 4, 2022

Lavaredo Ultra-Trail by UTMB 2022

If you love running in nature and you look for a personal challenge, consider ultra-trail running, and come to the Dolomites for the LUT. A classic race, probably one of the most beautiful routes, now part of the UTMB World Series, the LUT attracts top elite runners and, with a…

Ultratrail

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Lavaredo Ultra-Trail by UTMB 2022
Lavaredo Ultra-Trail by UTMB 2022
Ultratrail

32 min read


May 14, 2021

My Goggins Challenge 4x4x48

Running 4 miles every 4 hours for 48 hours. This will test my ability to run on tired legs and with little sleep, over two days and two nights. …

David Goggins

21 min read

My Goggins Challenge 4x4x48
My Goggins Challenge 4x4x48
David Goggins

21 min read


Apr 15, 2021

Icarus’ Legacy — Episode 7 — Carbon Capture

“Do the right thing, reduce your carbon footprint… Think of the world we’ll be leaving behind for Willie Nelson and Keith Richards.” Anonymous (Google Slides version more suitable for large screens here) In the previous episodes We have learned that there is nothing straightforward in the energy transformation towards net zero carbon emissions, and…

Climate Change

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Icarus’ Legacy — Episode 7 — Carbon Capture
Icarus’ Legacy — Episode 7 — Carbon Capture
Climate Change

14 min read


Apr 1, 2021

Icarus’ Legacy — Episode 6: Energy Storage and Hydrogen

I believe that water will one day be employed as fuel, that hydrogen and oxygen which constitute it, used singly or together, will furnish an inexhaustible source of heat and light, of an intensity of which coal is not capable. Jules Verne, “The mysterious island”, 1875 (Google Slides version more…

Climate Change

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Icarus’ Legacy — Episode 6: Energy Storage and Hydrogen
Icarus’ Legacy — Episode 6: Energy Storage and Hydrogen
Climate Change

22 min read


Mar 21, 2021

Icarus’ Legacy — Episode 5 — Nuclear Energy and Modern Biomass

“The real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light” Plato (Google Slides version more suitable for large screens here) In the previous episodes Energy consumption has been growing at an incredible rate, mostly supported by fossil fuels, and with it the greenhouse gas emissions have piled up in the atmosphere…

Climate Change

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Icarus’ Legacy — Episode 5 — Nuclear Energy and Modern Biomass
Icarus’ Legacy — Episode 5 — Nuclear Energy and Modern Biomass
Climate Change

22 min read


Mar 8, 2021

Icarus’ Legacy — Episode 4 — Solar and Wind Energy

(Google Doc version more suitable for PC and Tablet is here) In the previous episode Hydropower and geothermal energy were the earliest forms of renewable sources used for electricity generation, and we started to harness them over a century ago. With hydro much more impactful than geothermal, we see them evolving and continuing to…

Climate Change

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Icarus’ Legacy — Episode 4 — Solar and Wind Energy
Icarus’ Legacy — Episode 4 — Solar and Wind Energy
Climate Change

18 min read

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Andrea Ceccolini

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