running on soft roads

I sometimes think to run on soft track. More and more runners have decided to run in country roads or natural parks because they don't like running on hard asphalt roads.

Yesterday I decided to run outside the town near a small river with thick mediterranean woods (1 hour and 5 minutes). I don't like running on my own but I enjoyed last training because the valley is beautifull and the country road is soft. Then the distance follows the course of the small river, consequently it's a level road and there aren't hard up hills. Maybe, running on soft roads will do backbone good. Naturally we can't run there when weather is rainy.

In the two pictures you can see the small river surronding the town in the northern part and the final rush of the last Civitavecchia halt-marathon (I'm number 1125). An image of the 3 comuni half marathon is here: http://www.fotosports.it/images/20060129B/02-km2-5/pages/image185.htm

The black knight footprint

Last sunday the black knight left his footstep on the enemy ground.
An image of the "battle" is here: http://www.fotosports.it/images/20060129B/02-km2-5/pages/image185.htm

The ordeal of the hard slope

The ordeal of the hard slope

The race has been hard: drizzly and 23 kilometres though hills and valleys.

1 hour and 53 minutes: Stefano has already written the running results on his blog.

I've moved with difficulty to get the top of the last slope (beetwen the 15th and the 17 th kilometre).

You can see this hard slope on Stefano's blog (the post of the 26 january 2006). It's the image of the hill with the castle on top.

But after all, We've enjoyed, the hill scenery has been beautiful though hazelnut groves and ... we've received cheese, wine and pieces of pottery.

Incursion in the enemy territory

In the afternoon the black knight ran and the main part of the distance was in the enemy county.
(Sir Stefano 28 kilometres and Sir Giorgio 22 kilometres).
This time the dogs didn't attack us because Sir Stefano immobilized them with only his eyes.
During the incursion the old castle of the enemy vice-governor was damaged.
In both the images there is the old castle. It is situated near our town and the black runners sometimes run near this monument.

Christmas time

During christmas time I left the main barrack of the Black Knight Legion to look for glory in far kingdoms. After many hours driving I reached the south of Lazio Region and there I conquered the Aurunci hills where I spent my time running in relax every day. The scared enemy stayed hidden for all the time I was there. The battlefield is beautiful but I dislike to run on my own: I missed the heroic legion so much.
In the pictures you can see:
1) the conquered village after the bloody sack;
2) the foggy lake where the enemies found a safe shelter;
3) the headquarter where the local king signed the surrender to the Black Knight Army.

The conquer of Capodimonte Royal Park

TRAINING THROUGH THE CAPODIMONTE ROYAL PARK
Yesterday afternoon 70' running in Naples through and around the Royal Park waiting for coming back to Civitavecchia for the specific runs.

The Black Knight2 is here!

The Black Knight2 is the teammate of the Black Knight. Very soon this blog will become operative. I am the black runner on the right .