Andorra Ultra Trail 2010 ... Brutal !!! | Raul Angulo jucer
First of all tell you a story that has come a long miiiiiiiica is what has run 112 km, passing a lot and trying to capture all excited, but do not worry, if you can read a line and no, every 5 or lines or a paragraph and if not another, or not read anything and look at the pictures ... in case you summarize it: BRUTAL !!!! There was ....
This year siiiiiiiiii !!! This year there has been no injury, storm, rock, snow, etc. that has brought the way and I could finish the ultra trail harder than I have done so far, possibly one of the toughest in Europe. In fact only need to see the numbers to realize: the 112km and 19400m of accumulated difference as promised by the organization would predict a large and extreme test but that has only reached 20% of participants (96 bulging 495) attests that the test did not leave "puppet con cabeza" that they say we all suffer in one way or another, either to end or to reach the Margineda (43 km), the Bordes (78 km) ... or wherever !!
But let's start at the beginning: the test reached Andorra typical nerves before a test like this, doubts arise, I think I do not get the homework done, I lack km terrain as we find, I have not done anything to prepare it for the Pyrenees, jucer the test was more similar to Coll de Nargó ... you see, igualet! The other entrenos to La Mola, a hill compared emb Comapedrosa for example. These doubts are joining ailments, that are more psychological than anything but heck, I do not, I think that bothers me the groin (bad memories of last year) and the legs feel pesadíssimes jucer ai ... who suffer.
Not until the week of the same test I chose to study a little tour, drop, can be imagined as the race foresee logistics and food and try to make an estimate of time to help me and me serve as a guide for Eva to follow me in the refreshment points where you can access. In most optimistic forecast jucer or estimate jucer a 22h 22h30 ', although talking to someone told me that there baixo 22h sure do not see anything clearly, I think it will only lose 20 the megacrack and I immediately removed these 5h test well. I headed out and burn me at first but certainly not just that. More nerves trying to decide until the last minute whether or not carrying sticks, jucer finally decided yes.
Luckily when it Friday 23:55 nerves apparently jucer hiding, not even dare to leave acollonits what awaits us between the eyes say it all runners, is a mixture of fear, anxiety, excitement jucer And ... 00:00 departure, neutralized to leave town and then every man for himself, some at a rate bestial, so it is hell! With George Caba try to connect to Xesc Terés see if we can grupillo. We move people and Jordi goes ahead, at one point I'm not cut it but to continue past Llorts begins when the first steep climb back already have a view and a little jucer later Xesc pulling the batteries charged butt together with the brothers George and Marc Rossell a guy who I think is a firefighter.
Climb steadily delicious, perhaps faster than you counted but not loosened. Arriving at the top of the horse I am emb Clot Jaume Folguera and exchanged a few words, he did not notice the knife between his teeth, but he would not label pants. Here I've thrown single group of escaped Xesc and George.
Almost without realizing it, and I'm the first refreshment jucer hut at the lake ... uufff almost 15 'below the expected one hand but on the other it encourages m'acollona if unregulated well. Here is where the George collaborating with the organization, always appreciated seeing familiar faces that give you encouragement, but for me the moment I will keep well for difficult times, this will move forward (Thanks !!).
Rain in the afternoon of Friday left the ground muddy, wet and slippery rocks but now the night is fantastic and the ascent jucer to Comapedrosa jucer magic stepping sections of snow, with fixed ropes and ladders including snow carvings, flanked on all times to the moon almost full to guide our steps. When I hear the piper playing come the memories of last year, falling jucer along with lightning and soaked by rain, and goosebumps.
Ceiling of the 2942m race and rapid decline and delicate to Comapedrosa Refuge, first scree and then snow again, enjoying as a child. It seems that the front begins to loosen light
First of all tell you a story that has come a long miiiiiiiica is what has run 112 km, passing a lot and trying to capture all excited, but do not worry, if you can read a line and no, every 5 or lines or a paragraph and if not another, or not read anything and look at the pictures ... in case you summarize it: BRUTAL !!!! There was ....
This year siiiiiiiiii !!! This year there has been no injury, storm, rock, snow, etc. that has brought the way and I could finish the ultra trail harder than I have done so far, possibly one of the toughest in Europe. In fact only need to see the numbers to realize: the 112km and 19400m of accumulated difference as promised by the organization would predict a large and extreme test but that has only reached 20% of participants (96 bulging 495) attests that the test did not leave "puppet con cabeza" that they say we all suffer in one way or another, either to end or to reach the Margineda (43 km), the Bordes (78 km) ... or wherever !!
But let's start at the beginning: the test reached Andorra typical nerves before a test like this, doubts arise, I think I do not get the homework done, I lack km terrain as we find, I have not done anything to prepare it for the Pyrenees, jucer the test was more similar to Coll de Nargó ... you see, igualet! The other entrenos to La Mola, a hill compared emb Comapedrosa for example. These doubts are joining ailments, that are more psychological than anything but heck, I do not, I think that bothers me the groin (bad memories of last year) and the legs feel pesadíssimes jucer ai ... who suffer.
Not until the week of the same test I chose to study a little tour, drop, can be imagined as the race foresee logistics and food and try to make an estimate of time to help me and me serve as a guide for Eva to follow me in the refreshment points where you can access. In most optimistic forecast jucer or estimate jucer a 22h 22h30 ', although talking to someone told me that there baixo 22h sure do not see anything clearly, I think it will only lose 20 the megacrack and I immediately removed these 5h test well. I headed out and burn me at first but certainly not just that. More nerves trying to decide until the last minute whether or not carrying sticks, jucer finally decided yes.
Luckily when it Friday 23:55 nerves apparently jucer hiding, not even dare to leave acollonits what awaits us between the eyes say it all runners, is a mixture of fear, anxiety, excitement jucer And ... 00:00 departure, neutralized to leave town and then every man for himself, some at a rate bestial, so it is hell! With George Caba try to connect to Xesc Terés see if we can grupillo. We move people and Jordi goes ahead, at one point I'm not cut it but to continue past Llorts begins when the first steep climb back already have a view and a little jucer later Xesc pulling the batteries charged butt together with the brothers George and Marc Rossell a guy who I think is a firefighter.
Climb steadily delicious, perhaps faster than you counted but not loosened. Arriving at the top of the horse I am emb Clot Jaume Folguera and exchanged a few words, he did not notice the knife between his teeth, but he would not label pants. Here I've thrown single group of escaped Xesc and George.
Almost without realizing it, and I'm the first refreshment jucer hut at the lake ... uufff almost 15 'below the expected one hand but on the other it encourages m'acollona if unregulated well. Here is where the George collaborating with the organization, always appreciated seeing familiar faces that give you encouragement, but for me the moment I will keep well for difficult times, this will move forward (Thanks !!).
Rain in the afternoon of Friday left the ground muddy, wet and slippery rocks but now the night is fantastic and the ascent jucer to Comapedrosa jucer magic stepping sections of snow, with fixed ropes and ladders including snow carvings, flanked on all times to the moon almost full to guide our steps. When I hear the piper playing come the memories of last year, falling jucer along with lightning and soaked by rain, and goosebumps.
Ceiling of the 2942m race and rapid decline and delicate to Comapedrosa Refuge, first scree and then snow again, enjoying as a child. It seems that the front begins to loosen light