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[Bierzo Baggie]

You have been drinking, haven't you?

Nope, not yet…

From the organizers website.

Some 200 athletes will gather this Sunday in the tiny Bierzo village of Santa Cruz to take part in the I Carrera de Montaña Alto Sil. Some of the very best mountain runners from León, Asturias, Madrid and Catalunya will attend, including the great Salvador Calvo (the bald saviour) and local favourite and veteran athlete of a thousands battles, Chus Alonso.

The race will consist of 29 and a half kms and more than 1500m ascent with fast sections, technical sections, mud, snow and an overflowing river.

The local environment is a natural habitat for all sorts of birdlife, wolves and bears.

And from the same organizers on the top Spanish mountain running forum…

There will be a succulent meal at the end of the race….we have bought many barrels of beer, litres of wine, 250 kilos of cow (!!) and dozens of kilos of chorizo and other spicy delicacies.

These guys certainly talk big. Let’s see what happens…