Francesco "Paco" Gentilucci

Paco arriva dalla Repubblica Indipendente di Colferraio dove è libero di esprimere tutta la sua attitudine per l'ultrarunning. E lui, di ultra, ne sa parecchio visto che la sua passione sono le 100 miglia. E le sa raccontare, eccome se le sa raccontare!

The Glossary of Ultrarunning – Q R

Ultrarunning is a community made up of people--strange individuals who communicate with a dictionary of their own. You may happen to hear two runners...

The Glossary of Ultrarunning – O P

Ultrarunning is a community made up of people--strange individuals who communicate with a dictionary of their own. You may happen to hear two runners...

The art of crewing – part 1: the basics

Crewing is support, help and collaboration. But it is not an activity to be left to chance because lending a hand to a friend allows no mistakes.

10 steps to becoming an ultrarunner

Paco gives us his personal vademecum on what the steps are to become an ultrarunner. And it all revolves around the word "respect."

14 the magic number. Nolan’s 14

A bet among friends: one distance, one elevation gain, 14 peaks. To be reached one after another.

Long live dirtbags!

It certainly makes Paco's reflection on Dirtbags and the role of work in our lives controversial. But it is a healthy reflection, food for thought, starting from a different point of view and extremely worthy of respect.

Trail Work for dummies

Since many people have contacted me to say they would like to help with trail cleaning and liked the idea of trail work mentioned...

Do you want to run an ultra? Get busy

Rolling up our sleeves is a good thing. And even in running it can be a way to give back to the environment and make connections. As in ultras.

Responsible drinking

We are always led to believe that the greatest revolutions have to do with the latest technology, microchips and computers. Balls. One of the greatest...

Walter Hendloser, 50 100-mile races in one year: it’s a record

By a quick calculation, that's 8,000 kilometers. In fact, Walter has run more than 11,000, and his story is a good one to read and ponder.

Piece of cake

A different and, in some ways, extreme perspective on endurance sports. With one star, Luke Sanchez, who at 15 years old is the youngest Javelina Jundred 100 finisher.

All about mountain lions and buckles

How did the buckle that characterizes 100-mile finishers come about? Where did this tradition begin? All the answers you are looking for, here they are!

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