CP 24 HOURS NON SUPPORTIVE -STOP PARK
On Saturday May 1st did the "24 hours non-stop Breña Park." An ultra-endurance test consisting of spinning a circuit of 25 km for 24 hours under conditions of food self-sufficiency, ie, the food you have to provide it to yourself. Within 24 hours you could be in the circuit or zone Rest sleeping, eating or doing whatever you wanted. Not being in one of those 2 places at one time meant 24 hours of disqualification. Only full laps count. This test is made in the company of friends of the Praetorians ultradistance Club to take "
Several events happened in this race that made her different from most, around a circuit instead of an online tour, food self-provisioning rather than and sand, much sand, but lots of sand ... And, for me would be the first time I faced a long distance.
This race begins many days before the starting gun: Preparations What clothes should I take? What food do I take? With regard to clothing. Best carry weight that you lack something: all the long nets, jerseys of all the long, socks, pants, shimmering crystal glasses and white-shirts, hats, gloves, waterproof, windproof, insect repellent, sunscreen, front, analgesics, towels, sleeping bag, mat, towel, jelly and my son, if neglected, so I put on the mat. Food maybe? Two types of food: food to eat up and food for the rest. Everything is ready on Friday afternoon.
5:30 am on Saturday 1 May. We went by car from the direction Tomares near Barbate from start testing. Good roads, nice weather, no traffic. We arrived without any mishap to Barbate where we stopped for breakfast, say hello to some friends from other clubs (Slow Torreblanca) and go to the Veterans Club, annexed to the Natural Park of La Brena, origin and end of the test.
At 10:00 am da com Ienzo the test. In our heads to get the 4 laps ultrapiña and collect the trophy so credited. Advised of the size of the mosquitoes of the site, the "F-16", we make sure to thoroughly spray the mosquito and that the sun, with protection solar.
The first two kilometers, a firewall on the rise out of the very bowels of the Tenere desert. That means, sand, lots of sand. First lesson for the novice, a server, and for which you want to pick. A test with sand shoes are not "running" classic. The "caladito" of tissue is well to ventilate the foot but, friend, Sandy, have to compete with it to make room for your foot in the shoe. The second lesson for the novice in this type of testing arena. The best gaiters are executive or half a sock covering the shoe. How? For that, you take a sock or a half and you put them above of the shoe "tally" like your foot. The first round had to stop every time he came to a stretch without sand to restore what Mother Nature had given me so gracefully and be able to walk normally. Here I have to thank Rafa Iza, Praetorian Tomares, who had made the circuit a few months ago, experts said of when he got the breeding ground for change. We
, uploaded the firewall are created natural groups. Rafa tells us that there is a lot more sand than the last time he made the trip. Here is an actual experience and since the first kilometers of the test was commenting that the course was very demanding and only after the first lap the circuit could assess the number of laps we could undertake objective.
Our group moves on the circuit and makin 'names' to the different sections: firewalls, pine forest, cliff, technical area, 2 km climb, sand in camber downhill track, "Mosquito Coast", stones and turns. This first round is a little longer because the organization makes us go up to a viewpoint which is twice Trafalgar Atoll, beautiful!. We also agree with a group a few miles of the club "The last Its you die."
Here was a moment of paranoia because there was not much time: exchange for some clothes, eat something, rather little because the stomach was beginning to close, recharge water tank as the second round.
Andrew Pretorien to take and my partner until the end of the test, he begins to tell the dangers of running at night: the lack of visibility, which makes long distance, disappearing at times in the third dimension, risk of being lost, sleep, etc.. Let that if I looked around with what we had then would double ration. We make assumptions about whether masters reach the 4 laps and came to the conclusion that we would not know until we started the 3 rd. Near the end of round 2 Chema ahead of us, Praetorian take, which ibex running through an area of \u200b\u200b"puritita" stone. Andrew and I looked at together and release a "is a machine." We finished the round 2 with a pretty decent pace and just before dark. It is 9:30 pm.
new change of clothes, this time more complex: long-sleeved top and bottom and it is free mosquito protection, there is fear of the "F-16" which began to leave their bases at night. We try to eat what we allowed our stomach.
Third round. Night. Surreal event. In the middle of the night, preceded by light speed a front runner appears with a "tupperware" open-or rather, not top-dressing of potatoes. It puts up with us and asks, "do you want?". "No, thanks." And out of all milk until they stop eating potatoes. Andrew and I looked at together and release a "is a machine."
All Andrew had told me was true. The firewall seemed 2 Km 5 Km and just off this stretch Andrés realizes the existence of a scorpion about 15 cm. in the middle of the track. It away. The scorpion, Andrew served as a springboard to begin to put fear in the body to the rookie, a server, that if a scorpion bites you do not count, that snakes and other stupid, make your life at night, you never know if when frightened or given leave to attack, if it appears Isidro tells you a story "as a kid" and lived in a haunted house shit you're going to live, etc. Thankfully that changed the third and began to tell me about the stars, the movements of the branches of trees, etc. After almost 2 hours required for the first 5 km we conclude that it is not feasible to 4 first round, no time. The deposits of the body begin to run out and we have to do a couple of long stops to eat. Temperature begins to fall with the dew. Started to feel the effects of sleep. Andrés says he sees dogs in the gutters of the track and other weird stuff. Fortunately, at that stage of exhaustion, he lights a lamp and realize we're in the wrong way. Not only aware but not able to link back to the right path. I tell myself, "is a machine."
Between one thing and another, fighting sleep and pains and we made a dent at the end of the third round in the most absolute silence. Upon reaching a voluntary goal - what you @ sy what credit these people! - We offer a coffee that we know to glory. Shower, visit a podiatrist and / or physical therapist to wait and ... 10:00. Until that time we can not abandon the rest area on pain of being disqualified. We chat and eat with other participants until that time.
At 10:00 we go to breakfast when you pick up our awards: golden pineapple accredits three laps.
What I take from these 24 hours non-stop of the Scrub? Many, many things. Participation in an event of this nature and monkey again exceed my limit as I have not ever had. Personal knowledge of my mind and my body carried so for me today was an extreme. The experience in my own flesh why "Praetorians to take" are more ultradistance a club and that something is inimitable. Many things learned for the following.
Do you you come next year?
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