Learning To Rest
Rest is a skill most never learn. Active recovery differs from collapse. True rest requires deliberate practice and permission to stop producing
Rest Before You’re Tired
Resting after exhaustion is recovery. Resting before fatigue is strategy. The difference determines whether you sustainably perform or repeatedly crash
The Effort Of Understanding
Understanding requires effort most people won't invest. Surface judgments come easy. Deep comprehension demands time, empathy, suspending assumptions—exhausting work few attempt
You’re Improving While You’re Resting, Not While You’re Running
Muscles grow during rest, not training. Skills integrate during sleep, not practice. Improvement happens in recovery—work breaks you down, rest builds you up
A Short Fitness Recap Of 2020
2020 fitness during lockdowns—improvisation, home workouts, running empty streets. Constraints revealed what's essential versus what's convenient
A Short Post-Lockdown Recovery Strategy
Post-lockdown recovery needs gradual reintegration. Rushing back creates whiplash. The strategy—small steps toward previous capacity
First Ultra-marathon In Spain – The Aftermath
First ultra-marathon complete. Body broken, mind expanded. The aftermath teaches more than race—recovery reveals what pushing limits costs
How Running Ridiculously Long Distances Can Help You
Ultra-running teaches pain management, mental endurance, discomfort tolerance, delayed gratification. Ridiculous distances develop ridiculous resilience
Pushing Through versus Letting Go
Pushing through builds grit. Letting go prevents waste. Wisdom is knowing which situation demands which response
Running For My Life, the book, Available For Pre-Order In Kindle Store
Running For My Life book launch—memoir of transformation through running. Pre-order available. Personal journey becomes published story
The Story Of My First 24 Hours Race – S24h
First 24-hour race—running continuously around track for a day. Physical endurance meets mental endurance. The story of not stopping
The Real Cost Of Learning
It’s pitch dark, my soles are hurting like shit, the air that I breathe is scorching hot and I’m running somewhere in the middle of fucking [...]
The Story Of My First DNF
130km into Ultrabalaton, systems perfect but blisters destroying me—I chose to stop. The hardest decision reveals the deepest wisdom about sustainable performance
Why I Run Ridiculously Long Distances
When I started to run ridiculously long distances, 2 years ago, people who found out about that were puzzled: “How can you run 200 kilometers, Dragos?
Race Report: My First 48 Hours Race
Two days continuous running pushes consciousness into altered states. The 48-hour race reveals how the mind and body negotiate when there's no finish line
My 2016 Running Calendar
Committing to races months ahead creates structured accountability. The 2016 running calendar mapped ambition against reality—here's what I learned
45 Kilometers For 45 Years
Birthday runs create physical markers of time passing. Running one kilometer per year of life transforms aging from burden into celebration
The Story Of Transmaraton – 64 KM Ultramarathon
64 kilometers through Transylvania tested preparation against reality. The Transmaraton race report chronicles what happens when theory meets mountain trails
Ultrabalaton Ultra-marathon – The Aftermath Of A 222 Kilometers Race
222 kilometers non-stop around Lake Balaton—the aftermath reveals what ultramarathons do to body and mind. Recovery tells the race's real story
The Story Of My First 220km Race – Ultrabalaton – The Fifth Marathon
Fifth of five marathons—exhaustion versus determination in darkness. The final 42km where mental strength becomes the only fuel remaining