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Over the last few years, I've enjoyed the challenge of shorter rather than longer races. On the plus side, the race is over sooner, which means less toll on the body and quicker recovery. I've enjoyed the exploration in terms of training a bit more 'sharply' and having to race near 'red line' for effort, careful not to go over! I've also gotten to explore some new areas where these shorter races are held. On the down side, I guess, if there is one, it's that I can't be as competitive, given my age. But when I run my 'regret-o-meter' for life, it tells me to 'write my own story. In the high country above Sierre. The Sierre-Zinal is a 31km point-to-point race from the town of Sierre at the bottom of the Val d'Anniviers in the French-speaking canton of Valais Wallis in German to Zinal, at the 'top' of the valley for cars, at least. The start elevation is m and the finish line is at m. But you go up much more than that! The race has m up and m down. Most people describe it as a race in three parts. It's considered 'fast and flat' From Nava, at 24km, the course starts to drop nicely towards Zinal. Then you realise Zinal is right below you and you still need to lose another m. It's a near vertical descent at that point. The fastest men run just under 2h30 and women just under 3hr. I calculated sub 4hr for myself, with a slight possibility of 3h I do my calculations based on my running and racing history, considering elevation and altitude. I used some uphill 9kmkm mountain races and the 49km Matterhorn Ultraks race last year as guiding templates. Looking at the last 10 years of W50 results, it appeared that I could be contender for the age group win. But it just depends on who shows up, so all I could focus on was my own splits and effort level. The race has a very quirky start. It's literally at the edge of a highway overpass - the bottom of the valley. They have a 'touristes' category that starts in 5 waves, from am through am, in the dark. The 'elites' depart in 3 waves between 10am and am. I was in the 10am wave. The night before the race my heart rate stayed below I was super calm, because I told myself it was just a training run for Matterhorn Ultraks and given that the event is a Golden Trail Series race and World Mountain Running race, the depth of the field would have me a little fish in a big sea. Really, that's a thought to ponder, as getting all egocentric about any race really just limits my own experience and enjoyment in life. Starting under the highway. A bus picked me up from my accommodation in Grimentz village, halfway up the valley, at 8. How civilised. I enjoyed a relaxing bus ride down, down, down. Which served to make me less relaxed as it reminded me how much climbing was ahead! The start has a forested, rural feeling, being outside of town, which I enjoyed. And it was easy to find a 'little girls' bush', too, and avoid the smelly portaloos and the queues in the sun. It was heating up quickly in the valley. I was surprised by the number of people doing warm up runs - especially in that heat. Nervous energy for some, I think. I handed over my finish line drop bag, in which I had stashed shower supplies, clothes, Hammer vegan recovery powder, a 50CHF note, and my Android phone. I had wrapped the phone in everything. The volunteer took my bag and threw it backwards into a giant metal skip bin type thing, not unlike a centre footballer passing the ball back to the quarterback. I cringed. The 'flat and fast' section. I dumped the ml of water remaining in my plastic PET bottle over my head and down my shirt, front and back, stifling the desire to shriek with the cold feeling. It was hot. I self-seeded about halfway through the block. There was a fair bit of jostling around me. Again, nervous energy. Once underway, we were straight into climbing, but the road was wide at first, allowing people to start passing and spreading out. I get frustrated at people who pass me at times like this, when I later have to pass them back on the technical steep single track. But at the same time, I understand that they are presumably playing to their strengths - if they know they are fast on flatter terrain and suffer badly on the steep, they should capitalise on the flatter parts. After the steep climbing, it took some minutes for my hips and calves to stretch and relax out so I could find something resembling a normal running gait. It eventually came. It was delicate work, getting the muscles to play along with the changing course demands and it paid off! This is a race where the 'touristes' wear hydration packs, but only a few 'elites' do. With 7 aid stations, there was water for me every minutes. I was sure to take the time to drink two full cups at each aid station and also sponge myself down. I fuelled with Hammer Nutrition gels had 3 of the 4 I took and nothing from the aid stations but water. Except for that accidental swig of sugary 'Iso' drink! I had one quick near-cramp in a calf during the speedy descent and was really afraid the calves, especially my left, were going to cramp when I stopped so suddenly at the finish line. I had no idea of my position in the W50 category, but I was over the moon about my time - 3hr A medal with a bit of rock from the Weisshorn one of the 5 m peaks at the head of the valley was placed around my neck. The race organisers have obviously seen too many runners screaming with calf cramps, so they aimed to beat it with their fleet of people doing calf massages just after the finish line! My left calf looked like it had a worm in it the way it pulsed. After