Stramilano, a race to remember, my father was the champion 50 years ago
Constanza Mora Pedraza with her Stramilano medal after running a personal best in a race her father won 50 years ago. (Photo by Constanza Mora Pedraza)
I must admit that I've thought a lot about how to start this article, although I'm a journalist and writing comes easily to me, this time, when I have so many feelings and so many beautiful memories in my heart, it's difficult.
But anyway, here we go. It all started in early March 2025 when I arrived in Italy. On the first day back at the office, I told Gianni Merlo, the president of the International Sports Press Association, and my boss, that I wanted to register to run the Stramilano - well, in this case, the Stramilanina, since I only wanted to run the 5K. For many years, I've participated in recreational distances in the ro...