For an outsider phrases like recovery workouts and active rest days might sound counter-intuitive, if not total nonsense. But for athletes who ‘cracked the code’ of high performance they make…
Are you an athlete planning on training abroad? Traveling can be quite an exhausting task for anyone. From creating the itinerary and financing your trip to ensuring you’re where you…
Somewhere on the eastern coast of the Indian Ocean, in the middle of Indonesia’s beautiful archipelago, lies a paradise island of Bali. There are lots of fun and adventurous things…
Being physically strong is not the only thing that makes an athlete great. Mental strength plays an equally important role. It helps athletes to cope with a tough training schedule,…
You know that feeling when you learn something and have an ‘aha’ moment? When things you experienced or witnessed in the past start to click into places? That’s called a breakthrough and feels like…
Despite Finland being the nation of people who embrace solitude it doesn’t mean they all stay at home. Quite the opposite – running in Helsinki is an activity practiced by…
If getting better at any sport was only about training more or harder there would be more happy, strong and fast athletes. Just like like success & fulfillment are not about zoning in on one thing, fitness also requires a balanced approach
The secret to achieving exceptional results is to listen to yourself first. In sports it's listening to your body, in everyday life it’s listening to your ideas and staying true to your vision
Holidays are the perfect time to kick back, unwind and untangle yourself from the shackles of everyday life, isn’t it? If you have the adventure bug, time off also presents…
Despite Finland being the nation of people who embrace solitude it doesn’t mean they all stay at home. Quite the opposite – running in Helsinki is an activity practiced by…
The idea of running my first Ironman race got planted in my head years ago. Back in university we had this one young lecturer who was really into marathon running…
Somewhere on the eastern coast of the Indian Ocean, in the middle of Indonesia’s beautiful archipelago, lies a paradise island of Bali. There are lots of fun and adventurous things…
It was the second week of my 6-month-long work assignment in the capital of Indonesia. I finally felt acclimatized to a 7 hour time difference and decided it was time…
Riga Half Marathon was my first long-distance running race and I loved every part of that experience. Looking back at it now I can say that it not only was…
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