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Racing as training

Yesterday we ran the traditional Maratón Rover Scout “México-Cuernavaca”, which is arguably the oldest trail marathon in the country. The running gang (Octavio, Sergio, Nahila, Chalita & I) got together and enjoyed the beautiful mountain views during a cloudy day along the strenuous course.

I ran most of the course with Nahila and Chalita, who were also doing the race as a training run for their upcoming big projects (Racing the Planet 250K and Leadville Trail 100, respectively). We ran and power-walked at a conservative pace, using trekking poles during the climbs. Sergio was the first to finish the 42K course in 5h 18m, followed by Octavio in 5h 50m, then Chalita (who sprinted the last 3km) in 6h 15m and finally Nahila and myself in 6h 28m.

Our original plan was to hike back up to Tres Marías to log another 11km of running but, once we were in Cuernavaca we decided to call it a day and go for a well-deserved lunch. Maybe some other day…

Rest of the pictures are here.

They did it

So the date finally arrived… Yesterday Lula & Beto got married by the church. After a few funny setbacks (such as the principal priest not arriving in time for the ceremony…), the wedding took place in Tlazala, at a retirement home which is in the middle of a beautiful forest. The ceremony was a bit more special than usual since the main speech was given by my cousin Hugo (Beto’s younger brother), who is preparing to become a priest.

The party was really good, both families were extremely happy and had a great time despite the crazy afternoon rain. A bunch of friends also assisted to celebrate the newly weds. Congratulations Lula & Beto, I wish you all the best!

1st year, lots of memories

Yesterday Odi and I celebrated our first year as a couple. We went to Tepoztlán and did the strenuous hike up El Tepozteco. After hanging around for some time in the archeological site at its top we hiked down to have a big lunch and wander around downtown. An extremely strong rainstorm caught us while we were enjoying some delicious Tepoznieves so we had to remain sheltered for about an hour. After the rain passed we drove back to Mexico City and ended the day with a movie.

This year went by really fast but the amount of things we did and lived together is huge. We’re very happy to love and learn from each other