Skyrunning is defined as the discipline of running up mountains, up to or exceeding 2000 meters and where the incline exceeds 30% - I think it is therefore, by its nature, what one would call an extreme sport!!!
Anyway, one discipline of the sport is called the Vertical Kilometer Seris and this year there have been 5 races, the first 4 being in Russia, Greece, Italy and Switzerland. The 5th and final Vertical Kilometer race of the year took place today in our neighbouring village of Finestrat, where competitors (or lunatics - depending on your perspective) were invited to run up the Puig Campana Mountain! Oh, and of course the route was not the slightly easier circular path, oh no, but straight up the scree!
Anyone who is vaguely familiar with the mountain, will appreciate that the idea of running up it is somewhat challenging, let alone actually doing it. Well just to give you an idea of how incredibly fit some of these people are I will tell you how long it took the winner (and you aint going to believe this!) 35 minutes and 46 seconds! That is truly incredible.
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