Grand Trail Valdigne

A beautiful race was held Saturday the 12th in Valle d'Aosta. Seven hundred competitors raced in some of the most beautiful areas in two groups, one course was 47 kilometers and the other 87 km, reaching an altitude of almost 3000 meters. The winner, an Italian, completed the race in 10 hours and 19 minutes, while the last finisher arrived to Dolonne after 25 hours. The first woman, an Argentinian finished 25th overall and all were absolutely fantastic. The aspect that is the most striking is the extreme simplicity and modesty of the men and women that trained a long time to have the endurance to carry through with this mentally and physically hard competition, not for fame and without earning anything more than a t-shirt and personal satisfaction. If we think about the soccer players fame and accolades, we realize how far they are from the real values of sports.