{"id":21513,"date":"2026-09-29T14:05:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T12:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trailrunadvisor.com\/?p=21513"},"modified":"2026-09-29T15:53:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T13:53:52","slug":"ticino-500-ultra-running-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trailrunadvisor.com\/pt-pt\/ticino-500-ultra-running-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Ticino 500: What It\u2019s Really Like to Run 500 km and 40,000m of Elevation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21513\" class=\"elementor elementor-21513\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0134ae5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0134ae5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecf20ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ecf20ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1362\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/trailrunadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000061290.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-21518\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trailrunadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000061290.jpg 1362w, https:\/\/trailrunadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000061290-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/trailrunadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000061290-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/trailrunadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000061290-768x1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trailrunadvisor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000061290-1022x1536.jpg 1022w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1362px) 100vw, 1362px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7b9add e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f7b9add\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4e8613 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d4e8613\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-323388c elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"323388c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ticino 500: What It\u2019s Really Like to Run 500 km and 40,000m of Elevation<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4329d3c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"4329d3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-2adc81a elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>Setembro 29, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4238004 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4238004\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>500 km. 40,000 metres of elevation gain. Almost no sleep. <\/b><\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>A backpack weighing up to 12 kg. And, at one point, around 20 km without water.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3f16f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3f16f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What does it actually feel like to take on a trail race of this magnitude?<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After 150 km, Alessandro spent around 20 km without water under the midday sun. During the first 36 hours, he slept for just seven minutes. His backpack reached 12 kg, and with aid stations around 50 km apart, managing hydration and food became a challenge in itself.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alessandro&#8217;s previous longest race was the Tor130. The jump to 500 km was therefore not a gradual progression. It was, in his own words, a <\/span><b>&#8220;leap into the void.&#8221;<\/b><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We spoke to Alessandro after completing the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/trailrunadvisor.com\/races\/ticino-500\/\"><b>Ticino 500<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to find out what it is really like to run 500 km and 40,000 metres of elevation \u2014 and how you manage hydration, nutrition, sleep, fatigue and the mental challenge when the finish line is still hundreds of kilometres away.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-605b5d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"605b5d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>Here is his story.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abca66b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abca66b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Q. What made you choose this particular challenge, and what attracted you to the idea of running 500 km through Ticino?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-120675b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"120675b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After giving up on the TOR330 in 2025 because of an injury, I wasn&#8217;t able to register for the 2026 edition using the pass from the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/trailrunadvisor.com\/races\/adamello-ultra-trail\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adamello Ultra Trail.<\/span><\/a><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So I decided to listen to that voice in my head that had been telling me to try the Ticino 500 ever since I received the email announcing the first edition of the race.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The combination of areas I had never visited and a distance I had never run seemed like the right mix of recklessness and the desire to discover my limits.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Especially considering that the longest race I had completed up to that point was the Tor130.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed0a011 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed0a011\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Q. What does 500 km and 40,000m of elevation actually feel like? Before the start, could you really imagine what 500 km and 40,000 metres of elevation would feel like? When did the scale of the challenge really sink in?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c99f967 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c99f967\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Honestly&#8230; no.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I don&#8217;t know why, but I was quite calm. Even in the days before the race, I never really felt anxious.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That allowed me to arrive at the starting line relaxed and without pressure.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I think I started to understand how hard the challenge was after the first kilometres of endless climbs.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That&#8217;s when I started to realise how demanding the course was going to be.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-791ce96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"791ce96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Q. Ticino 500 requires participants to manage their own navigation, food, hydration, sleep and decisions. How challenging was that, especially as fatigue started to build?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6ded13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6ded13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most difficult thing to manage was hydration.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With aid stations around 50 km apart, you have to look for water wherever you can.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I had to ask people living in the villages we passed through for help.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the final part of the race, I even had to take risks by drinking from fountains without knowing whether the water was safe.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Food was another challenge.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We relied on what we carried in our backpacks \u2014 which at one point weighed as much as 12 kg \u2014 as well as the mountain huts, which in Switzerland are called <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">capanne<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We hoped to arrive at a hut in time for dinner.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If we didn&#8217;t make it in time, there was no dinner.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was simply time to go to bed for a couple of hours at most and continue.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e13ce67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e13ce67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Q. What was the hardest moment of the race? Was there a moment when you seriously questioned whether you could finish? What happened, and how did you get through it?