Trail on Vitalie Ciobanu

Stage 12. Agés – Burgos

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 18:58:49 +0200

The final stretch from Agés to Burgos was mostly asphalt roads, except for the mountain part between kilometers 3 and 8, reaching 1,000 meters again. We opted for the quieter airport route over the industrial area. The entrance to Burgos through a long park was a pleasant surprise. Rain dodged again!🚶‍♂️🌧️

Stage 11. Belorado – Agés

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 17:59:08 +0200

The Belorado to Agés stage on the Camino de Santiago turned into a long, 28+ km trek, offering a mix of easy terrain, a challenging climb and peaceful forest paths.

Trail running circular adventure: Collbató – Montserrat, twice, and back

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 20:08:00 +0200

A thrilling mix of steep climbs, breathtaking views, and forested descents, this circular route is an endurance test packed with adventure. From the highest peak at Sant Jeroni to the historic Monastery of Montserrat, this journey will push your limits while rewarding you with incredible scenery.

Stage 7. Torres del Río – Logroño

Sun, 31 Mar 2024 21:27:38 +0200

Ahhh, last day, 20 km only. And the total ascent was very soft, nothing hard. The morning/breakfast is already slightly described in the previous post, nothing else to mention. In general this day went by very fast. Only by mid-distance we reached the first city – Viana. The rest of the route passes through camps…

Stage 6. Estella – Torres del Río

Sun, 31 Mar 2024 20:58:15 +0200

What a day! Out of the 6 hours we were moving, I think we were under somewhat heavy rain 5 hours. About the night, all good. Comfortable beds, clean bathrooms, good service although laundry services a little too expensive – 7 euros per bag. Other than the rain during the day, the route passes through…

Stage 5. Puente de Reina – Estella

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 22:48:25 +0100

The morning was hard. We got a the world champion of snoring near right near us and I barely felt asleep at around 1am and woke up many times until 5-ish when I no longer could sleep until 6, when someone’s alarm rang. Somehow that snoring guy stopped and I managed to sleep until 7.…

Stage 4. Pamplona – Puente de Reina

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 19:10:30 +0100

Ok, hard night. I woke up many many times… After having a quick breakfast, we started the walk at 8am. Crossing the city we enter a somewhat long asphalt road going up slowly. After about 7 km we enter the off-road path and start the heaviest uphill at about 10th km. We reach and cross…

Stage 3. Llarasoaña – Pamplona

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 18:48:00 +0100

Rainy day 😂😂 luckily it was a short one. First, about the dinner and breakfast. The starter had maybe a 50% portion of hummus , for two people, with two 5-6cm sticks of bread. As main dish there was a vegetable soup, very likely to be frozen vegetables and only boiled some time. For second,…

Stage 2. Roncesvalles – Llarasoaña

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 21:12:15 +0100

Well, this day was much nicer than the previous one. Much more wild and beautiful. Straight from the start we enter a nice path through a forest. It’s kind of short but energizing to start the day with. Overall, the entire day passed through nice areas, with many nice views and trails. It was mostly…

GR-131 Faro de Orchilla – Tamaduste Trail Running

Sun, 12 Nov 2023 11:31:57 +0100

The GR-131 hiking route is a must-try for hikers, as it crosses the entire island and offers breathtaking views of the volcanic landscape. According to the Ministerio de Agricultura, the GR-131 trail runs through the center of the island, from the far north to the south, and is charged with a cultural and religious symbolism…

Lisbon, Parque Florestal de Monsanto Trail Running

Sat, 08 Jul 2023 15:02:27 +0200

I spent the past couple days in Lisbon visiting the office and getting to know my colleagues, since I never met them before. While it was a great experience, it was very short! Since every time I’m visiting a new city, I like to do a run and get to know the surroundings better, this…

Using Garmin’s Daily Suggested Workout for running – Week 10, final

Sun, 11 Jun 2023 17:37:17 +0200

“Daily Suggested Workouts are workout recommendations made by your watch to provide a level of challenge to help you maintain or improve your current fitness level.”. This is the description of this feature from here https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=oYknGZ910l1pfBNzkDHX6A. This is week 10 of what I will be doing from this test series. Also this is the final…

