Aravistrail 2010 - Stephane Carreau

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30 June 2010

Written by Stéphane Carreau

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Aravistrail
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Return Thônes which was held this weekend the Aravistrail.
The concept interested me three races on two days, which can run separately or block (total).

Presentation of the race:
The first race of 35 km and 3400 m D + from Saturday until 07:00.
Second race of 16 km and 900 m from D + on that Saturday at 20h.
Third and final race of 56 km and 3200 m D + last Sunday at 05:30.

The last 3 weeks have been rough at climate Thônes, soaking the soil.
The program, therefore, a ground fat, very fat.
In addition, the weather cools in the night from Saturday to Sunday, with rain still in the plains and then, snow at higher elevations. 8 cm high point of the race 3-2000 m altitude: the race is reduced by 8 km.
Race 1 was also changed because the crossing is more dangerous snowfields. The mileage and D + are given as still preserved.

My race has generally gone well, overall, because I had abandoned in the 2nd race ravito 3 for tendinitis in the ankle: she did not appreciate all the work required by the ground very slippery, muddy, that either uphill, downhill and flat!

Party at 7:00 on a speed 110 km, I came close (15 min), blocking the door one hour of the race. Gateway and non-barrier: it is not a knockout, but taking a "shortcut" to the finish. We stay in the race, so classified, but with a significant time penalty.
Bit of fun on this race, too slippery, hard to my taste of road technical base and made very technical with the rain.

A few hours of rest, and go to 20h for the second race at night. Moral not very high because the rain has not stopped the afternoon. It will stop only a few minutes before departure.
I've had more fun, given the difficulties on the road-book "is very short in the end.

A very short night's sleep later, we are preparing to leave at 05:00 for the last race, the start is staggered 30mn. To say we could "sleep" over 30 minutes!
Total of nine riders (those classified within 30 minutes of the first ranking race 1 +2) and the runners in the third solo run 30 minutes after we leave.
The race has been shortened from 8 km to avoid climbing the high point of the trail where he fell 8 inches of snow in the night.
The field is less fatty, but today it was cold and the wind will make the start of the race difficult. I forgot to take the gloves, the fingers are frozen. It will get better when we're on the set Glières where the wind is lying. Plateau where I place the bib, mile 15, because the ankle is hurting for several kilometers, tendinitis, probably triggered by all the work requested by the muddy conditions on the ground. Since the departure of the shuttle will not occur until some time I decided to join the floor leader who accompanied a group of three riders to the next mode hiking ravito. 16km over the counter, a few little difficult with the ankle pain that intensifies slightly. I'll be well on my legs ravito where the camp once folded, I was ushering in the car on arrival.

On balance, a beautiful race that could have been beautiful if the weather was loaned.

Stephane.