The first Ultra Trail Mountain Costa Dorada expects 400 participants in September

Vila-seca. Costa Dorada. Juny 19th, 2012. A new sporting challenge and human reaches the Costa Dorada. It is a 95km mountain race nearly 5,000 m of elevation and positive ULTRA TRAIL MOUNTAIN COSTA DORADA (UTMCD), the expected participation of 400 people who submitted on Tuesday 19 June, President of the Regional Council of Baix Camp, Joaquim Calatayud, the mayor of Prades, Lidia Bargas; Capafonts Mayor and President of the Regional Tourism Board, Anton Marca, the race director of the company Naturtime, Joan Carbonell , and the representative SMACV (Section Mountains Association Cultural Vila-seca), Robert Rodriguez.   The so-called ultra trail are sporting events on foot, high mileage and high slope and with a limited time to do that requires significant lead an average speed, which requires fast walking or running. Today is a sport with many fans to the race which combines walking, nature and the great sporting challenge and personal brokers.   Given this success, there is a Catalan Cup in this discipline through the Federation of Mountaineering in Catalonia (FFEC) with 5 tests divided by Catalonia and the Costa Dorada Mountain Ultra Trail (UTMCD) will be the last test the 1-st Catalan Cup FEEC Lafuma Ultraresistència and racing will take place between 15 and 16 September 2012.   The tour will be the UTMCD almost 5,000 m and 95km of uphill and cross tracks and trails in the mountains of the Gold Coast with a maximum of 24 hours, which will benefit the structure of the old Route shelters to accommodate it in 2012 and create a route that used to race and the route of the new shelter.   How to highlight aspects of it are incorporated into the path of nuclei Capafonts The Febró, Vilaplana Prades and over rule the roads that have become obsolete and make new paths well marked and cleaned the area. The race will exit to the town of Prades and pass the Febró, Albarca, Cornudella of Montsant, Siurana Vilaplana, The Mussara, Albiol, Mont-ral, and end Capafonts back to Prades. A level scenic areas as the runners pass through the neck of Andrew advance of February, Pozas, Siurana River, Sierra de la Gritella, Way of the Carthusians (Montsant) Siurana Gallicant, Castillejos, The Mussara, Major source of Albiol, Sources of Glorieta, The Motllats, Goi Bridge, Fountain of Otter, the Lady Chapel Abellera, etc..   Mountain Ultra Trail Race Costa Dorada aims to be a great national event in three or four years and is a dynamic activity of the same environment. In terms of data, such competitions, the ultra trails, provide escorts for 1.2 registered broker; 50% of runners staying in the area, and each broker generates an average cost of € 100 in the area (lunch , shopping, services ...). These data and good communication network of the area with the TGV and the airport, you can do to become a major social and sporting events and tourist activities because it will always be outside of the summer season .   Parallel to the Mountain Ultra Trail Race Costa Dorada, create other sports and leisure. There will be a race distance of half marathon (42km) called Gold Coast Half Mountain Trail, a short distance race ½ marathon (21km) called Gold Coast Mountains Trail, a 10km mini race around Prades Prades called TRAILSERIES; tours by companions among other activities in the area.   The race is organized by the Mountain Section of the group Cultural Vilaseca and produced by Naturetime, specialists in outdoor sports activities, and have the support of the Regional Council of Lower Camp, the Costa Dorada Mountains, the City forest (along with other municipalities where the race crosses), various entities in the area hikers, Editorial Piolet and a number of partners at private sports.

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