2 days of aweinspiring trails

As you may remember, last week I wrote a post about the 1st stage of Prueba de los 3 Días, a 3-day 116 km stage ultramarathon organized by the Solo para Salvajes running circuit.

This weekend we ran its 2nd & 3rd stages to complete the race. It was totally awesome! The full 3-day (116 km) course is shown in the image below (click on it to see a detailed report w/ charts):

The 2nd stage was run on Saturday and it consisted of a 38 km course from El Zarco to Presa Iturbide. A strenuous run but not as much as the 45 km from the 1st stage. I completed it in 5:22:51 and had lots of fun with folks along the course. The scenery started to get more inspiring, as we entered less populated rural areas in the Western Mexico City Sierra.

In the afternoon I came back to the city. Gerardo was in town and invited us to his parents' place to celebrate his success on Mt. Everest. Lots of fun with the good old mountaineering friends :D

The 3rd and final stage started at 9 a.m. on Sunday. It was the most beautiful course from the 3-day race, a 33 km (mostly single track) route from Presa Iturbide to Villa del Carbón. Most of the course was downhill so it was easy for everyone to do a speedy run. I logged a time of 4:19:56 and enjoyed every bit of the trail. It had an amazing scenery!

I arrived to Villa del Carbón totally exhausted but with a giant grin on my face. The mission was accomplished, the 3-day race came to its end. I couldn't help but think in the next edition of it for 2010, which will take place in the Sierra Tarahumara!

After a big lunch with fellow runners, I took a car back to Mexico City. I had a shower at home, did a little maintenance on my feet and drove my way to Odina's place for a big dinner with her family. Another amazing weekend to talk about :D

Photos from Saturday are here and from Sunday are here.