"A race from another world" is the motto of the Haría Extreme, a trail race that runs through unique landscapes of the Island of Lanzarote. The race organization kicked off this Saturday morning for the four distances: the CICAR Ultra, the BINTER Marathon, the Medium, and the GEOPARQUE Starter. In total, 1,200 runners have gathered at the event.
The ultra, with more than 300 runners, was the first race to start, at 7:15 a.m., from the Timanfaya National Park. For the second consecutive year, the image with the camels flanking the participants has been spectacular; meanwhile, in the municipality of Haría, the streets were filled with runners ready to start in the rest of the modalities.
In the CICAR Ultra, the same podium image from two years ago is repeated, with David Lutzardo in the first place. The Tenerife native once again hangs the gold medal, as he did in 2015, stopping the clock this time at 08:58:26. In second position, José Esteban Martínez entered the finish line (09:18:49), a silver medal that has earned him the WAA Spain Ultra Cup. Marco Zanchi, from the Vibram team, completes the podium of the 94-kilometer distance (09:23:39).
In the women's category, Gemma Arenas had no rival. The runner from Ciudad Real achieved the first place in the ultra, with a time of 09:57:31. Her performance in Lanzarote has earned her the WAA Spain Ultra Cup circuit. Marta Escudero, with a time of 10:26:03, accompanies her on the second step of the podium, and wins the Spanish Cup of Mountain Races Ultra (FEDME). The third step of the podium is completed by Mercedes Pila, with a time of 10:32:04, which takes her to the second position of the WAA Spain Ultra Cup.
The first runners to enter the finish line this morning were those of the Starter modality of 10 km, with Steven Paul Coello Dixon in first position and a time of 00:45:59, followed by Javier Fernández López (00:47:03) and Adrián Hernández Delgado (00:47:06). In women's, the first in this modality was Elsa Padrón Vega (00:55:25), followed by Miriam Del Carmen Rodríguez (01:01:27) and in third position, Teresa Sánchez (01:04:51).
Alex Baldaccini, third in the European mountain championship and runner of the Italian national team seventeen times, took the first place in the Medium distance, stopping the clock with an extraterrestrial time of 01:38:46. The second place went to the Cape Verdean Joaquim Gomes (01:43:24) and the third to Oswaldo Medina (01:44:53). The podium of the Medium in the women's category was completed by Amaia Ramos (02:13:45), María José Guillén (02:17:29), and Tania Montesdeoca (02:31:03).
Albert Pujol and Laia Cañes were the champions of the BINTER Marathon
The runners of the Sport HG Aml Sport team won the Marathon distance, of 44 kilometers. With this victory, they are also proclaimed undisputed winners of the WAA Spain Ultra Cup "M". Albert Pujol stopped the clock at 03:54:30, followed by Danilson Silva (04:00:18) and Víctor Bernad Blasco (04:00:21).
For her part, Laia Cañes wins for the second consecutive year the Binter Marathon distance of the Haría Extreme. The Castellón native completed the 44 kilometers in a time of 04:27:11, followed by Mónica Vives (04:34:29), and Dominique Van Mechgelen (04:04:57).
FEDME and FECAMON circuits
The Spanish Federation of Mountain and Climbing (FEDME) has moved this weekend to Lanzarote, where the last race of the Spanish Cup of Ultra Mountain Races has been held. After the results obtained today in the Haría Extreme Lanzarote, Marta Escudero and Iván Cuesta are proclaimed winners.
Haría Extreme Lanzarote has also been a valid test for the Canary Islands Cup and Championship of Ultra. David Lutzardo and Laura Barrera win the title of champions of the Canary Islands, while Dani Santana and Mariló González achieve victory in the Canary Islands Ultra Cup.
