Strength, courage and guts are absolutely essential to confront a track that is making history for its toughness and technicality, and yet, thanks to it, it is becoming a place of pilgrimage where every year the best runners in the world flock. Its appeal made it the 2016 venue for the Skyrunning World Championships. There must be a good reason...
"This ridge puts us in our place. It makes us forget we´re competing. The only goal is to find a path. Without making errors. There is no turning back. Just look forward. Keep going whilst the meters pass by. A game. A mark ...
"Dolomites Skyrace. A living legend. A sporting event that has become mythical to match other huge events in different sports such as the climb up Alpe d'Huez in the Tour de France, the Ironman Hawaii, the Five Nations Rugby tournament, Le Mans 24 Hours or the Wimbledon final"...
For 34 years, this rugged mountain town has welcomed racers with a monumental challenge. Every year brings a fresh crop of anxious and energetic athletes just waiting to test themselves in Colorado’s high country. As you place one foot in front of the other and witness our breathtaking views, the scale of your challenge will begin to sink in...
"On Saturday 9th September 2017, I ran through the finish line of the GORE-TEX® Transalpine-Run having run 267km through four countries with over 15,000m of vertical climbing. Before the race started I knew all the statistics and having run that distance before. I was fairly confident I was going to complete it. What I didn’t expect were all the other things I experienced, shared and learnt"...
"I try to imagine the faces of those sailors in the Boa Esperança caravel ready to enter the realms of the Cape of Good Hope whose fame was not precisely that of keeping hostages. The “Cape of Storms” annihilated anyone who dared to breach it. Respect in the eyes of the crew heading towards the unknown. Respect towards a likely death"...
Much has been written about the climb up Sancti Spiritu to Aizkorri. The cheers of the crowd are something that those who´ve had the opportunity to partake in this race will never forget. The screams are so deafening that, when they end, and you face the ridge towards Aitxuri, the silence turns into a hum, similar to that which penetrates your ears after a loud concert...
"I try to find answers to absurd questions among millions of excuses that are no longer just mine. I've been listening to other beings for hours on end. Many times, I don´t even know if they are real or not"...
Doubts that coexist with hope. Nerves over excitement. Exhilaration that tries to overcome self-control. Optimism broken by fear. Indecisions that become diluted through confidence. Overcoming and emotional relapse. Cold that craves the heat. Thirst fighting against a loss of desire. Cold sweat. Emotional ups and downs on the way to Sant Joan de Penyagolosa....
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