season ....... by the Camino de Santiago 
After not being able to UTMB as we'd like, we use this test as a lifeguard mattress, the idea at first plan was to go on tour to enjoy, but do not UTMB plans changed, and would try to make the last effort of the season.
On Thursday morning we went to Segovia, where we arrived at lunchtime, we left the car there and spent the afternoon visiting the beautiful town that we did not know.
not too late to bed, with a bit of noise, the hotel was close to the nightlife, the next day would be long.
cojemos Early AVE shuttle in less than half an hour we left the station of Chamartin, right there we have the hotel when we are going to go with our good friend Maria Luisa Mexican Maduro, very good runner and much better person. Lapsing
The day will gradually begin to see familiar by the end reach our good friends Marta Prat and her husband Pep, already a classic to be in the same hotel, when we run out, after an entertaining dinner speaking at last not only of hooligans, we are going to rest, this time without any nerves, we take it very quiet this race, we hope to enjoy lot.
The race day dawns pretty neat, quick breakfast, and Plaza de Castilla which will output quickly neutralized, there sealed our Compostela, and met many good friends, the charming kroketa, Mark Woolley, an English resident in Andalucia this year and has finished Badwater among other cosasUTMB and Sparthatlon. There we met also with our little group of Bilbainos, Ricardo, Jose Felix and Sir Julius "the eternal promise of Biscay ultradistance, nice and charming guy who shares a lot of traveling and training with us. Belatedly
Fuencarral drive to the starting point of the timed race in the 4 kms, we are seeing the variety of people that we are among the 800 that went out. About
10:20
are just jokes and starts good, clear day, a prelude to heat, Lidia and I said goodbye and wish us luck, she stays with Julio and I shot forward, quickly put me near head on the top 20, the pace is controlled but not slow, the terrain dirt tracks beside the highway, we are doing kms, I more or less stabilized in the post, I head to the distance, and no way, no one passes me, I see people before I would not block a lot, we passed the km 13 in a whisper in 1h 02, the pace is lively as the very hilly course without bounces enough, begins to get hot, then bidegorri a stretch as we enter Cattle drovers roads have left the first avituallmieno Tres Cantos and Colmenar Viejo going to km 25 where the first solid refreshment km 25, the ground for now is no technical difficulty and not very attractive scenically speaking, I'm fine, I in a group with 2 more, I see people beginning to walk on the climbs, I still do not, we're getting to Colmenar, climbed a hill durum, I let my companion and I catch some, km 25 1h 57 and position 14, the head is about 5 minutes, I am surprised, people here are saving enough, I think, do the supplies fast, but slower than everyone else, I lose some positions, we de Colmenar, surrounding by residential areas new roads started getting into more Trialeras, landscape improvement, I have to stop making needs, and it seems I have diarrhea, uhmmmm, a little stomach ache, and the head fantasmillas fortunately happens in 5 minutes, here I go with a guy who knows the area and I will say what is left to our next goal Manzanares approx 40 km, the road undulates here enough, I still do not walk, but sometimes difficult. Soil heat going well, but I recognize that the body gets out of here more than the cold, less desire to eat, drink and many of dehydration almost certain.
