10 the vote at the residence of Chamonix who hosted us, Balcon du Savoy
9-neck through
8 long months to prepare ..
7 years ago, the last round in four days around the White
6 stupid to participate in a race like 'grueling ... does not explore the extreme ... if you're lucky a hospital ward.
5 Orcs enrolled UTMB in January 2010
4 Orcs parties
three countries involved
second time I participate in a week UTMB
2300 .... no one hundred thousand participants
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sull'UTMB this short story with a veil of melancholy due to the bad weather that has plagued and made prematurely terminate this del'Ultra Eighth edition Mont Blanc.
preparation for participation in a 166km race and 9600D + and 'programmed by myself in a totally independent, and following some indications of MahatmaSilver tables taken here and there on the Web.
In essence, the load higher than the mileage I have done several races of the concatenation of 2010: January ..
testing path www.morenicatrail.it
February 7, 2010 Trails of Santa Cristina 30km
March 14, 2010 Winter Valley Trail Matterhorn 15km
April 18, 2010 Marathon Alpine Valley Tower 42km 2500d +
May 24, 2010 Trail of the two parks 35km 2000D +
May 30, 2010 Trail Mont Soglio 60km 2400D +
June 13, 2010 morainic Trail Rivoli 30km
18 July 2010 Three Refuges Border SkyMarathon t 44km 3800D +
August 1, 2010 Chaberton Marathon 42km 3300D +
In August while on holiday in Ireland with the family, short refresher courses to:
- Trinity College Dublin
- In beautiful park
Kilkenny Castle - on the waterfront of Galway
So I think I prepared well with a final out Sunday August 25, 2010 Refuge Davis with the Captain.
I also have prepared the best throughout the company office and that means' the contents for backpackers from Courmayeur to Chamonix with a change at the 40km to the Col du Bonhomme Refuge and pack to use from Courmayeur to Chamonix Champex-Lac for a change.
A week before the race to control long-term forecasts bad weather .... .... and will prove the true start of the day.
Given the weather control the poncho that already 'had used in 2003 for the Tour Mont Blanc, a bright yellow that I had to, by some French silver, the name of the famous Pokemon Pica-chu.
The weight and its 500 grams are being felt, I rush to buy one more 'light , Weight 250 grams so 'is better, but with rain forecast gains weight and the backpack is not good.
Leaving home Friday August 27, 2010, on the day of the race.
Two cars ... a wife, daughter and in-laws who will be based in Chamonix, in the other that we will stop me and Andrea in Courmayeur for the withdrawal of Andrew
chest. Weather
views Thursday August 26, 2010, to August 27 at Chamonix in the sky from the opening afternoon, 28-29, with squalls peaceful .. perfect. Once in
Courma overcast with rain, to 10.30 SentieM the speaker that will count down to the CCC to 10.30 s and triggers a little time it rains ... 'on the CCC for 14h below.
Retired the chest in the beautiful sport of Dolonne appoprinquiamo us to overcome the tunnel in about 1 hour to queue and arrived in Chamonix also withdraw my chest.
The program includes lunch before the race in the housing of Balcon du Savoy in carbohydrate:
- pasta with olive oil and Parmesan
- potatoes (already 'prepared by Andrea at home)
- bread
- ham
- bananas
The dough preparation will prove 'difficult as the UMTB, the fires are cooking plate and commands to use very complicated and
resemble those of a Boeing 747 ... in the end we won with the help my wife.
Then a stroll in downtown Chamonix to see which pulls air along the coast of the river Arve which descends from the Mer de Glace and then through the first Argentiere Chamonix.
From the great sea of \u200b\u200bice falls
the impetuous Arve E
air nebulization
Drops of eternal snow
nose, mouth, eyes, heart
All the senses hundredfold
Ready to enjoy the ultimate winners or losers
in Chamonix and festive air and electricity, a small town seems ready for a special event, what 's the start UTMB.
Trailer with families, tourists come to enjoy the race, volunteers, merchants.
