It's been a while since I haven't written about chess on this blog, and I think it's time to cover a chess tournament. In Romania, if you are not a chess grandmaster, international or FIDE master you have to play in a semifinal tournament to qualify for the final phase of the National Chess Championship. … Continue reading National Chess Championship Semifinal in Bucharest
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How I became champion of Bucharest at 1500m indoor running, age category 40-45
The explanation is simple, nobody else competed in my age category at the Municipal Championship. Happy after my first official race indoor. There are tens of thousands of runners in Bucharest and the running community is growing fast in the city. Most of the people are running because it improves health and they are not … Continue reading How I became champion of Bucharest at 1500m indoor running, age category 40-45
December 1st Half marathon
December 1st is Romanian National Day and a running competition is organized each year in Bucharest to celebrate this occasion. Last year on December 1st it was snowing and the temperature was -10 Celsius. I went to see people running that day and I thought I'll never run outside at that temperature. This year the … Continue reading December 1st Half marathon
MIB 2019-Running a half marathon
This year's edition of the Bucharest International Marathon happened on a beautiful and sunny day in October. This was my fifth participation at MIB. Like every year I ran a half marathon. MIB is the most important running event in Romania by the number of participants. What makes special this event is that you meet … Continue reading MIB 2019-Running a half marathon
Running a half marathon at Balkan Masters Athletics
This year edition of the Balkan Masters Athletics was organized in Bucharest. It was a competition open to all athletes from Balkan countries aged over 35. It had all the races you can see in the athletics section of Olympic games with some small differences, one being that instead of a marathon the participants run … Continue reading Running a half marathon at Balkan Masters Athletics

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