Sant'Andria XIII Trofeo is a race to honor. Its strong points are many: from the country so attractive framed by Mount Gonare to the many churches, the leading sectors of sport and art that are deeply rooted in this country to the path that we will face heavy and impressive. From the tender price of just € 2.50 to the fact that it is the last leg of Curresardiniajò. Indeed there one more icing on the cake: the refreshments huge, extraordinary, with everything you may desire. And then today was the presence of Roberto Rutigliano, returning from Athens and the world military championships. Then there was the new super champion Bahi Nour Eddine we are learning about the fact that all records of remodeling island walking competition. A tremendous athlete! With this background it must be also well be a hundred miles round trip, defeating the morning fog blankets and stand slightly behind at 9 and a half in the country! The day was wonderful and the lunch hour it was hard to be in short sleeves because of the heat, and while it was expected The scorching sun made us a refreshing revival tanning. Then a bright sunny day with the presence in the categories below, cheerful as always. Soon comes our turn.
Men and women together on the 1450 meters of new trail hard, to be repeated 5 times. My two rounds of heat leaves me only one thought: today I come home healthy. So do not be! The course, despite the tearing up and down and the long sequence of curves, it is difficult but does not have much difficulty prohibitive, it goes on without too much trouble even if the reduced width of the streets makes you think otherwise.
Le gambe che sbattono in discesa e su vari fondi stradali che passano dall’asfalto, al ciottolato, al lastricato non danno quei problemi che si pensa. Sarà l’adrenalina della gara ma mi scordo pure dei doloretti che in queste 3 settimane mi davano fastidio. Il fiato però è corto e le discese non aiutano il recupero. Troppo ripide. In salita mi difendo e nonostante qualcuno mi superi con passo agilissimo non mi scoraggio e continuo con la mia velocità. Calo nel terzo e nel quinto giro finale. Ho voglia di sdraiarmi per terra ma in un modo o nell’altro arrivo, non mi rendo conto neanche che il traguardo è 50 metri davanti a me per causa della mia disattenzione e mi fermo prima. Poi ritorno a correre, arrive completely exhausted. I like this new path so much more than last year, and starting with a slightly wider, personally, I think that would be phenomenal! Path then I put a lot of evidence and probably in a different time of year I would have gone a little better but it's a good day and the heat helped me. Today I am also good legs. I had a good race after all. With my 28'58''I travel to 4 '/ km to 7.250 km. I think 20''/ km compared to a race on the flat and straight can be removed.
After the award go to the mega party and after tasting the various dishes, side dishes and desserts and coffee and beer and limoncello and etc are going to go home. But the evening is not over. In fact my father is able to contact a prestigious local artist who was his companion on the art school, artist Nunzio Nivola. There is and there starts a part of the day as beautiful. Come on in his house that doubles as a permanent exhibition and study. We know his family very people who are really in the hand and leg. But the artistic charge of this man is remarkable: he is an artist in everything, in word, act, in ways of doing things and of course, is left-handed. Of all that I have learned a great deal of his art strikes me hoe: a parallel between the woman and the hoe. Woman finds herself in the form of this tool is that it has a very strong bond because it was more female than male intuition that created "the civilization of the hoe." What can I say, a Sunday very rich!
PS After a long time back in the race, my father and despite his knee locked, and an annoying pain in the calf ends the race well and realizing that seems to have done well, my father and I can say that the races and often cause problems sometimes, however, the adrenaline you feel pain or has a healing power. Mysteries of the race!
