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 First-place female Ligia Madrigal says
“It seems to me that, more than a competition, this event should be taken as a personal challenge. I believe that everyone who takes on this challenge and manages to finish it is a winner.\" |
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 Ticos dominate the 2009 race, with top finishes in Expedition male, female and team categories
while the USA takes top awards in both male and female Adventure categories |
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 Day 6: Although it was technically the easiest, and by far the shortest day of the week
tender and blistered feet still made this day a challenge for many of us. |
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 Day 5: An “easy day” at only 47.4 km
and all on more low-lying jungle paths, with the really rough terrain now behind us. |
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 Day 4: Revenge of the Borucas ridgeline route
The challenges today are the technical terrain, and the biggest single-day cumulative elevation gain, just shy of 3000 m. |
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 Day 3: Our first really big day, at 52.5 km and 2450 m cumulative ascent
but we were saved by the overcast.
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 Day 3 (long version):
A more detailed description of today’s race route, terrain and conditions.
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 Day 2:A gruelling day, with many choosing to drop from Expedition to Adventure category
while, at the front, Ticos take first male and first female for the stage. |
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 Day 1: Costa Rica and the USA are set for a battle for the front
as defending champion Javier Montero takes the stage with 10 minutes over Americans Dave James and Scott Jurek. |
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 Finally, the route information! We can expect a total elevation gain of 10,400 m.
“That’s more than Everest” says course designer Rodrigo.
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 Fighting back from breast cancer
Sara Jones, Project Athena’s second grant recipient, will be on the start line along with 5 Project Athena supporters tomorrow morning. |
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 The countdown is on, 48 hours to race start
as competitors from North and Central America, Europe and South Africa converge on San Jose. |
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