Lorenzo Pipan, an amateur runner from Trieste, and his ultramarathons on the Karst. One race at a time, each one longer than the last.
Chapter 1 · Out now
Chasing Bora
- Distance
- 60 km
- Elevation
- 1,900 m D+
- Finish
- 8 h 46'
Lorenzo's first ultra, prepared in little more than two months, with training squeezed into every free hour. The goal was to finish inside ten hours.
He crossed the line of the Corsa della Bora in 8 hours and 46 minutes, with one clear thought: the limit is still a long way off.
Chapter 2 · In production
Double or Nothing
– to the start line
Halfway through, he could stop and still be ranked. He has decided not to: 116 or nothing.
- Race
- S1 Bora Ultra
- Distance
- 116.2 km
- Elevation
- 3,930 m D+
- Start
- 9 Jan 2027, 19:00
The race
From the centre of Trieste to the Bora Village at PortoPiccolo, Sistiana, across the Italian and Slovenian Karst. The start is at seven in the evening: first the night, then the day.
The film
A 20–25 minute documentary in 4K, in Italian with English subtitles, plus the mini-series "Verso la Bora", a trailer and vertical cutdowns. Out in March 2027.
The crew
A single media crew on the course: one car with two filmmakers and Silvia, the coach, following Lorenzo from checkpoint to checkpoint.
Credits · Chasing Bora
- Production
- Quota Zero Media House, 3011 Entertainment
- Directed by
- Nicolò Blasi, Lorenzo Pipan
- Starring
- Lorenzo Pipan
- Edited by
- Alessandro Suggi
- Camera operators
- Nicolò Blasi, Alessandro Suggi, Marco Valentinuzzo, Artem Merdov
- Coach
- Silvia Penso
- Post-production
- Studio MAP Trieste