Núria Picas was ready for the Ultra Pyrenees, she was feeling better than ever. She had just been crowned champion last year. It was time to finish the job, to repeat the feat, and she looked perfectly qualified to do it. Although, yes, it was necessary to “have the day”. And Núria Picas, this Saturday, didn’t have it.
It was a very crazy race, especially in the women’s category. The positions were not clear until the last kilometers, when Marta Molist was imposed categorically. The Osonenca made an exceptional third race finish, which earned him the crown as a champion of the ultra distance in her debut in the test.
While Molist was the face, the cross touched him Núria Picas. The legend of ultra-distance lived “one of the worst days of his career». “I feel very bad. But I want to finish out of respect for this sport, the people and the organization. i have pain. But I’ll embrace it and finish, even if it’s 4 in the morning,” he said two-thirds of the way through the race.
“I have been in misery for more than seven hours”
And it came, of course it did. After 20:00 in the evening he crossed the finish line at a pace of‘Oh Mom’, by Rigoberta Bandini. As she wanted. The pain was unbearable almost half way, but one thing was clear: I had to reach the finish line. “There was a moment that my legs failed me. I couldn’t take a step, I couldn’t walk, literally. I tried to run, I couldn’t. The pain was very, very intense on both sides. I don’t know what happened, we have to look into it, we don’t know if it’s magnesium deficiency. There was a moment that… that I thought I couldn’t make it, but I had to do it anyway. Even though it was early in the morning. There are many people who have come to cheer, for my people, for these mountains, for this race… I would never have forgiven myself and it was very worth it. For me it has been one of the most important victories of my life», he explained moments after arriving in Bagà and hugging his children.
“People told me: if you go back, you have more to lose than to gain. And of course, there was a moment when I thought they were right, but then I thought they weren’t. These people are not right, because it’s not all about winning. To win in the end is to fight, fight, fight to the max, give your best and I did that today. I have been in misery for over seven hours. I’ve had a really bad time. My children accompanied me. He couldn’t run the downhills but he has to fight. And I think it’s been a life lesson.” A lesson for everyone.
2023-10-01 07:27:05
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