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A weekend for the history books – both globally and within "Ultrafitness Performance powered by Spectro.Life" 💥

This past weekend will be remembered as one of the greatest in endurance running history.
Not one, but two athletes officially broke the legendary 2-hour marathon barrier, and three runners crossed the finish line under the previous world record. A new era has begun. 🏃‍♂️🌍

But while history was being rewritten elsewhere, our own athletes were scripting their own legendary moments.

🇩🇪 Hamburg Marathon
Ionuț Bledea ran the race of his life.
A massive 10+ minute personal best – stopping the clock at 2:41:30 – and to make it even sweeter: a negative split. Flawless pacing, relentless mindset.
Now? We shift gears. Next stop: UTMB World Series 100K Final – CCC. Bring it on.

🇷🇴 Urme Pe Play – National Championship (Marathon)
Cosmin Stan – this was the race he’s been building toward since day one of our collaboration.
From 15th place to 5th in the Championship results – tactical racing at its finest.
Final time: 3:55 on 39 km with 2.300m elevation gain.
Heart rate strategy from Spectro.Life matched planned vs. executed to the beat. A textbook ex*****on. 🎯

🇷🇴 Urme Pe Play – Ultramarathon (55 km, 3.200m D+)
Gabriel Drăgan – once again, a Swiss watch.
Target: 5:35. Actual: 5:34:49 – 11 seconds faster 😅
Next time, we expect even greater precision from him 😉
The real story? 4 races, 4 wins since joining "Ultrafitness Performance powered by Spectro.Life". Unstoppable. 💪

🏆 Coach on the course
Our own coach István Szokolszky delivered a strong 7:54 on the ultra distance, grabbing 2nd place in his age category.
Next up: Transylvania 100K with several athletes from the group, plus a training race in Hungary this weekend. Always moving forward.

🇷🇴 Maratonul Codrului – Halfmarathon (22 km, 770m D+)
Katalin Erzsebet Hodas - winning the race in a commanding fashion in 2:12 after just recovering from the grueling Istria by UTMB 110K distance. What a recovery this is 💪

To every single runner – thank you for showing what happens when preparation meets ex*****on.
We’re already hyped for the upcoming block of big races. This is only the beginning.

Sponsors:
✅ Spartan Training Group Zalău
✅ StackTech Software

Tech & Nutrition Partners:
✅ Garmin Romania
✅ Hammer Nutrition Romania
✅ Eleven Sportswear România

Stakeholders:
Ultra Fitness Multisport LAB Spectro.Life





📸 Urme Pe Play

🏁 SEASON 2 IS GO! 🏁

We are thrilled to officially announce the starting grid of athletes and partners for Season 2 of "Ultrafitness Performance powered by Spectro.Life," kicking off today! 🚀

Alongside our familiar faces from last season, we have the pleasure of welcoming Ionut Bledea to the squad! 👋 Ionut, formerly part of the Ultrafitness Advanced project, earned his spot on the starting grid in spectacular fashion. His massive PB of 1:16':22" at last week’s Lisbon Half Marathon proved he is ready for the next challenge. Next up for Ionut is the CCC 100K Final within the UTMB World Series—we can’t wait to see you conquer the trails!

👕 NEW KIT, WHO DIS?
We are also pumped to announce a new partnership in the custom design and technical sportswear domain. Our athletes will be looking fresh and performing at their peak in Eleven Sportswear starting this season. Welcome to the team, and thank you for your trust in this project!

🌍 GOING GLOBAL: USA EDITION
The secret is out! We are officially launching a USA team, and it’s already paying off. The last two weekends have been massive for the squad:
🇵🇹 PB & qualifier in Lisbon.
🇪🇸 Top 20 finish for Alin Batea at the highly competitive Transgrancanaria.
🏆 Double Race Wins: Gabriel Dragan crushing the Primavera Trail Race Marathon and our first international win with Matt Bradner at the Mesquite Canyon 50M!
Congrats to everyone who raced and trained hard. We'll be back with more detailed results later this week.

🎯 ON THE HORIZON
We are deep in preparation for the Istria by UTMB races, where 6 of our athletes will be giving their absolute best. Please follow and support them in these final weeks leading up to the race!

Let the season begin! Wishing every athlete success and a massive thank you to our partners for making this project a reality. 🙏

Sponsors:
✅ STG Zalau
✅ Alpin Expe
✅ StackTech Software
Tech & Nutrition Partners:
✅ Garmin Romania
✅ Hammer Nutrition Romania
✅ Eleven Sportsware Romania
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Ultra Fitness Multisport LAB Spectro.Life
Spartan Training Group Zalău
Garmin Romania
Hammer Nutrition Romania
Eleven Sportswear România
StackTech Software Alpin Expe

Congratulations to those who were selected to participate in one of the UTMB Mont-Blanc races this year! 🥳🎉

See the UTMB story of our CEO Zsolt Kovacs 👇
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I also finished 3x UTMB and 1x TDS between 2012 and 2018. I said I would try to get back there when I will have the chance to finish it in 24 hours, meaning to do the Mont-Blanc loop through 3 countries, France, Italy, Switzerland and back to France in one day. Where did this obsession come from? I have no idea, but I know it stuck with me pretty well, even after 8 years of hiatus this goal hasn't faded.

In fact, with the Ultrafitness Performance project, this goal has taken on a different meaning, it is no longer a final destination, but just a step on the path of trying to be as good as possible, to understand and implement in Spectro.Life concepts never before discovered in human physiology and performance, which will eventually be applicable even in the health control of sedentary people 🙏

I can be proud that every time I started, I finished the race, and even most of the time in the top 100 (races of 2600 participants). However, there was only one time when I didn't think about quitting, in 2013. In 2012, at the first participation after 30 km, I wanted to quit, in the end I crossed the finish line with Silviu Bălan in 227th place, and at the best result, in 2018 I suffered for 70 km in the middle of the race.

People go into the race with optimism and as the example above shows, it is even possible to maximize your chances of finishing. However, the numbers look quite bleak. In the last 10 years, the dropout rate has not decreased at all, although the top performances have improved significantly. About 35% of those who start, do not finish the race, and the CCC is not far behind in terms of numbers either. Being from Romania, I can relate to the Romanian representatives who even managed to increase this number last year and not in the desired direction.

And now if I haven't lost you on the way, it means that you are really interested in the topic and maybe you can allow me a little advertisement. Spectro.Life, among other things, was created to solve exactly this problem. The body uses lipids, glycogen and external calories to make the loop around Mont-Blanc and many people use glycogen too quickly in the race, not having trained enough to burn lipids or digest carbohydrates, finishing the race becomes impossible. In Spectro we calculate exactly the intensity at which you need to race to use your energy optimally and maximize your chances of finishing. And through the Ultrafitness Performance and Ultrafitness Advanced projects we help you develop the skills necessary to finish such a race.

Now that you are expert in optimizing your race, I have nothing left to say, except a big Congratulations on your selection 🤘😎 and Good luck 👏 in achieving your goals!




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