Una carrera no empieza en la linea de salida, sino días, semanas o meses antes, cuando empiezas a pensar en ella, a soñar en ella y a entrenarte para ella. El Troffeo Kima empezó horas antes, cuando tras la decepción de la anulación del utmb y con el calentón, buscamos una solución para correr ese fin de semana. De las dos opciones que teníamos, correr la re-utmb o ir a Italia, la segunda fue la que mas nos tiró pues salir en Courmayeur nos parecía una falta de respecto for more than 2000 runners have no place for the playoffs ... So on Saturday at noon, after a sleepless night, including press conferences, preparation and discussion, we went to Val Masino, in Valtellina, with Miguel Heras and Gregory VOLLET.
The Trofeo Kima is a mythical race of Skyrunning, known for its technical difficulty, for his 7 steps of ropes and chains. It was one of the few major races in which Skyrunning did not participate because of the difficulties of timing and this was the perfect opportunity. So while going up the narrow road that took us Filolera, we were imagining the journey through the rugged mountains in front of us.
just arrived for dinner, go to bed quickly and try to sleep. At 5 am, still dark, sounded the alarm. Lift-be quick, a glass of Sportdej and unheated for output. We were expected before 49 kilometers with almost 4000 meters of positive slope, so when the output 6'30 he was gentle pace. Soon, the Italian Nicola Golinelli imposed a strong pace on the asphalt leaving a very small group, with Paolo Miguel Heras and Larger. Leaving the road and start the path, I tried my strength and wanted to know how were the other runners and I went forth, to see that the feeling was good, I kept pushing hard to get some distance in the 1 st ascent of 2000m of altitude. Upon reaching the summit, had 5-minute lead, which allowed me to relax a bit to me in the technical sections and long flanking.
From there, the race was a flanking halfway up, no path, between blocks of granite, cornices and slabs of snow to go to find the 7 steps About 200 meters of altitude each time, helping us up and down chains and ropes and jump peaks descending into the valley. It really was a race of goats, an enjoyment of running among rocks, ridges and walls with incredible over our heads.
Behind, the group was still together with Nicola, Michael and Paolo about 5 minutes, until the last descent Miguel pushed the pace to go alone to the goal. There we waited a long, long descent of over 2000 meters of altitude, with a very technical first part, a second inside the forest and the final 4 km of asphalt that is made eternal. But of course, like all Italian skyraces, public environment and people pushing you that was in all the crests and all the way down made it easier.
the end, I came to 6h19 minutes, a record of the test, ahead of Miguel Heras, who made a carrerón that crossed the Traguardo to 6h29 minutes to close the podium with 6h32 Golindelli Nicola minutes.
now enjoying a few last days of summer in the Alps between Chamonix and Annecy, thinking plays in the heat of Africa and do a bit of altitude to the Kilimanjaro. And is closing the summer, and snow has begun a caer in Chamonix in our hare pensar dentro that of a empezar poco habra that sacar el polvo a los esquís ...
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photos Jordi Saragossa
