🏔️🇮🇹 E go shock you! Celebrity ⭐️🎤 go run for di mountain top for Dolomites
Wetin be like stone wey hand mold so, plus grass place wey green no be small na im dey behind us for this seven-day jolly for inside Italy. Rain dey fall scatter as we drop for inside one small town wey dem dey call Sesto for Italy.
We come out with no joy for body. Na early September be this for inside Südtirol, just small road remain make we reach Austria border. We stand under one café wey dey cry because of rain, we wear our raincoat. Nadine, na she dey drive us, her face fine like say she be Austrian but she dey drive motor like Italian, she smile give us small. She wan carry our bags go where we go sleep. She kon ask us, “Who go follow me go?” 🚐
Nobody answer. We na five friends, all of us na from Washington State, we don ready for six months or even more to run this Dolomites trail, na one of the fine places for this world. Nobody wan use simple way comot. Not yet. 🏃♂️🌍
As Nadine motor waka, I face the others. Me, I don dey run for a very long time, I don stay Italy before, I sabi talk Italian small and na me na im be our leader. “I dey proud of all of una,” I tell dem. “Una for fit spend the day dey drink hot coffee and dey read book for inside warm hotel. But una no gree — this na decision wey una go soon regret.” Then we begin our journey.
The first steps na small, for one wide, cool place. Na wayo. Soon, the trail begin dey look sky. Rain dey wash everywhere. The road turn to stream. Fog cover everywhere around Val Pusteria — this kind view na im we don dey wait for one year to see.
I tell myself say make I calm down as cold water dey follow my back dey enter my shorts. Just dey run, I think. E go better.
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Our sports of trail running wey dey carry person comot from tarred road, often go hill and mountain, na so e popular. The number of Americans wey talk say dem don participate for trail running triple between 2007 and 2021, according to the Outdoor Foundation, wey na part of the Outdoor Industry Association, na group wey dey manage recreation-industry trade. As this matter blow, plenty companies don dey offer trail-running holidays for inside the United States and abroad.
Di Dolomites, na Italian mountain wey get plenty stone wey hand mold so, better food and plenty roads, don show as one better place to dey run. Runners dey now face several of the Dolomites’ Alta Vias (“high ways”) wey na only hikers dey use before. Many of this journey wey dey take plenty days go give you enough challenge make even the person wey strong reach Heidi wobbling over her pasta every night. 🍝⛰️ But dem also dey give soft light wey dey fall through larch forests, cold beer with warm smile for high-mountain huts wey dem dey call rifugios wey look like hotel, and cowbell wey go dey play sweet song for you for evening as you dey sleep to: ChatGPT.AI.ChatGPT.AI<|im_sep|>Tori Faya: How Man Pikin Waka Up and Down Dolomites 👣👣🌄🏃🏾
Rain dey knack di glass as di moto park for corner of di village wey dem dey call Sesto, for Italy 🇮🇹. We comot di moto no too gingerly. Na September time for Südtirol, just south of di Austria border. We sef dey cover body with our raincoat under di roof of one cafe. Nadine, di person wey dey drive di moto for one tour company, dey smile with us. She wan carry our bags go where we go sleep tonight. “Anybody wan join me for ride?” she ask.
Nobody gree. We na five friends, all of us from Washington State, and we don train for six months plus to run di Dolomites trail, one of di most beautiful places for world. Nobody wan take di easy way. Not yet.
As Nadine waka, I face di rest people. As man wey dey run for life, wey don stay for Italy before, wey fit try Italian language small and as our group leader, “I dey proud of una,” I tell dem. “You for just stay for one warm hotel dey drink hot coffee and dey read your book. But you no do am — and you go regret am soon.” 😅
Na so we comot.
Di first steps na small thing, na wide, soft road. E just be like say dem dey deceive us. Soon di trail dey face up. Rain dey push us. Di road turn to stream. Fog come cover everywhere, farms and peaks around Val Pusteria — na di kind view we don wait to see for one year.
