Sapareva Banya-BUL, 24.-25. April 2009

"A Mountain Running Seminar was held in the Bulgarian tourist centre of Sapareva Banya, which is also the venue of the European Mountain Running Championships in 2010.

Athletic Federations from 18 Eastern European Countries were represented by 76 participants who wanted to gain more knowledge about this new athletic discipline.

Seminar was organized by the Bulgarian Athletic Federation chaired by the president Dobromir Karamarinov and supported by the International Athletic Foundation and technical cooperation of WMRA.
Mountain running experts were available to present their experiences and specific expertise gained from 25 years of mountain running development.

The following items were presented by the lecturers:" "

Day one	,	,
Introduction of participants, Welcome and aims of the seminar	Bulgarian Fed.	,
Short presentation of Sapareva Banya Municipality	Sap. Banya	,
,The history of mountain running	Gozzelino	.ppt presentation
,Origin and development of WMRA &ldquo,The first 25 years&rdquo,	Gozzelino
,Mountain running and the IAAF member	Gozzelino
,International mountain running calendar	Gozzelino
,A definition of Mountain Running	Sarf	.ppt presentation
Developing mountain running inside the national athletic federation	Sarf
Rules governing international competition	Sarf	.ppt presentation
,Organizing a mountain race	Sarf
Designing a mountain running course	Sarf
Environmental impact (Altitude, Weather)	Sarf
Equipment	Sarf
,WMRA web site	Sarf	.ppt presentation
Day two	,	,
,Marketing and promotion	Woods	.ppt presentation
,Technical aspects of mountain running	Woods	.ppt presentation
Coaching implications for mountain runners	Woods
Training for mountain running: a) Men b)Women	Woods
,Medical &, Anti Doping	Ambrosy	.ppt presentation
Short presentation of Russian Mountain Running	Alexanr Popov	,

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