[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...
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...
[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...
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...
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,...
NIKOLINA ŠUSTIĆ – the world champion and the merriest ultra-runner in the World
Nikolina Šustić trained basketball with her sisters. She really loved that game, it was her first love, but in time she wanted to try something different, unusual. “I always wanted to prove myself that I can do something special....
[INTERVIEW] Siniša Mareković – the designer of ingenious finisher medals for Croatian races
Beside beautiful memories you take home after a race in Croatia, you will probably also take one material memory – a finisher medal. In last few years, finisher medals in Croatia became unique and ingenious, and you sometimes want...
[INTERVIEW] Oana Bacanu – from Romania to Croatia with an active lifestyle in mind
A
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...