Simone Grassi for mzungo.org Stefano Baldini is about to decide to give it another go with Marathon, to run the European Championship, next summer in Barcelona, Spain.
After retiring from Marathon to run only in shorter race, Baldini is thinking again about running a Marathon as professional.
"I miss the tension of a Marathon prepared at best. So it may be that I will come back to Marathon". After Benjin he reduced the distance, to train for shorter road races, but now he sais: "I discovered that I don't enjoy it ... so I'm going to make an important decision ... I will run a leg in the Chiba relay Marathon and then a classic 15km in Melbourne ... but the important event are two, once happened few days ago, one will be at the beginning of December. A set of tests to evaluate my condition, how the 180.000km I ran during my career affected my engine, a little bit like what happens with cars". So the results will help Baldini make a decision, it looks like the choices are two. The definitive retirement from running or the start of another season of training to "debut" again in Marathon, at the European Marathon Championship in Barcelona, next summer.
By the way all the italian fans, with the current lack of Marathon runner able to compete at the highest level, and due the incredible popularity of Stefano Baldini, all hope to see the man again racing on the Marathon next Summer.
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