Athletics, Europeans: Meucci won the gold in the marathon

The 28-year-old pisano won the continental title by removing all opponents. "I wasn't expecting it, i have risked and i did it". On the podium also Shegumo Polish and Russian Reunkov. For Italy and the second triumph after that of Grenot in the 400 meters
ZURIGO - The stroll of Daniel ends up with a kiss to the asphalt. Them is folded in two, in the middle of the road. Has the time because he has removed all. Then he gets up, puts his hands on his knees, snorts of happiness and at the end she smiles. You know the smile of an athlete feel exhausted, it looks like a grimace stiffened, a muscular contraction more than a manifestation of joy. Daniel, that day: "I was expecting more from 10 thousand and instead behold, the marathon gave me everything". Someone was worried when he had decided, in agreement with his coach (which is the dt blue Magnani), to take part also 10 thousand. Will not be too: "I was afraid, but i had three days to recover." And there is successful. There are rounds physical energy and mental. Especially mentally. The marathon is a challenge to the unnecessary thoughts. IT IS zen. It is worried about, slowly the anxiety dissolves, the head must technically work, should never meddle in affairs of the heart.news Daniel has been quiet in the group were chasing the crazy polish Chabowski, party to the ventura so early that when it was withdrawn, just passed by the azure, probably has done more for solitude that for fatigue (no, it touched the right side, it was really the fruit). The 30° kilometer polish had more than a minute advantage. But could not last? Before the 35-mile, after almost news two hours of approach to the dream, Daniel tried to bump, so much to understand how they would react the other. Traveling companions have not responded, without news excessive force has moved away, accumulating to brava ant a meter after the other, between floor and climbs. The time of the engagement was as always a dramatic scene, the leader who walks, exhausted, now unable to react, and the follower who passes it news merciless, as if between the two not ran a river, more: it was as if the two practice different sports. The chronometer marked 1h48 ' 42 ".