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54070be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54070be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The worst moment of the race came after around 150 km.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I found myself without water for approximately 20 km under the midday sun.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I needed to sit down and rest, but I was afraid that if I stopped, I wouldn&#8217;t be able to start again.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So I never actually took a break.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fortunately, a fountain appeared along the course.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It literally saved me.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23a4fed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"23a4fed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Q. With hundreds of kilometres to cover, sleep becomes a huge part of the challenge. How did you manage it?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67d2f5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67d2f5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the first 36 hours of the race, I practically didn&#8217;t sleep at all.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I only slept for seven minutes on a camp bed at the base camp around kilometre 100.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the first part of the race, when we reached a mountain hut, I would sleep for a maximum of two hours in the dormitories.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After halfway, I tried to sleep at the base camps, again for a maximum of two hours, so I wouldn&#8217;t lose too much time.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If I became sleepy while I was on the course, I would take five-minute power naps.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the first hours of walking, which were always in darkness, I also used caffeinated gels. Once the caffeine kicked in, it helped me stop feeling so tired.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9eca8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9eca8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Q. How did you deal with the mental side of the race when you were exhausted but still had an enormous distance ahead of you?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42b9554 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42b9554\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I think I still need to understand exactly what happened during those 500 km.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I haven&#8217;t fully processed everything yet, so it will take some time before I know what I really learned from the experience.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For me, this race was a leap into the void.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Going from 130 km to 500 km without any intermediate steps was madness.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But it also made me realise how determined I can be when I set myself a goal.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A race like this tests you from every point of view.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s not only about what happens physically and mentally on the trails.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even when you&#8217;re at the base camp, you have to organise everything as efficiently as possible and make the best use of your time.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You have to decide whether the time you save should be used to eat or to sleep.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-759163f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"759163f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Q. Was there a particular place, section or encounter that will stay with you from the experience?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d74eddc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d74eddc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The whole experience is still very fresh for me, so I&#8217;m still trying to process it.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But the experience of managing the lack of water, the sleep deprivation and the constant need to organise everything while continuing to move are things I won&#8217;t forget.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The moment when that fountain appeared after being without water for around 20 km is certainly one of the moments that stands out.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73f7382 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73f7382\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Q.  After 500 km, what did you learn about yourself  -  or about ultra running - that you didn't know before?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ae1a01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ae1a01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I still need time to understand what happened during those 500 km.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But I definitely learned something about my determination.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Going from 130 km to 500 km without any intermediate steps was a huge leap.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It showed me how determined I can be when I really fix a goal in my mind.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And I realised that a race like this tests you in every possible way.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You have to manage the physical side, the mental side, your equipment, your food, your hydration and your time.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even at the base camps, you are still racing.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You have to organise everything in the shortest possible time so that the time you save can be used for eating or sleeping.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86e6f13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86e6f13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Q. Now that you've had some time to process the experience, would you take on Ticino 500 again? And what would you do differently?\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a01aa3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a01aa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Until now, I&#8217;ve never run the same race twice.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But <a href=\"https:\/\/trailrunadvisor.com\/races\/ticino-500\/\">Ticino 500<\/a> could be a challenge I would like to take on again.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe not immediately.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I would like to understand whether I&#8217;ve learned how to manage everything better.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I would also consider having assistance along the course.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having someone who could help by bringing water and having food ready would allow me to carry a lighter backpack.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That could potentially allow me to move faster and improve my time.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87ec5a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87ec5a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">500 km changes the meaning of ultra running<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fc5d8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fc5d8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alessandro&#8217;s experience of Ticino 500 shows just how different extreme ultra-distance running becomes once the distances reach this level.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At 500 km, the challenge isn&#8217;t simply about running.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s about <\/span><b>managing yourself for hundreds of kilometres<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Water becomes a logistical problem.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Food becomes part of your race strategy.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sleep has to be carefully managed.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A backpack can weigh 12 kg.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And 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experience\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af5fcda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af5fcda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This interview was conducted by TrailRunAdvisor following Alessandro&#8217;s completion of Ticino 500. 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