Chamonix today, and 'the world capital of TRAIL, but on the whole and everyone here that the perennial ice in front of them and peep that we are not ants. Today
Chamonix and 'a living like the tip of the antenna Musin' where the stele at the top and 'writing the following sentence:
HERE AND' THE ANTENNA OF A 7 Electrodynamics
ITEMS THAT BY ITS CORE INCANDESCENT
LIVE EARTH ALL MAKES BREATHING LIFE. THE ASTRAL ENTITIES INVOLVED HERE
'THAT WERE
HATSHEPUT
Echnaton
JESUS' CHRIST
MOHAMMED ABRAHAM
THE BUDDHA CONFUCIUS
MAHATMA GANDHI ON MARTIN LUTHER KING
FRANCIS OF ASSISI AND EVEN IF YOU WANT TO FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN CONSTRUCTION ALL NATIONS. Think intensely
3 MINUTES. THOUGHT AND 'BUILDING
bring you to the area from which to enjoy the atmosphere in the bar next to the Hotel de Ville I hear a female voice calling my name .... who will' never?
E 'wife of Francesco Federico From the Heart of Sportsman. Francesco Federico
and invite us to sit with them in the table in the bar.
are 13.30 and Francis, who will make 'the race,' already 'dress and her backpack and' already 'ready, is consuming the other half' of his CarbonCake a kind of new way of stuffing of Carbohydrates.
Francis could have a good race and we can close it in the top 10/20 athletes, we think it is only for the moment to pass the first gate, those of Contamines and that of the Chapier.
return in the housing to catch the last 'and for clothing, fill us with chafing creams based Lobocaina, cerottoni tape with all areas of the body subjected to rubbing: fingers, contact backpack ect ..... 166km ahead.
preparation, this time, looks like those that run before a mission NavySeal uncertain outcome.
We meet at the Salon of the Ultra with Livio and Greg .... usual photos made by James, after that 'we move to the 17:00 departure are missing 1hr and 30min on departure.
At the Place dell'Eglise we sit down and wait for events to evolve .... the more 'and' done a year waiting and training concerns the tensions and hopes are over as the French say jeux sont fait.
Fifty-six countries represented, all nationalities 'and' beautiful, the trail links all in one Spirit.
NoWar BeTrail
NoViolence BeTrail
NoLogo BeTrail
HumanRight BeTrail
BeTrail
Peace Love Freedom BeTrail
BeTrail
While waiting for the judges to sample check the trailer, to make sure the backpack weights more than two pounds in a backpack and that there is material
obligatory giaccavento, long pants, whistle, astronautical towel, a water supply and food, mobile phones, front parts and spare batteries.
In the crowd of runners I see .... Steu eehiii Steuerle ... BY THAT WE DO TOGETHER .....
The Speaker of words and stuffs us around every 10min asks us to articulate the name of the race course in French UTMB:
Uuuuuuuu
Teeeeeee
Emmmmmmm
Beeeeeee
Blessed are they who enjoy the faces of Our neighbors are strained, I by me I lie down on the backpack and very nearly take a nap ....
20 minutes from the start the national anthem and then all stood before the Italian one that we all sing, Livio he reminds us that 'We are ready to die' not say 'for good luck.
Then the French national anthem, and finally to Switzerland. Following are
respondi routes French, Italian and Swiss remind us that this year will be 'very hard for the rain and cold ..... thank goodness they gave us this news' cause we thought to go for a trip to Portofino.
Heaven and 'now covered and drop us some wet, some bring out the rain, some garbage bags .... after all speeches on the binding material, hard to know what's' inside the skull of some people really difficult.
the giant screen shows images of the front rows, all the athletes' speed in front of them.
starts first on the disabled sedans Guided by a group of trailer .... I have no words, make the incredible journey these sedans to
3ruote for 166km.
Two Three .... a party to the music 'The Conquest of Paradise' of Vangelis .... I have tears in his eyes, emotion, and 'a lot and the streets of Chamonix wings crowd join us. All
greet us and encourage us all moments that will remain indelible. The smile on his face
Andrea, Livio, Greg, Pino after the initial run to bottling les Ouches road and then come to the gym
climbing, tap into the stream of trailers, on the trails.