Km 40 3h 42, the race is going fast, I get the fueling a little stunned by the heat, here Echanove Alfonso I find this following his brother, I said I'm going on 12 and I have people around, to be quiet, gives me courage that come really well. The road hardens
we get into the mountains you see the ball of the World to the bottom, are the great tracks and slopes increase here is to walk, I take magnesium, I feel some cramping, I did not really bad but I have the feeling that he had at UTMB or Mendata Marathon, is what you get, and we must fight, in that if I did not win, the 48 km road to Matalpino plague makes me, no one in front, one behind, and another one cuestón feeding "a lame exit and fucks me another tie, I finally re-cross the terrain is more than I walk and jog path, the feelings are not good but those who go around me do not shoot rockets and encourages me, comes in supplying Navacerrada, and the posts are like you comes along, but you spend your well, not that I give here, but I improved with a guy who speaks English and Belgian We won pulling some positions, I feel better Cercedilla is near, this is a major evacuation point in the race, there will be food, food, our possessions, it may stop a little, jejejej, the coj ........ ...., get the 11 kms 62 in 6 hours, 33 people came and went, I soon found my bag, drink, and approach it as calmly, I is a group that was about 9 to 12 I go 13, I turn to find Alfonso, I see much better and tells me, that encourages me much, much encouraged me the news I said to Lydia, he goes with his brother, second girl Marta 10 minutes and about 40 mine at km 40, and the best very full, so if I'm happy and makes me out as shot up, comes the hard part of the test lasts 12 quotes rise and nearly 600 km of altitude, super shiftable if there are forces here costs me a win Galician catch a guy who had left before me, in Half the fueling port 3 got together, we pulled, the climb is very pretty among trees and wide track with very little gap, but without much power to run finally came up above km 76, 8am, 42 one tenth is 12 minutes nine through 16, spoke with Chelis, my guardian angel, que me da animos y me anima a ir a por ellos, se me junta uno en la bajada,bajo rapido ,pero sin chispa,pero voy rapido o eso creo,bajada pestosa con algunas pequeñas subidas,por fin vemos Segovia, 10 h 02 y estamos a 12 kms,pregunto tiempos y los de adelante me han metido una minutada bajando,me llevan mas de 20 ,no entiendo muy bien,ya que creo que he bajado rapido,ellos lo habran echo mas, me conformo ya un poco e intento ponerme el objetivo de bajar de 11 horass, el camino tira para abajo se puede ir rapido,aunque no tenga las mejores piernas,me quedo solo ya que el otro se ha quedado porque no lleva luz , y yo no le he esperado, la luz era material obligatorio y algun listo como este ,ha ido todo el camino sin material obligatorio,yo ante eso, not help anyone as it does not but stumbling and risking all to fuck me again, it seems absurd to play cat and mouse and although it's funny, I resign and go together, the lights are close but fails Segovia, my twins I complain a lot from about 50 km at the exit of Matalpino with cramps in calves and adductors, let me run smooth, but it annoyance at times. Finally we reached
Segovia, two cyclists in the lead organization for the last two kms, whipping up people to encourage us and we came to the aqueduct with much applause and a good joy, here are Mark, Emilio, Claudio, AmyR jaleandome the last meters finally arrived, 11h wooden legs 14 and 11 ex aquo, in the end we came together and hand, could not be otherwise.
After a few minutes to relax, I'm cold and I get to the sports complex that is 500 meters up and answering questions such as Why limp? Do you come from afar?.
I'm getting the cop and call Lydia, Uhmmmmmm danger, missing with 2 other guys and do not know if they are good, I say go wrong and turn around and catch on a crossing route to Left and no road is near, good news and is second girl yet.
I shower, I relax and I'll get to see Lydia, I have news you have found the way, I meet and Marta Pep, Pep unfortunately has had security problems I have echo on leave, Marta has won in girls 12 h 02 and 15 in general, a tiempazo and a very good job, each day gets better and is among the largest of which, here in Spain.
I'm with Richard and Alfonso, and these come Lidia, 12 h 42, second girl and 25 overall, is very good, very good, not just physical problems, the typical in such a test, as broker, and Yet once more, and go ......... reborn from injury and getting stronger if I cabe.Ella happy and more.
As Martha goes, presented trophies to both, to my great joy, to see her again on the podium, he really deserves it.
We left Martha and Pep, and we got on to shower Lidia, then dinner, come back down to see it reach the people and 2 am, the cop trying to get some sleep.
At 16 h 38 Felix Jose and Julio come, have not had their best day, but have completed another ultra, which is not enough, and you have a few, Chapeu for them too.
The grand finale ends the next day with a visit to Chelis, with whom we share a small pot, before eating the typical pork and go home with July with a good smile on his face.
End of season, now about 3 weeks to relax, to begin a new era, with new objectives, the first since mid-December.
