Tag: trail

The Women of Tor des Glaciers

STORIES The Women of Tor des Glaciers May 24, 2023 JOHANNA  FLASHMAN Run the Alps MORE INFO The Tor des Glaciers is the longer, more challenging sibling of the already colossal Tor des Géants in the Italian Alps. At 450 kilometers (280 miles) and 32,000 meters (104,987 feet) of cumulative altitude gain, the Tor des Glaciers is… Continue reading The Women of Tor des Glaciers

When GPS was not yet known, we were already on the wrist

TECH When GPS was not yet known, we were already on the wrist May 12, 2023 GARMIN  ITALY TORX Gold Sponsor MORE INFO Today, training with a sportwatch is the most natural and normal thing that can happen to us. Distances, speed, analysis and monitoring of your training and of a race, within your mobile… Continue reading When GPS was not yet known, we were already on the wrist

That time I fell and amazingly got back up

STORIES That time I fell and amazingly got back up May 8, 2023 CAMILLA  PIETRANTONIO Psychologist MORE INFO Have you ever been afraid of failing and of fearing you won’t be able to get back up? Have you ever been afraid of making a mistake and thinking you will not be able to fix it?… Continue reading That time I fell and amazingly got back up

The runners band

runners band - ph davide verthuy

STORIES The runners band 12 Comments November, 2011 GIANCARLA  AGOSTINI “There it is, melancholia” Much to its misfortune, it participated in many showers, many dish washes and floor scrubs; already tiny puddles of water have seeped into it’s plastic wrapping and the chip. It is falling apart the poor little thing; a few times I’ve… Continue reading The runners band

TORX sickness

SCIENCE TOR sickness 13 Comments November, 2011 PIETRO TRABUCCHI Psychologist Semi-serious analysis of a now endemic bug My friend Mau asks me to write something about “Tor sickness”. What is this? This is a phenomenon which, for those who have experienced an adventure like the Tor des Géants and felt extraordinary emotions, makes it difficult to… Continue reading TORX sickness

Are they pushing the limits?

SCIENCE Are they pushing the limits? 5 Comments July, 2012 PIETRO TRABUCCHI Psychologist “Human beings are made up of flesh and blood and a miracle fibre called courage” The slogan of Tor des Géants is always the same: push yourself further, leaving nothing to chance and training properly… If there is a place on Earth… Continue reading Are they pushing the limits?

Tor des Géants, first edition

Tor de Geants 2010 (© Stefano Torrione). Courmayeur 12 settembre 2010 partenza

STORIES Tor des Géants, first edition 13 Comments July, 2012 GABRIELE  BORTOLOTTO Athlete And who would have thought? A year ago I was sitting comfortably in Place de l’Armitiè in Chamonix, sipping my ritual beer pre UTMB – Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc – when what should fall under my hand? A flyer for a… Continue reading Tor des Géants, first edition

TORX Mag is born

NEWS TORX Mag is born 25 Comments March, 2023 EDITORIAL  BOARD A new magazine dedicated to trail running. A NEW ADVENTURE A new adventure begins today, a challenging but stimulating challenge that will take us deep into the world of TORX, TORX eXperience and trail running in general. TORX Mag is born, an online container… Continue reading TORX Mag is born

TOR & Science

SCIENCE Tor & Science 20 Comments March, 2023 EDITORIAL  BOARD We inaugurate the new “Tor&Science” section with an interview with Pietro Trabucchi who will be in charge of it. PIETRO TRABUCCHI Pietro is a psychologist who teaches at the Department of Neuroscience and Movement Sciences at the University of Verona and at the CeRiSm Human… Continue reading TOR & Science