Using Garmin’s Daily Suggested Workout for running – Week 9

Sun, 04 Jun 2023 12:07:23 +0200

“Daily Suggested Workouts are workout recommendations made by your watch to provide a level of challenge to help you maintain or improve your current fitness level.”. This is the description of this feature from here https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=oYknGZ910l1pfBNzkDHX6A. This is week 9 of what I will be doing from this test series. Exactly 2 weeks to go…

Using Garmin’s Daily Suggested Workout for running – Week 8

Mon, 29 May 2023 08:57:40 +0200

“Daily Suggested Workouts are workout recommendations made by your watch to provide a level of challenge to help you maintain or improve your current fitness level.”. This is the description of this feature from here https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=oYknGZ910l1pfBNzkDHX6A. This is week 8 of what I will be doing from this test series. 3 more weeks to go…

Using Garmin’s Daily Suggested Workout for running – Week 7

Mon, 22 May 2023 08:56:34 +0200

“Daily Suggested Workouts are workout recommendations made by your watch to provide a level of challenge to help you maintain or improve your current fitness level.”. This is the description of this feature from here https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=oYknGZ910l1pfBNzkDHX6A. This is week 7 of what I will be doing from this test series. This week looks harder than…

Using Garmin’s Daily Suggested Workout for running – Week 6

Mon, 15 May 2023 11:35:19 +0200

“Daily Suggested Workouts are workout recommendations made by your watch to provide a level of challenge to help you maintain or improve your current fitness level.”. This is the description of this feature from here https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=oYknGZ910l1pfBNzkDHX6A. This is week 6 of what I will be doing from this test series. So far, so good! 🙂…

Using Garmin’s Daily Suggested Workout for running – Week 5

Mon, 08 May 2023 08:13:44 +0200

“Daily Suggested Workouts are workout recommendations made by your watch to provide a level of challenge to help you maintain or improve your current fitness level.”. This is the description of this feature from here https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=oYknGZ910l1pfBNzkDHX6A. This is week 5 of what I will be doing from this test series. Well, well, well… 4 weeks…

Using Garmin’s Daily Suggested Workout for running – Week 4

Mon, 01 May 2023 08:31:01 +0200

“Daily Suggested Workouts are workout recommendations made by your watch to provide a level of challenge to help you maintain or improve your current fitness level.”. This is the description of this feature from here https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=oYknGZ910l1pfBNzkDHX6A. This is week 4 of what I will be doing from this test series. So far, it looks good,…

Using Garmin’s Daily Suggested Workout for running – Week 3

Tue, 25 Apr 2023 13:23:23 +0200

“Daily Suggested Workouts are workout recommendations made by your watch to provide a level of challenge to help you maintain or improve your current fitness level.”. This is the description of this feature from here https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=oYknGZ910l1pfBNzkDHX6A. This is week 3 of what I will be doing. As mentioned already in Week 2 post, So far,…

Guissona hiking

Sun, 05 Mar 2023 21:08:53 +0100

This route was part of the Catalan’s endurance 2023 serries. My gps managed to direct me to the wrong city so I arrived at the start about 15 min later. The crowd of 2000 people were already long gone and I had to catch them and overpass, because I wanted to walk fast, to see…

Coma ruga (El Vendrell) – Castelldefels hiking

Sat, 04 Feb 2023 22:11:00 +0100

I’ve started doing long-distance walkings, to prepare for summer’s St. James Way (Camino De Santiago). I got approved 3 weeks holiday from work so will try to do the entire French route in 3 weeks. That would be around 40-50 km per day (depending on which source doc you follow). Not an easy task, but…

La Papiola – Serra Pedregosa – Salomo – Montferri – Santuari de la Mare de Déu de Montserrat Trail Running

Sat, 10 Dec 2022 19:44:04 +0100

Pues nada, as Spaniards say, this happens when one Friday evening you’re happy with the work done and think on what to do during the weekend. Started planning for a 30-ish km hike, then it went to 45 and then – why not 50?? Then the hike got into trail run… Then next morning this…