José Miguel Muñoz / Val d’Aran by UTMB®
Peades dera Aigua (PDA) has exhausted its 1,000 bibs available over 5 months to celebrate the first edition of Val d’Aran by UTMB®, which will be held between 3 and 5 July 2020. The short event, which awards 9 Running Stones to its finishers, has seduced by its 55km of mountain, its start at a higher altitude than the finish and its route through the Naut Aran mountains.
After the UTMB® draw held just a few days ago, the other two distances of the event, Torn dera Val d’Aran and Camins de Hèr, already have more than 70% of participants. The first gives 18 Running Stones, giving direct access to UTMB®, CCC®, TDS® or OCC® and the second provides the ticket for CCC®, TDS® or OCC®. Registration is still open and can be done through the website www.aranbyutmb.com until June 1, 2020 or until all available places are sold out.
The event is part of the new international trail running circuit born from the recently signed partnership between UTMB® and Ultra-Trail® World Tour. As with all other “by UTMB®” events, the finishers of Val d’Aran by UTMB® will be able, from the first edition of the event, to collect the Running Stones, the corresponding ITRA points and obtain a direct registration for the UTMB® Mont-Blanc race of their choice without having to go through the draw.
JORDI GAMITO, POLAR AND ARCH MARX, NEW TRAVEL COMPANIONS OF VAL D’ARAN BY UTMB®
Jordi Gamito joins the family of Val d’Aran by UTMB® becoming the ambassador of the event. On the other hand, Polar, a reference in sports technology and leader in heart rate monitoring, also joins the event as an Official Sponsor, and Arch Max, a company specializing in sports accessories, has become the new Official Supplier of the event.
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