that, the priorities were water, shade, more water, and slow walking to ease the calves back into complacency. I found my drop bag and dug out my phone. Best day ever. Phone was fine. I took it off aeroplane mode and set out to check online results. I was surprised by my own reaction. Given the depth of the field and the short nature of the race, I thought I might expect to see my name below the top 3. I got a little teary for a moment as I saw my position - I did it! First in age group. A full massage was available after a shower, but I ran out of time, as I had to get to presentations. The race ran tip-top from everything I could see in regards to drop bags, course marking, aid stations, and safety I even saw a helicopter rescue , but there was no information available to indicate that they honoured anyone at presentations other than top 5 or 10 'scratch' runners. I had to ask two people at the 'information' kiosk before they could confirm that I would be put on stage for the category win. The entire presentation was in French and only French. I walked through an aisle of children waving Valais flags up to the stage. I've never heard 'Benson Bernadette' said with such flair before! They announced surname then first name for all, which tends to be the Euro way in writing, but not usually in speaking. My strongest memories of Sierre-Zinal include the steep descent into the finish, the way that man announced me at presentations, and being smashed in the face repeatedly as I ran the gauntlet of small children with paper flags! It's a suggested 9 day 'high route' for trail runners, akin to what skiers and hikers have. I was intrigued. I've been running hiking 'haute routes' in fastpacking style for years in the European alps. Presumably, this chosen route would be designed to be more running friendly in terms of grade than a 'haute route' for hikers. As they wrote on their website, it would 'traverse' in and out of valleys rather that go straight up and down. Well, as I discovered, in the Valais region of French-speaking Switzerland, even a 'traverse' often has a pretty steep grade! When you want to get from col or summit to the valley and up the other side, there's going to have to be elevation. Let's dive in The faint green shows the route. Going west to east, you essentially valley hop. The route goes from a cable car station above Verbier to Zermatt over 9 stages. I decided to have my adventure end at the village of Randa - the end of Stage 7. I ran the trails from Randa into Zermatt last year. They are stellar - some of the best - with some of the best views. I didn't feel the need to do it again so soon. And Zermatt is a busy place. Seven days was enough for me. 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It was, indeed, 7 hours, but there was only a frantic inhaling of a torte myrtille blueberry tart and Schorle sparkling apple juice mid-afternoon. That took a matter of a few minutes. I was also 'off trail' for a good 30 minutes of the day. Winter snow and spring run off, with accompanying landslides, can dramatically alter a landscape, causing trails to be rerouted through an area. I reached the first of such places about 3 hours into my day and spent over 20 minutes having left the marked red-and-white trail, following my gpx, which was trying to have me cross a very fast flowing glacial run-off. After a few attempts at starting across, and then trying numerous other places to ford the dangerous water, I finally turned back to try following the red-and-white markers. Sure enough, they went all the way around the outside of this area and then reconnected with the gpx route on the other side. First lesson learned. I was much better prepared later in the day when I came to a landslide. My gpx said go straight on, but I noted the red-and-white blazes on the rocks had me turning left. I started following the gpx - with my radar on alert this time - only to realise there had been a huge landslide and the trail was rerouted this year to pass below it. My 30k day was in fact 33k. My average pace was thus Newer Posts Older Posts Home. Subscribe to: Posts Atom. A 'trail' on Stage 1, headed for Col de Louvie at m. Boulder fields are also very slow, but there's a reward coming! Reward for reaching a col - stunning new views and snow descent! Below is where I tried to cross the raging torrent. Stale white bread, usually restricted to the highest alpine huts. Jam, butter, instant coffee, 1 tea, and 1 choco-sugar drink. Leaving Aiguille Rouge starts with a bit of great moraine before the steep drop around the bend to the right. Lac de Lona from near the pass. Headed into the valley ahead where Lac de Moiry is. A pleasant run along Lac de Moiry, headed for the cabane, which is above left of that 'black hole' in the glacier ahead. My view for the evening, with the 'black hole' in the glacier now below me. Highlight of traverse: crossing a waterfall - the rope was prudent, given the water flowing over the rocks under foot. From L'Omen Roso actually P. Below that, Turtmann hut. Another dam. Turtmann hut sits above and behind, centre photo, as a black dot on the ledge. Glacier behind it. Just below Turtmann hut. Another insanely gorgeous place to spend a night. Another moraine climb towards Schollijoch, blissfully alone except for a marmot. On the lip of Schollihorn, m. Brunegghorn left and Bishorn right, behind me. The start of the via ferrata at Schollijoch down to the Scholli glacier. I saw this last year and it scared me! Last day shady stop. Carrying the flip flops I paid 15CHF for.

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