Si è svolto lo scorso 31 ottobre l'Aspire International 50 km Race a Doha (Qatar), nel cui contesto si è celebrata - ad inviti - la finalissima del 50 km Ultra Race IAU Trophy per le categorie maschili e femminili, giunta al termine di 21 gare di selezione sulla distanza di 50 km che si sono svolte tra il 2013 e il 2014 in location sparse in tutto il mondo, e - a latere - una gara open sempre sulla distanza di 50 km, aperta ad un massimo di 350 iscritti, oltre ad una 50 km "relay" (cioè a staffetta con frazionisti che percorrevano ciascuno un giro di 10 km.
Percorso pianeggiante su di un circuito di 10 km da ripetere per 5 volte, condizioni meteo favorevole, nel senso che questo è per la penisola arabica un periodo dell'anno favorito da temeperature relativamente miti.
Nell'Ultra Race IAU Trophy, sono stati 17 i classificati uomini e 15 le donne (su di un totale di 38 invitati).
Nessuna presenza italiana.
E' stata anche - la gara del 31 ottobre - una bella prova generale in vista del Campionato del Mondo IAU 100 km che si svolgerà appunto in questo scenario.
Top Men:
1) Collen Makaza ZIM 3:00:40
2) Phil Anthony GBR 3:01:26
3) Harm Sengers NED 3:05:01
4) Paul Martelletti GBR 3:11:05
5) Gary O’Hanlon IRL 3:14:34
Top Women:
1) Emily Harrison USA 3:32:27
2) Joasia Zakrzewski GBR 3:33:20
3) Catrin Jones CAN 3:37:54
4) Rita Nordsveen NOR 3:45:18
5) Neza Mravlje SLO 3:48:39
Nella gara open ha brillato il nostro Marco Lombardi che si è classificato primo con il crono di 3h36'33, su di un totale di 24 classificati.
Quello che segue é il resoconto della 10 edizione del 50 km Ultra Race IAU Trophy, dal sito ufficiale della IAU.
(Nadeem Khan) Makaza and Harrison win the 10th IAU 50km World Trophy Final.
The 10th IAU 50km World Trophy Final took place on 31st October in Doha, Qatar. This was the last version of the Trophy Final race with the event moving towards the world championships format next year.
This was also the first time that the IAU has held its international event in the Middle East. There were 38 invited athletes from 17 countries that took part in the Trophy Final race.
In the Men’s competition, Collen Makaza (ZIM) took top honours with a time of 3:00:40. He was followed by Phil Anthony (GBR) in 3:01:26 and Harm Sengers (NED) in the bronze medal position running 3:05:01.
Makaza, Anthony and Elijah Biwott (KEN) took the early lead with Michael Wardian (USA) running close to the pack. Both Makaza and Biwott are former champions at this event and are well in tune with each other’s running strategies. At about the 3rdlap into the 10 lap course, Paul Martelletti started challenging for the podium finish as well. He followed this by settling into fourth place comfortably.
At about the 30km mark Makaza increased the pace of the lead group and this led to dropping Biwott. He then increased it further in the next lap to create a 100 meter distance between him and Anthony which would ultimately become an eighty six second lead at the finish. While the sequence of events was changing in the front, Sengers moved past Biwott who ultimately pulled out from the race, giving Sengers the bronze medal.
In the women’s race, Emily Harrison (USA) finished first with a time of 3:32:27. Joasia Zakrzewski (GBR) took second in 3:33:20 and Catrin Jones (CAN) got 3rdrunning 3:37:54.
Harrison, assuring her pre-race favourite status took the lead from the start along with Jones who ran stride for stride with her until the 30km mark. Zakrzewski, always a solid runner and fresh from running the marathon at the Commonwealth Games made her way through the field as the race went on.
Between 30 and 35 kilometers, Harrison took the lead back from Jones and increased her speed to create a gap between her and the Canadian runner. As in the men’s race a lot of action was taking place behind the leaders as well. Zakrzewski made her move in the next couple of laps to take over the silver place. Rita Nordsveen (NOR) had an outstanding race as well moving into 4th place to finish strong.
Athletes ran very well under hot warm temperatures. Outstanding performances were achieved at the Aspire facility and the athletes made history running in the first international ultra event in the Middle East. Next year’s 50km World Championships takes place at the same venue in Doha.
The current 50km Series ran over two years (2013-2014) and had 21 races in its folds encompassing qualifications from Australia through to Japan, Germany and Canada. Qualifications were based on men and women running under 3hr 20min and 3hr 50min respectively. In case of open spots, wild cards were issued, based on running performances in marathons and longer distances.
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Si è svolto lo scorso 31 ottobre l'Aspire International 50 km Race a Doha (Qatar), nel cui contesto si è celebrata - ad inviti - la finalissima del 50 km Ultra Race IAU Trophy per le categorie maschili e femminili, giunta al termine di 21 gare di selezione sulla distanza di 50 km che si sono svolte tra il 2013 e il 2014 in location sparse in tutto il mondo, e - a latere - una gara open sempre sulla distanza di 50 km, aperta ad un massimo di 350 iscritti, oltre ad una 50 km "relay" (cioè a staffetta con frazionisti che percorrevano ciascuno un giro di 10 km.
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