Friday, August 6, 2010. Distance: 104 km .
ascent: 2757 m.
Time: 18h 37min 29seg.
Difficulty: very difficult.
Hikers: Robert Pellicer, David Lapiedra and José Carlos Bes
, Victor Pellicer, until Talamantes.
hiking enthusiasts Aragon many of Spain and abroad will not need any presentation of this after going popular, but for l @ s who do not know I will try to put yourself in history.
The GR-260 "Moncayo-Calcena Back" is a route that allows you to turn the Moncayo Massif building roads, trails, forest trails, and small sections local roads that allow the Moncayo circle, between the provinces of Zaragoza and Soria. The route can be done on horseback, mountain bike or on foot, walking or running. There are also two forms of the past 40 to 20 km. Every 5 or 6 km away an aid station with water, Aquarius, bananas and oranges, and every 20 km there is a place with sandwiches, pasta, produces and backpack you have prepared with what you think you need.
The Calcena itself, born of the asso ciation cultural "Friends of the Villa de Calcena" has been held since 2002. All information can encentrarse on websites, www.calcenada.com , where they are profiles, times, participants and t rac route. The effort made so that everything runs normally is impressive, there are dozens of people involved voluntarily, for a few hundred walkers can enjoy this route. From here my admiration and gratitude for everything they get, you feel wrapped in mo ments very difficult and that gives you peace of mind. Special mention to the friends of the walkers dolls that are in all and of course, this also works.
Focusing on the test day, Roberto is the sixth edition, David his second, last year the two made 17:15 min., And I proposed to make this year, Victor , who had not done after going so long, also came in its first year, to see how it goes.
Calcena-Borobia 0-20 Km.
begins at 18h after going by road is reached at 6.5 miles to Purgujosa, from there go up the hill from the stage, oaks filled with 460m of vertical and des transcends from Soria to Borobia meseteñas plains.
In this first installment we apace, rising Robert and David are ahead, I will follow with their eyes and Victor you pick up a few minutes, but we regrouped in the hill and came together the first sandwich and stop with Borobia backpack.
Borobia 20-52 km San Martin de la Virgen del Moncayo.
Borobia is exited and continued to win the hill climb of the trance, with 310m of altitude, descend to Cueva de Agreda, its up to the hill of Canto Hincado (230m gap ) and down to San Martin.
night We left edge almost 
obia, although with good front haha \u200b\u200bor at least some of David shines shortly. Victor South to the hill and goes off at km 25 we see for the last time you prefer us Let's go ahead and not wait, start your test alone. The rest walk at a good pace, easy to pass the two passes and as we have good feelings and well hydrated and nourished by the aid stations, do not stop at km 40 is new backpacks and sandwiches. The descents of the hills trotted to release knees and that makes us save time and gives us encouragement. In the first 45 km ampule threat of Roberto, who will more and my first sore, if it is growing.
At this point we go without seeing almost anyone, the group of about 300 that have come to you ever broken up, the lights at night creates a snake of lights on the first pass.
km San Martin-Litago 52-60.
Litago is reached with cumulative altitude 190m, through Lituénigo, this piece belongs to the GR-90.
is a short distance, but essential in the route, David was up two eggs in the toes, their fans climbing and his tight climbing shoes and me blisters and I cover the base of the fingers of his right foot and some discomfort in the left shin, we had bad these miles, but we expect the doll Litago walkers with habitu the joy, pasta and sandwiches and good chairs to relax a bit and untarnos in SLR and bandage my feet.
Litago-Talamantes 60-82 Km.
Litago In track and go up to the central road Morea, Ascent 230m, descend to the recreation area Anon caves and walks nicely on the side of the river Huecha to Alcala de Moncayo, hence you get Talamantes to the road that leads to saving people a vertical drop of 305m, entering the village behind the castle.
are walking miles to get used to pain and blisters, at least for me, David is not going much better and Roberto encourages us and tells us the profile to make it easier psychologically the pace is good and the conversation on the downhills and flats is animated all help much, but every mile is longer and start the provisioning costs a lot, Part of the stops to put good bands.
The beauty of this section is to see dawn, the rocks of Herrera and Moncayo, light at last, and we first meet the great mass that we are surrounded.
We learn that Victor Talamantes retires, over 80 km and 60 km alone, with blisters, is worth admiring if not ended, congratulations Victor.
82-km-Calcena 104Talamantes
Talamantes We leave to the hermitage of San Miguel, after a few slides were beginning to ascend the hill of the Tonda, with 550m of vertical ascent accumulated after a long pass down to the highway and 5 km to Calcena by asphalt.
slides We walk together, but on the rise Roberto looks sharp and goes to his departure for us in the last supplies, 10 km d us out more and half hour an entire bull, David waiting for me and spent the Tonda well, but the descent is hell after 90km, about 8 km and 590m of vertical descent is endless, try jogging but we're going slower than walking, but with less pain, we no longer know which is better and each floor as you can. Just a smile at this piece, the joy of meeting with the girl in the st century, that I'm the last 20 km with full capacity Lorenzo, Elizabeth rejoiced this hard descent.
supplies arrived at last, there is Roberto waiting, and while we eat a packet of instant energy, that we did nothing, I find J ack, a friend who does have not seen, another smile to face the last km.
thought that the fall in the Tonda was the icing on the cake, but it is not the last 5 km road are mortal, it is noon in hot weather, David and Robert are ahead a few feet and I ducked head, grit your teeth and try not to stop (a phrase in honor Iker, who unfortunately could not come), I know if unemployment had not started, in the last km we group 3 and José María, one LORD (in capital letters) 59 years encouraging us with their conversation the last km, hopefully at her age can do about 104 km, but we note that recently did a 124km, awesome.
finishes, satisfied inside, outside is not noticed, photo s hugs with walkers, and shower with cold water, cold dip in the pool to relax, gauze, bandages, SLR, anti-inflammatory ointment and popular food, paella and salad, the truth is which costs up to chewing. We get on the road early and greet the borders to finish after going 40 km here you can see his chronicle , as always stick your pace, machines.
My personal opinion: I take it up as a challenge a year ago to get fit and lose some weight, I think it's important to have a reason. The road is long track, I prefer the trails, the most beautiful parts are passed at night, so enjoy the scenery is not removing the last 25km, which was so fucked that neither the enjoyment, not to suffer must be well prepared and it is not my case, 40 miles with blisters and shin as an eggplant not wish it on anyone, in conclusion I suffered a lot, as I remember, I wanted to mourn, but mentally I think sa have come, because you have come, and are slowly going the miles, to the satisfaction of reaching final erase the bad memories and make them laugh when bills. Back? Not now, but surely I will repeat, as my girlfriend, I'm a little jerk.
Until next time, but now I need a break .... 
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