Ionel Manole (Romania) was fourth in 11:03 and Jordi Gamito (Spain) was fifth in 11:05.Įsther Chesang (Kenya), a 2:26 marathoner as recently as 11 months ago, won the women’s race in 4:16. Lurking just behind, Pau Capell (Spain) made a second-half charge to gain the leaders, and finished third in 10:43. It was way back in 2010 that Heras first won The North Face Endurance Challenge 50 Mile Championships in San Francisco, California, and this was Mityaev’s second straight runner-up finish here. Heras won in 10:38 and Mityaev, the race’s 2019 winner, was second in 10:42. Only in the last 10k did Miguel Heras (Spain) and Dmitry Mityaev (Russia) separate, and then it was 47-year-old Heras going to the front. The front three men created some late race excitement. Emily Schmitz (USA, lives in Colombia) and Irene Fuertes (Spain) were fourth and fifth in 13:47 and 15:26, respectively. Varvara Shikanova (Russia) was third in 13:00. The two gapped the rest of the field, and there was another big gap between fourth and fifth place. That was enough, though, and Picas won in 12:12, and Tremps followed in 12:23. Núria Picas (Spain) stayed just ahead of Claudia Tremps (Spain) all day, but never really got that far away. The event was part of the Spartan Trail World Championships. Several race distances blew through the Pyrenees, but the 100-kilometer run with its 6,600 meters (21,650 feet) of elevation gain was the premier contest. Get a warm drink for your Monday read, and is it pumpkin spice for you too? Ultra Pirineu – Bagà, Spain And this past week, there was Ultra Pirineu, Spartathlon, and some World Mountain Running Association World Cup racing. There’s Oktoberfest, Halloween, and Frugal Fun Day.

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