IV Fuente Dé Vertical KM: programme for 8–9 June 2013
The fourth Fuente Dé Vertical KM was scheduled for 9 June 2013 in Picos de Europa National Park. By then, the race had become part of Spain’s national Vertical Cup circuit.
The 2013 programme added children’s races for ages 3 to 14, a walking route different from the usual course, talks by José Manuel Abascal and Ana Bustamante, a book signing by Spanish Vertical KM champion Raúl García Castán and a photography exhibition. This page preserves that historic weekend schedule; it is not a current race announcement.
Saturday, 8 June 2013
09:00 · Fuente Dé meadow
Third Fuente Dé Vertical KM Walk. Route: Fuente Dé – Tornos de Liordes – Vega de Liordes – Pedabejo Canal – Campudaves – Monte de Quebres – Fuente Dé. Entry: €10, including insurance, a walk T-shirt and a barbecue at the Obra Pía in Espinama after the activity.
10:00 · Fuente Dé meadow
Morning training session led by ultrarunner Pablo Criado for anyone wishing to get to know the Fuente Dé Vertical KM course.
16:30 · Fuente Dé meadow
First School Vertical KM, with distances by age:
- Ages 3–5: 100 m
- Ages 6–8: 200 m
- Ages 9–11: 500 m
- Ages 12–14: 1,000 m
All participants received gifts. Medals went to the first three finishers in each boys’ and girls’ category.
18:00 · Espinama School assembly hall
- Book signing by Raúl García Castán of Con los pies en la sierra, Diario de un corredor de montaña. At the time, he was Spanish Vertical KM champion and world runner-up; he had won the 2009 European Mountain Running Championships, five Spanish mountain-running titles and a team world championship with Spain.
- José Manuel Abascal, Spain’s first Olympic athletics track medallist, spoke about high-altitude training for elite athletes. He won bronze in the 1,500 metres at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
- Ana Bustamante, winner of the 2013 Soplao ultra, spoke about women in mountain running. The event name links to the Spanish-language guide to El Soplao Cave ES.
After the talks, attendees were offered Liébana wine, Iberian ham and Pido cheese.
18:00–21:00 · Espinama Telecentre
Race-number collection.
All weekend: the Parador de Fuente Dé hosted a photography exhibition about the Fuente Dé Vertical KM.
Sunday, 9 June 2013
- 11:00: mass start for all women’s categories and the male cadet and junior categories.
- 11:30: mass start for the remaining men’s categories.
- 13:30: trophy presentation.
Historical note: all dates, times and race information refer to the fourth edition in June 2013.
