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The morning of Saturday, October 5 was a new edition Almudayna Alpine Marathon 2013, which also consisted of the half marathon for runners and walkers, as well as the marathon for MBT, involving a total of 1,300 people including athletes, cyclists and walkers.
In the alpine marathon, Totana Athletics Club had again with the participation of athletes Agustín Carrasco and José Fdez-Rufete and the half marathon with the evergreen Juan Jose Robles.
In the marathon, the first part of the test is quite bearable until the start of the climb to the Sierra de las Cabras, where the marathon runners reach the starting area of ​​the athletes of the half marathon.
This point CAT athletes, Augustine and Joseph, came before the departure of athletes half marathon and the excitement we have felt to receive the encouragement and applause from the athletes who had not yet left the 1/2 marathon.
From here begins the most technical and demanding test yet scenically the most beautiful.
The principle of this increase runs along an abandoned road leaving Hell's Canyon on the left, to reach the Cabras Hoya turn right through a scree or scree, a stretch of 250 m.
of altitude certainly demanding, you reach the summit of the Sierra de las Cabras, the views are amazing from this point that mix with the fresh air and the smell of thyme and rosemary.
For a few miles it moves through the entire ridge of the mountain through the various hills and in turn displaying the different prints that leaves nature.
Past the gutter Collado starting a downward spiral to the Collado del Puerto, again a strong upward slope leads to Bowling Collado, where again exceed 1000m in height.
On the descent connect with PUD, Mount Catalan and height of Pinar, in the opposite direction that rode in the beginning.
On the path that leads to the top of Pinar turn left and the road leads to the Cabezuelas corral where before reaching the same turn to the right to increase the firewall shedders.
Going through the Cerro de la Calera Pinar reach the farmhouse and from here and visualize the homes of The Almudema and end point of the race, where we are with lots of applause the large group of fans and spectators who gather in the goal.
The race, as both marathon half marathon is a great demand, but have the satisfaction of being able to finish it.
And they did CAT brokers, marking a fabulous time.
Thus the first club racer to cross the finish line was José Fdez-Rufete, with a time less than 5 hours, 4:59:53, being ranked 27th overall in the marathon and the 15 in its class.
Second and with a very similar time, Augustine came 5:05:40 Carrasco, who after an impressive career had to slow down due to physical problems.
Yet was the 30th overall and an impressive 8th place in its category.
On the other hand, the only member of CAT participating in the half marathon, Juan Jose Robles, came in 4:01:35, making a commendable career and being visible improvement in his fitness race after race.
3rd HALF MARATHON AND BAY 10 Km mazarrón
On Sunday, October 6 in the morning took place in the nearby town of Mazarrón to the 3rd Edition of the Half Marathon and 10 km Mazarrón Bay proves that runs between Puerto de Mazarrón and Bolnuevo, and that had large numbers of athletes and public.
By the CAT were in the half marathon Lucas Eduardo Vera, with a time of 1:26:09 was third in its category (senior male), Jesus Canovas Martinez (1:26 '36''), Eusebio Martinez Mengual ( 1:26 '56'') and Antonio Lucas Vera (1:41 '56''.) - And in the 10-km athletes were also CAT, which again rose to the podium, in the case of Bartolomé Sánchez Muñoz was 3rd in the overall and 2nd in its category, and also stressed the CAT athlete Ruth Maria Canovas Martinez was 3 rd in his category.
Besides those mentioned participated in the 10km José Carlos González Abellán, Antonio Jose Martinez of Hidalga, Susi Andreu Valero Olmos and Naomi Tudela.
Source: Club Atletismo Totana
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