[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...
[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...
[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.
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[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.
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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...
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...
[INTERVIEW] Aliaksandr Bahachou: As soon as we came to Croatia, we knew we wanted...
He was born in the Soviet Union, lived most of his adult life in Norway, and recently moved to Croatia to pursue a more active lifestyle. Aliaksandr’s story aroused our interest and we wanted to learn more. We talked...
Hannah Grant: Why I’m running Dubrovnik Half Marathon for the 5th time
Lots of runners come to run in Dubrovnik from all over the world, enjoy the experience and then decide to repeat it in the following years. Some of them are with us from the very beginning, the first Dubrovnik Half...
[INTERVIEW] Stéphane Vernède – Croats are welcoming and warm
Stéphane Vernède is a French cycling enthusiast living in Croatia. His work brought him to the country four years ago. In his free time, he likes competing and exploring nature by bike. We talked with Stéphane to find out...
[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...