The Spanish Gemma Arenas This Saturday he won the bronze medal in the Chiang Mai Ultra Trail World Championship (Thailand)behind the French Blandine L’Hirondelwhich he obtained in Palma his current European title in the longest discipline on the championships programme.
In a test of almost 80 km of route and 4,807 meters of accumulated difference in altitude, L´Hirondel He won with a time of 8:22:14. Twelve minutes later the Swedish woman arrived Ida Nilsson and the athlete Almagrowho was runner-up last year, finished third this time with a time of 8:46:27.
The second best Spanish was Hello Mayoraeighth with 8:56:40. Marta Molist finished fourteenth with a time of 9:10:13, while Monica Vivescurrent champion of spaincrossed the finish line in 24th place with a time of 9h36.05.
The Spanish Federation points out that the team, in the absence of confirmation, has won the silver medal.
In the men’s category, the American was proclaimed champion Adam Peterman with a time of 7h15:53, followed by the French Nicolas Martin with 7:28:44 and from Italian Andreas Reiterer with 7h36: 50.
Less than three minutes from the podium was the first Spaniard, Jose Angel Fernandez. the medal for spainin this category, it was in the team section, a bronze thanks to Fernández (quarter with 7h39:19), Artitz Aegean (fifth with 7h48: 42), Mark Ramos (23rd with 8h14:55) and Borja Fernandez (45º with 8h47: 36).
Los Mountain and Trail Running World Championships include in their program their most extensive version of tests, with Vertical Risecareers Classic Up & Down, Trail Running Maraton y Ultra Trail Running.