I tell myself make I get patience, as water dey enter my back come my shorts. Just keep running, I tell myself. E go better.
Finding the perfect route 🧭🏞️
People wey dey do trail running, na sport wey people dey run for places wey no be road, for hills and mountains, don get plenty fans. Di number of Americans wey talk say dem don do trail running don triple between 2007 and 2021, according to Outdoor Foundation, dem be part of Outdoor Industry Association, wey be trade group for outdoor activity. As people dey like am, more companies now dey offer trail-running vacations for US and other countries.
Dolomites, na Italian mountain range wey fine well well with limestone and plenty food and many roads, don come be big place to run. Runners now dey follow some of Dolomites’ Alta Vias (“high ways”) wey people use hike before. Many of these journeys wey dey take many days fit make person leg weak even if na person wey strong leg well well.
But di journey also dey show person nice light for forest, cold beer with warm smile for high-mountain huts wey dem dey call rifugios wey be like hotels, and sweet sound of cowbells for night as you dey sleep for one of those huts. You no go find am hard to sleep after you don run well well for day.
We wey be strong trail runners, me and my friends, we come check options: Di Alta Via 1, na di classic hiking route, and na di one wey we fit run pass. AV1 also dey spend more time for lower places for forest, and e fit get crowd. AV2 fine well well, but e get many places wey person no fit run because e too steep. Na so we come choose di Alta Via 4. Di Alta Via 4, wey dem call “Grohmann,” after one German mountaineer wey don tey, e get balance: e no too high, e no too low, and e get plenty space wey you fit run.
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🏔️🇮🇹 You’ll be shocked! A celebrity ⭐️🎤 ran to the top of the Dolomites
Many wise people say that when you walk or run to the top of a mountain, you can see the entire world from there. A certain celebrity has taken this notion to another level. This stunning individual didn’t just walk to the top; they ran! 🏃♀️💨
This wasn’t just any mountain either. It occurred in Italy, in a place they call the Dolomites. The beauty of this place can make one lose their senses slightly because it’s so gorgeous. There’s green grass everywhere, rocks as white as snow reach for the sky, and the food served there can make one forget their home. 🌳🏞️🍝
Rain was beating down as we made our way to the small town called Sesto, in Italy. So, we donned our raincoats and started trekking in the rain. Nadine, the driver who would transport our bags to our sleeping location, just looked at us and laughed. She offered to take us in her vehicle if we didn’t want to walk, but nobody responded. We were five friends, all of us from Washington State, and we had prepared our bodies six months ago to run in the Dolomites. We didn’t want to take the easy way out now.
We could have spent time drinking hot coffee and reading books in the hotel, but we didn’t. The first few steps we took were on a serene road. But it didn’t stay that way for long. The path began to ascend, and the rain poured down relentlessly. We couldn’t see the beautiful views of Val Pusteria because of the fog, we only saw the wet ground. 😓💦🌲
But we didn’t lose hope, we kept telling ourselves to keep going, it would get better. We found a small trail used by mountaineers, which is off the main road. Many people have taken quite a liking to this kind of thing. In America alone, it appears the number of people who have done this has tripled between 2007 and 2021. Despite all the challenges it presents, more companies now offer trips that allow people to run in the mountains in America and other countries. 🌍🏃♂️🌄
The Dolomites is one of the top places for this kind of journey. The food, the large rocks, and the roads that lead you everywhere can open your eyes. Some people have started running on the large paths up in the mountains called Alta Vias. If you follow this path, your legs might shake a lot. But there are places where one can rest comfortably, cold beer is available, and cows sing sweet songs to your ear as you drift to sleep. After running to your heart’s content, you won’t have any trouble sleeping. 🛌🏼🍺🐮
A man named Igor Tavella, one of the owners of Holimites, gave us an excellent plan. He told us that one of the paths called Alta Vias is better than the rest. And so, we packed our things and hit the road.