Sixth km it starts to rain and the sky 'of a very dark color .... I do not think anything but run and the rain does not exist, only half an hour later we decide to stop all together and pull out coats .... in a few minutes of rest we passed at least 200/300 .... incredible athletes. The Arve
cross to bring us up area of \u200b\u200bLes Houches, typhoid of us assembled there by the roadside 'a charge and a powerful shock
although at the moment so full of adrenaline did not we would need. Past
Les Ouches start the climb to the Col de Vouza, which is not 'all but impossible to make a thousand and we adapt ourselves while under the cloak
we are now wet with rain and sweat.
With what we have eaten lunch with hunger will not speak but consumption in the confetti and willingly 'my padded pouch, but with the rain', the confetti, are melting and then try to consume as much 'as possible .... that good ... gnammmmm.
I look at the snake of the trailer with their wheezing, mixed with soft flooring product from the race on the path has become muddy. After
a doubt this perception grips me, it 's possible to continue with this weather in Courmayeur? I know the area of \u200b\u200bthe Col du Bonhome and '
dotted with glaciated knobs that bad if I do not remember some of them are blackened by lightning.
will hide these thoughts and concentrate on chasing up the 3 dell'Apolicasse Greg, Livio and Andrea.
Ends climb to the Col de Vouza and a light plane corribile false leads us to the descent to St.Gervais.
Descent steep, muddy, on which I keep up with the chopsticks. Meanwhile
and 'already' night, rain and light the lights ... no ... Andrea want to conserve battery power, some in its DNA chromosome Liguria.
Doubt me reappears and begins to solidify, with this weather I will be able 'to get to the top Contamines, more' I will not go 'forward, retire to the Col du Bonhomme not talked about, complicated return .... So decision leaves 'the race to Contamines, change me' and you can enjoy a hearty meal with a comfortable return to Chamonix.
After a few minutes to arrive here at around 21:30 in the group with which we travel, the first trailer of SMS, say they were stopped at Contamines and the race and 'off.
Some are incredulous and would like them ... not true .... Continue anyway .... Mercantour alas they do not say anything '. However
Fiuuuuuu .... honor and 'save.
Disappointment and 'a lot, but in my opinion there was nothing after starting the race. Idle speed automatic
the descent towards Saint Gervais, where we arrived at 10.00.
The speaker insists that the race 'is now suspended, at 21km.
met a lady who claims to be the wife of a UFO responsible for insurance, we ask the reason for the stop, she tells us that the organization
UFO together decided to suspend the match due to landslides and hill Seigne bad weather for the next 24 hours.
Now, after exactly one half, and we rush to the refreshment of me biting two large tomatoes, bananas already 'peeled oranges,
and thick slices of bread with honey, after the voltage reaches nheeeeeeee hunger.
We change clothes soaked in water sports center and Afterwards' I propose a fat drunk ..... so now .... and so 'we rush at the pub waiting for the shuttle to Chamonix.
shuttles us back to Chamonix where we arrived at 2.00 am, they advise us to go get the packages that had to go to Courmayeur .... So they never moved from Chamonix !!!!!!!. Atrocious doubt, then the organizers knew ??!?!?!?. On the banks of the Arve
arrive I see first finischer the CCC (400) that were not blocked, and 'cause the organization has also blocked the CCC, some athletes and some Trient Vallorcine.
finischer I'm happy for the CCC applaud and urge earnestly.
Since the canteen and 'open we take advantage to eating a hot soup, then return to the hotel around 3.30 am with Andrea Livio mntre with Greg and we give a goodbye the next morning.
Andrea that night and 'back home. The morning
Next, with Livy and Greg completed the delivery and pick-Chip package. Meeting
Steu angry and tells me that the organization has sent an SMS in the night where proposed, participants UTMB, to allocate August 28, 2010 at 10:15 am Saturday by bus from Courmayeur to Chamonix at 6:15 am
I lament this news' cause I have not received any SMS and other like me .... but I would still Trailer party .....
light of the evolution of events I decided to enjoy the holiday in Chamonix, the arrival of the CCC finisher, TDS, UTMB and always thrilling finish to the day after a wonderful trip, by train from Chamonix -> Montenvers, the Mer de Glace and the Glacier caves.
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