After a rather difficult 2009 with two more severe muscle injury, it seemed this year to continue on the same tour. Already in the second race of the season, the half-marathon in Verona in February, an acutely inflamed right heel bone caused for a forced break. Not only I had to cancel the planned launch in mid-March at the Treviso Marathon, but also designed the entrance to the training quite tough: The pain in his right foot, which I initially could even think of a stress fracture, did not yield and the same problem occurred then also left, although less acutely.
mid-March, when I run the training was resumed, leaving them myself. Although I trained with pain, but had the feeling that my problem spots on the heel with a consistent exercise reasonably to have under control. A first objective of the mountain run would be the Ötzi Alpin Marathon was due to bad weather, said the organizers from the competition twice, provided they had no alternative routes.
went in May it will go but I played in mediocre shape, four mountain passes and began with a stay in Meran 2000, a chain of altitude training.
the fourth of June contest, the Zirbitzkogel Mountain Run in Styria realized I that I was going to get in shape. After a training stay at Reschensee (even at 1500 m it was extremely hot at that time) I finished on 10 July, at the Zermatt Marathon , which took place in extreme heat, 2 Place. Consequently, it was a first-season goal will be checked off. Already
8 days later was in Trento, the Italian Mountain Running Championship on the program, this race was the first qualifying race for the Mountain Running Championships. After I had recovered from the Zermatt Marathon well, I decided to make a Default and was ranked ninth And I was just few seconds of 6 Course, which was to secure a World Cup ticket away.
A week later I could by winning the race in Mittenwald Karwendel win a prestigious success, even on 1 August I was at the mountain running Grand Prix race in Mayrhofen / Zillertal solid performance. I reached my top form well for mountain running in the Trophy team competition in the outdoor Bregenzerwald them I played out in the middle of a training stay in Davos.
for the World Cup qualifiers, the decision on 22 August in Susa, it was a hot day, and a tactical error on my part (to fast start), the more difficult task. After a strong final I reached sixth (and fifth best Italians) the target. In the subsequent training camp on the Pian del Frais in Susa Valley, then came the invitation to the World Cup, for me it was certainly touching and unforgettable moments, but I had tried in vain for years for a World Cup. The
Mountain Running Championships in Slovenia Kamnik on 5 September was my 19th Race of the season. In a very strong field where I think I was 35th and I was pleased with my teammates on team bronze medal.
came just six days later with the Jungfrau Marathon in Interlaken in the Bernese Oberland is another highlight. After dashing first 25 km I was groggy, but I could bite through well and lost the sprint for 3rd place by a hair.
After these two races I was very exhausted and I recovered only slowly than last season I decided to aim for a marathon season. In late September I was able to win the Soltner Mountain Half Marathon in San Genesio, it is a mammoth program followed with four more races. Especially in training, the performance of sway, it "appeared" extremely weak days. In any case, was the first Fall in the classic Swiss Morat-Fribourg a wonderful experience for me as well as the almost traditional trip to the spa breaks in mid-October. On 24 October I had the half-marathon in Branzoll a good day-to Livorno Marathon were still missing three weeks. The ultimate marathon training compressed I in 10 days, these statements should not work.
