THE ULTRA TRAIL OF TARRAGONA 2022 LOOKS TO THE FUTURE

The second week of March will be remembered as the birth of the UTTGN 200, a 320 km race that, as its director, Dani Buyo, tells us, "has come to stay". But it has also been the return of the rest of the distances of the Ultra Trail of Tarragona, an event that places this ancient Roman city on the map of state trail running.

“The province of Tarragona is a great playground for mountain racing, with a great diversity of terrains and a great sporting tradition. This weekend the weather has at times drawn an epic competition and all participants have had to do their best to reach the finish line. From here, my congratulations, ”Dani explains

"I want to take this opportunity to report that we have been hacked into our Instagram account - he adds - so we have not been able to communicate how we would have liked. We don't understand what people who do such a thing are looking for. We hope to recover the profile as soon as possible. "

Great Trail Escipions

At midnight on Friday, when many of the brave UTTGN 200s were still racing, the second distance of the event started. 115 km and 2,770 m of positive gradient ahead for 57 participants at the start line.

Among them, Xavier Santasusana proved to be the strongest and crossed the finish line in first place with a time of 13 hours, 50 minutes and 3 seconds. Behind him, Vlady Ochoa (15:26:10) and Víctor Jiménez (17:00:21) took the rest of the podium. Among the girls, there was only one survivor at the finish line of the Tarragona Tennis Club, Olga Sierra, who completed the course in 20 hours, 9 minutes and 41 seconds.

Legatus Ultra Trail

With 65 km and 1,100 m positive, this test started at 08.00 on Saturday with 45 participants. Conceived as a gateway to the world of ultra-distance, it combined technical parts with others by scraping miles quickly.

Aran de Mingo won with a time of 5 hours, 47 minutes and 7 seconds, followed by Sergi Bel (06:09:22) and Guillem Busquets (06:13:01). Among the girls, Rebecca Hormann climbed to the top of the podium with 7 hours, 33 minutes and 52 seconds, accompanied by Jessica Romero (08:04:46) and Sandra Gimeno (09:35:46).

Via Augusta Trail

The closest modality to the marathon, with 47.5 km and 857 m positive, had 111 runners starting at 10.00 on Saturday.

Two runners crossed the finish line ex aequo in the first place, Aitor Tomás and Isaac Salvat, who set a time of 3 hours and 42 minutes. The third drawer was for Roger Tarres (03:45:00). The women's category was led by Beatriz Vázquez, who stopped the clock in 4 hours, 43 minutes and 27 seconds. Then, Foix Montaner (04:58:15) and Alicia Domingo (05:45:47) were second and third respectively.

Cala Romana Trail

And finally, the UTGGN Half Marathon, a test that last year had to be repeated in the face of a signaling error and with which this year the organization has removed the thorn.

With 214 participants at the starting line, the level at the top was again spectacular, with Kilian García taking the victory in 1 hour, 28 minutes and 47 seconds. Greek Athanasios Pagounadis (01:29:24) was second and Ángel Martínez (01:31:33) third. Among the girls, Katherine Jane Chaplin was the fastest with 1 hour, 55 minutes and 11 seconds, while Cristina Talarn (01:59:36) was second and Cristina Martínez (02:00:27), third.

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