I’m not winning races. So, why do I keep racing?
Traveling, picking up the race bib, changing into running clothes, warming up. The anticipation of the starting gunshot, the feeling of excitement while courage and insecurity are inter-lapsing, meeting nice people, a thousand thoughts at once… all of this...
[WHY AiC] Follow us and be – Active in Croatia!
Some seven years ago, I gathered a small, dynamic group of writers, photographers, videographers… We had few things in common - we all loved and practiced recreational sports, we were all runners, cyclists or triathletes. Another thing that we...
Veronika Jurišić – I live running, I live ultra
Veronika Jurišić is a diva of Croatian running movement. She started to run for recreation as a student in the nineties, and now she is one of the most famous female names of Croatian running scene. Always smiling and...
[INTERVIEW] Alen Bošković – The whole world is coming to Dubrovnik to run
The fifth edition of the Dubrovnik Half Marathon, and its accompanying races, is approaching. We talked with the founder of the Du Motion Runners' Days Dubrovnik about the four previously held and the upcoming one in late April.
AiC: Thank...
Luka Modrić – No one believed he could become a football wonder – now...
Last year’s world football championship is over. For the next four years, his name will be worn on most of the boys' red and white squared backs. His name is Luka Modrić, and he is declared the best player...
[INTERVIEW] Alen Paliska – all that you have to know about the 100 Miles...
One of the most famous, conceptually most interesting, and, organizationally speaking, top-quality races in Croatia is the 100 Miles of Istria race. The race has, in its short life span, gained a cult status in the runner and trail...
[INTERVIEW] Stefan Hofbauer: continental Croatia is amazing!
AiC got together with Stefan Hofbauer, a triathlete and a runner from Vienna. We got to hear how Stefan is satisfying his love for competition, being outdoors, and making new friends by being active in Croatia.
By Zlatko Tomšić
Stefan,...
[INTERVIEW] Killu Olju – an Estonian living and running in Zagreb
Killu Olju is a 39 years old Estonian runner living in Zagreb, but what impressed me the most about her were her Croatian skills. It might not be a surprise that foreigners speak Croatian, but Killu does not have...
[INTERVIEW] Oana Bacanu – from Romania to Croatia with an active lifestyle in mind
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ctive in Croatia took time to speak with Oana Bacanu, a Romanian living in Zagreb. Oana is an enthusiastic runner, cyclist, and a triathlete. We wanted to know more about her sporting background, favorite sports, races, and places to...
[VIDEO] NENAD ŠIMUNKO – Breaking the boundaries
Nenad Šimunko was diagnosed with diabetes type 1 at the age of six. He was born in 1984 and has been battling this incurable disease for 28 years now. Type 1 diabetes is insulin-dependent diabetes, a chronic condition in...