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I do not run to escape. I run to remember that I am alive.

Running has become language, discipline, community and a way of giving back. A way to transform effort into presence.

Maurizio Romeo with the Italian flag in New York 2018

New York 2018

A flag, a smile, a story bigger than the clock.

Some images say more than a thousand words: effort, joy, Italy, the road and the possibility of reaching a place that once seemed impossible.

The running mindset is not an obsession with performance. It is learning how to inhabit the journey.

Running for Life book cover

The book

Running for Life.

An inner journey through the challenge of the marathon: from illness to running, from effort to hope, from a personal story to the desire to give something back.

Royalties are donated to Associazione Giacomo Sintini, supporting solidarity projects and cancer research.

Editorial projects

From the published book to a novel in progress.

Running for Life is the autobiographical heart of the journey. Beside it, 42 is taking shape: a novel set during the New York City Marathon and freely inspired by fragments of my life.

Sport

Goalkeeper, runner, coach.

Maurizio Romeo as a goalkeeper in 1990

Goalkeeper

Responsibility begins when everyone looks at you after a mistake.

Years in goal taught me to remain present, protect the team and start again immediately.

Maurizio Romeo as a futsal coach

Coach

Educate before coaching.

Working with young players means helping them believe in themselves, respect others, make mistakes and grow together.