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Si parla di mudrun sul numero di Novembre della rivista di running più letta in Italia.

Ancora non abbiamo la rivista tra le mani ma si annuncia molto interessante

La parte che ci interessa di piu viene presentata cosi “Rock your run! Esiste forse un’attività sportiva più rock della corsa? No, se guardiamo alle infinite possibilità espressive che abbiamo a disposizione. Come le Mud Run, per esempio, cui dedichiamo un ampio servizio per scoprire se è vero (ed è vero) che non rappresentano solo l’allegria di un tuffo nel fango ma aiutano a sfidare la propria forza, la resistenza, la condizione mentale, a comprendere la solidarietà sportiva. Senza l’assillo di un cronometro.”

Qui trovate l’anteprima dell’articolo di MICOL RAMUNDO

Rock Your Run  – FENOMENO MUD RUN
Negli USA i partecipanti a queste gare hanno già superato gli iscritti alle maratone e alle mezze. In Italia si stanno moltiplicando. E non si tratta solo di manifestazioni goliardiche, ma di una vera e propria disciplina sportiva.

La ragazza in copertina è Amelia Boone. Non sapete chi è? No, non ci siamo, raga… Vi diciamo solo che è un avvocato … e poi aggiungiamo qualche dettagli o direttamente dal sito di OUTSIDE di un anno fa circa…

Multitask

Case Study: Obstacle Racer Amelia Boone, 30

Bona Fides
Bankruptcy attorney Boone was 
the top woman and second-place overall finisher in the 2012 World’s Toughest Mudder, a 24-hour event that had competitors completing 
300 obstacles over 90 miles. Last year, Boone won theSpartan World Championship, a 14-mile course 
with some 40 obstacles.

How She Does It
During her interview for this story, Boone was rolling around on a lacrosse ball to smooth out some knots in her back. So goes training for a Chicago lawyer who occasionally puts in 80-hour workweeks at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom, one of the country’s largest firms. Boone has become a master at getting fit while cranking out billable hours. “I’ll do phone calls as I walk home,” she says. “And I always tell people that a conference call is the best time to get in a ten-minute squat test.” Of course, she also has to find time for dedicated training sessions. She often wakes up at 4 A.M. to go for a run or work out at her localCrossFit gym. If her ever changing work schedule allows, she plans to tackle at least 
20 obstacle races across the country this year—up from 12 in 2013. “I always make sure my travel bookings are refundable,” she says.

Follow Her Lead
Art Markman, a psychology professor at the University of Texas at Austin, says you can get away with Boone’s brand of aggressive multitasking if the exercises you’re doing feel habitual. “You can easily complete a task that you don’t need to think about, like walking or brushing your teeth, while also having a conversation,” Markman says. Plus, “exercise is really good cognitively,” he says. “It releases dopamine, which is associated with focused attention.” But things get tricky when you try to accomplish multiple tasks that tax your brain, like shopping online while talking to someone. “Your brain will shift back and forth between the two tasks,” he cautions, “and you’ll become inefficient at both.”