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(by Francesco Capra - traslated by Simone "Sigi")
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An important member of the Cross and Harriers running community: Gabriele De Nard Today we will know a little bit better one of the best runner of Cross and Harriers, that runs well on the track, like his personal witness. 13'34" in the 5k, and 28'58" in the 10k. We are speaking about the 32 years old Gabriele De Nard, running for the Fiamme Gialle Club. We had the pleasure to know him at the recent Cross della Volpe di Volpiato (TO) and now he kindly accepted to give us an interview.
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Q: Hi Gabriele.
Could you tell us when and why you started to run?
A: I started at the first year of my secondary school, I was 11 years
old, running in Cross Country (Corsa Campestre) onrganized by the School
and by the Italian Army (Esercito Italiano), then I continued with non
competitive, sunday races.
Q: What are your first relevant results?
A: In Meltina, I became Italian Champion for Mountain running, when I
was in the category of Allievo
Q: Why you
did quit with mountain running?
A: Because I was under the army in the Army's Sports Center, where my
current trainer notice me, Andrea Bartoli. He did hire me for the Fiamme
Gialle team. From that time I did stop to do mountain running.
Q: What do
you remember about your 3rd place and the Juniores World Championships
of Mountain Running in Gap, 1993?
A: A very nice memory. I was a boy. But you know that important results
are at senior level.
Q: Which
feeling you have running?
A: Serenity, Freedom.
Q: Where
do you usually train? Who are your training partners?
A: During Summer I go in Livigno, then in Predazzo, hosted by the Alpin
School owned by Guardia di Finanza. During winter I stay 15 days in the
barracks, in Ostia and 10 days at home. My usual training fellows are
Giovanni Gualdi, Salvatore Vicenti, Luigi La Bella, Luca Batoli, Dario
Milanesi, Federica Dal Ri, Sabrina Varrone.
Q: How is
your relationship with your trainer Andrea Bartoli, who trains your team-mate
Giovanni Gualdi, winner last sunday in Volpiano?
A: Very good, I owe him a lot, like I said before he wanted me in the
Fiamme Gialle team. Then with a lot of work and sacrifices he did bring
me to this level. I will never stop to thank him.
Q: How is
your typical week of training? How many km do you run? What are the "works"
you prefer? The one you hate?
A: During winter I run 180-190km per week, and when I feel good I like
all the trainings; on the opposite when I have problems even slow running
is tough.
Q: What is
the race you prefer? Mountain Running, the track, street running or Cross?
Which of them gave you the better satisfactions?
A: I like cross very much, and street running in the evening-night, very
nice. I did pretty well in the track as well, but I took my best satisfactions
from Cross.
Q: Is there
a race that you remember with special satidfaction? and one you would
like to forget about?
A: I remember with special pleasure the Cross European Championship in
Thun, Swiss, where I was fourth, just 1 second from the podium, and my
first Italian Cross title, I won this year in Lanciano. The worste was
the Cross European Championships in Medulin, what a delusion.
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Q:
In which kind of race, do you think you can obtain the better improvements? Q:
What are your ambitions for the next Cross European Championships?
Do you think that our National Team can win the European Title? Q:
What are your objectives for the 2006/2007 season? Q:
What is your secret dream? Novarunning thanks you, Grabiele, for the availability, with our "best of luck" for a nice performance in Campaccio, Kind Regards.
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(fotografie by novararunning)