This past weekend, the star of Totana CAT activity was undoubtedly the Mountain Races section, by taking part in several of its members two of the toughest mountain races in the area from the east, the Alpine Marathon "Al -Mudayna "and Ultratrail" Botamarges 2011. "
So on the one hand athletes Pepe Saez and Ballester Jose Martinez moved on Friday night at the Valencian town of Forna to take part in the Third Botamarges, race mountain 63 kilometers with 3000 meters of altitude.
At 6 in the morning began the hard drawn over 350 participants, willing to overcome a very technical and harder still, which amounted to peaks such as the Alto de La Safor, almost 1000 meters and a vertical mile, the Upper Quarry Benirrama or Forna.
In turn, this test was scoring for the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc 2011.
Tour spectacular, vertical climbs, descents and a spectacular 10 to the organization both as treatment for the amount of provisioning.
Regarding the role of athletes totaneros spectacular career by Jose Martinez, who finished at 9am the hard route and 42 minutes.
Great race also made by Pepe Saez with its 13h and 33 minutes fell by more than two hours the brand that was last year.
Also Saturday morning, 8, took place from the hamlet of La Almudena caravaqueña, a new edition of the Marathon and Half Marathon Mountain "Al-Mudayna".
Participants had to deal to a circuit which ran along the Sierra de las Cabras, Collado Bowling Game and environment Quípar River.
Spectacular career that made by Juan Jose Robles in the form of Half Marathon with a time of 2h: 36:30 finished in 23rd place overall and eighth in his category.
No less spectacular was the participation of Manuel Jimenez in the marathon, reaching the finish line in 6h: 37:43, ranking 74 overall.
Double CAT jock merit considering that just over a month Subida al Veleta completed.
The next meeting of athletes from mountainous section will take place next Sunday with the celebration of the third points race Cup Races Mountain Region of Murcia, which takes place on a path of 24 km in the Sierra Ricote.
With two races, the club continues totanero fourth place overall by clubs.
