On Sunday 12 September in the spectacular scenery of the Regional Park of El Valle (Murcia) held the third round of the Regional Cup Mountain Races, 21.430 km race which had a positive drop of 1,189 meters.
This test, although not overly technical, it is quite hard both by the heat as I usually do rompepiernas circuit that has, covering the most emblematic of the park, such as the Cresta del Gallo, the Lunar landscape, the King Kong walls or climb the highest peak in the park, the watchmaker, finally, after a downhill stretch of track and a last mile of vertical path in the Sanctuary of Fuensanta.
Past 10 in the morning and the sun warming, he started from the forest home of the Tana to the more than 200 participants, among whom were the athletes of the mountain section of JC Pallets sponsored by Intersport, Fulgencio Gallardo, Pedro Ruiz, Hipólito Alcaraz, José Sáez, Pepe Nacho Martínez Campos.
After almost four miles of hard climbing up track and then track, it came to the hall of the Crest, the point where the twins and warmed.
After passing the rock wall is a nice starting down the ridge to the round head, after it had been a rise in track and road where if you allow your legs could run enough to enter the path leading to King's Castle Kong, and at kilometer 12.
From there, all ups and downs, short but steep, climb to the summit of Umbria and the Los Sánchez Watchmaker Peak and at kilometer 17.
At this point began a descent through forest track to the Viewpoint Navetas (km.19) which began a descent on a mile track where the clicks are firing, the more technical point of travel.
Since the last mile ran through the forest area with some fancy ramps he finished emptying the reserves to enter the Sanctuary of the Fuensanta.
On the role of athletes JC Pallets, Gleam is when the test came at a time of 2:06:20, the first in category Veterans and 22 overall.
Peter followed with another great lap time of 2:14:38 to occupy the No. 46 overall.
After the two machines came Nacho with a time of 2:29:11.
Pepe Ballester, coming off an injury, completed the test in 2:39:24.
Poli in 2:48:56 followed in 3:41:32 and Saez.
After these results, the team sponsored by Intersport JC Pallets rises to third place overall for clubs, two races of the Cup Individually, Hipólito Alcaraz up to second place in Senior category A, while Pepe Gallardo Saez Fulgencio and placed first and fourth, respectively, in the Veterans Category.
The next test scoring Regional Cup will be held on October 10 with the Race For Mountain "Ricote Valley."
