Stage 4 (Jayena to Santa Cruz Del Comercio, 61km)
Posted On Thursday, July 15, 2010 at at 8:40 AM by warriorsofwindStage Four was the ”long day “, with more plenty of hard climbs and long ascents. Tracks lead to Cacin, poplar groves and then another big climb to Pocapaja. From there it was just 4km to the finish but climbing all the way. At 61 km, stage four is likely to be the crux of the event for many.
The temperature rose to 43 degrees and no shade was found along the route again. The stage 4 had proven to be toughest stage among the all. But thanks to the organizer’s well planned, most of the runners had adjusted themselves to the terrain and weather’s condition from the first few stages. Typically, the route would cover open fields, single track trail along the gorge, tarmac roads, beautiful lakes, woods and small towns. Apart from running through the woods along the lakes and brief moment of zealous of buying cans of Pepsi for Gen and Chantel in the town, I remained pretty silence most of the time, taking note of my blisters and doing my slow ascent, climbing up the hill one after the other.
Finally, I reached the campsite at 6pm with all the volunteers shouting and cheering up for us. The camp site was up on top of the hill overlooking the sunset and mountainous region. There was a small restaurant beside the camp which the pasta cost 7 euros again. It was an enjoyable rest for me. But regrettably, I heard there was a runner whom lost 4hrs after organizer recover him.
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