{"id":1695,"date":"2016-07-25T11:51:43","date_gmt":"2016-07-25T09:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unpicdetimpliber.ro\/?p=1695"},"modified":"2016-07-26T06:05:33","modified_gmt":"2016-07-26T04:05:33","slug":"geiger-mtb-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unpicdetimpliber.ro\/wordpress\/2016\/07\/geiger-mtb-challenge.html","title":{"rendered":"Geiger MTB Challenge 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_like \"><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.unpicdetimpliber.ro\/wordpress\/2016\/07\/geiger-mtb-challenge.html\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\" layout=\"box_count\"  size=\"small\"><\/fb:like><\/div><div class=\"fb-share-button  \" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.unpicdetimpliber.ro\/wordpress\/2016\/07\/geiger-mtb-challenge.html\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"small\"><\/div><\/div><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; height: 80px; width: 450px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https:\/\/www.unpicdetimpliber.ro\/wordpress\/2016\/07\/geiger-mtb-challenge.html\" width=\"320\" height=\"30\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nA fost a 5-a oar\u0103 c\u00e2nd am participat la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unpicdetimpliber.ro\/wordpress\/category\/maraton-mtb\/geiger-maraton-sibiu\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>maratonul Geiger<\/strong><\/a> &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Triada-MTB-529269743760189\/?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Triada MTB<\/a> de la Sibiu, de fiecare dat\u0103 la tura lung\u0103. Anul acesta startul a fost din P\u0103ltini\u015f, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bikeromania.ro\/triada-mtb\/rezultate-geiger-mtb-challenge-24-iulie-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">weekendul de MTB preg\u0103tit de Pro Cycling<\/a> con\u0163in\u00e2nd s\u00e2mb\u0103t\u0103 \u015fi un concurs de XCO care a avut participare interna\u0163ional\u0103. Pe mine, cum a spus cineva, nu dau nume, m-a ferit D-zeu \u015fi n-am putut ajunge la XCO. \ud83d\ude42 Ambele concursuri sunt \u00een general foarte tehnice, peste media obi\u015fnuit\u0103 la noi \u00een \u0163ar\u0103, \u015fi de aceea nici nu particip\u0103 mult\u0103 lume, pentru mul\u0163i e o provocare doar s\u0103 termine cu bine.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/7jQGav8I9sooqlVDGUcAo9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-qteZhbL4uNQ\/V5X_7yRiyoI\/AAAAAAAAgb0\/sJB0XASdFpkAleL91QR2RPpuycZL_3eCQCCo\/s640\/13738320_1236893169655647_4440077190556970382_o.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;\"><strong>PA2<\/strong> &#8211; poze <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ana.ciobotaru\/media_set?set=a.1236893152988982.1073741842.100000049260359&amp;type=3\" target=\"_blank\">Ana Ciobotaru<\/a> &#8211; multumesc\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0From <a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/103481498978040293448\/6311206678748032721?authuser=0&amp;feat=embedwebsite\">Geiger MTB Challenge<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>S-a schimbat traseul de maraton fa\u0163\u0103 de ultimele d\u0103\u0163i c\u00e2nd am participat \u015fi a devenit \u015fi mai dificil, de\u015fi ca lungime s-a scurtat: 81km \u015fi 3000m+ diferen\u0163\u0103 de nivel. E semnificativ c\u0103 primilor de la elite le-a trebuit mai bine de 5 ore s\u0103 \u00eencheie concursul, a\u015fa c\u0103 e de \u00een\u0163eles \u015fi timpul meu de 7h45min.\u00a0Faptul c\u0103 am lipsit doi ani de la maraton mi-a dat poate prilejul s\u0103 v\u0103d mai clar ni\u015fte diferen\u0163e \u00een timp, a\u015fa cum vedem cu to\u0163ii mai u\u015for cum cresc copiii altora pe care-i vedem mai rar. \u00cen primul r\u00e2nd a crescut nivelul tehnic al competitorilor, iar traseul scurt (\u00eenglobat \u00een traseul lung) a devenit mai tehnic, fiind aproape la nivelul traseului lung de acum c\u00e2\u0163iva ani, av\u00e2nd \u015fi por\u0163iuni de acolo. Apoi, traseele se schimb\u0103 \u015fi for\u0163at de c\u0103tre organizatori pentru c\u0103 progresul &#8230; civiliza\u0163iei modific\u0103 de la an la altul traseele. Traseele se mut\u0103 tot mai mult \u00een zonele mai demult greu accesibile, tot mai sus \u015fi mai departe de localit\u0103\u0163ile mari.<\/p>\n<p>\u00cen orice caz zona Arena Plato\u015f, P\u0103ltini\u015f, e foarte fain\u0103 pentru MTB. Cine are norocul s\u0103 fie \u00een zon\u0103 poate progresa mult, s-a investit mult acolo pentru turism, pentru modalit\u0103\u0163i active de a-\u0163i petrece timpul liber.<\/p>\n<p>Am ajuns la Arena Plato\u015f s\u00e2mb\u0103t\u0103 dup\u0103-mas\u0103, \u00eent\u00e2rziind ceva pentru c\u0103 diminea\u0163\u0103 am \u0163inut neaparat s\u0103 \u00eenot cu Diana \u00een Tarni\u0163a, s\u0103 vad\u0103 \u015fi ea cum e cu costum de neopren. S\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2na urm\u0103toare m\u0103 a\u015fteapt\u0103 <a href=\"http:\/\/club-orca.ro\/\" target=\"_blank\">Traversarea Tarni\u0163ei<\/a>. Am avut noroc cu cazarea, am stat al\u0103turi de Vlad Sab\u0103u, Marius Mure\u015fan \u015fi Ionu\u0163 Ureche &#8211; le mul\u0163umesc pentru companie. M-am \u00eenscris la fa\u0163a locului, teoretic nu eram mul\u0163i participan\u0163i la proba lung\u0103 &#8211; c\u00e2\u0163iva\u00a0peste 60. Apoi, preg\u0103tiri&#8230; Mai \u00eent\u00e2i constat c\u0103 n-am geluri &#8211; asta e, voi circula f\u0103r\u0103. \u015ei a\u015fa eram con\u015ftient c\u0103 dupa ultratrailul din Bucegi &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unpicdetimpliber.ro\/wordpress\/2016\/07\/marathon-7500-pentru-a-treia-oara-echipa-regi-si-pioni.html\" target=\"_blank\">Marathon 7500<\/a>, de s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2na trecut\u0103, trebuia s\u0103 merg la conservare, \u00een ritmul meu, s\u0103 fiu sigur c\u0103 \u00eenchei cu bine, f\u0103r\u0103 accident\u0103ri. Mai aveam un ghimpe &#8211; schimbasem fr\u00e2nele \u015fi acestea chiar prindeau. Am apucat doar o dat\u0103 s\u0103 merg cu MTB-ul \u00eenainte \u015fi \u00eenc\u0103 nu puteam s\u0103 controlez fin fr\u00e2narea. De ce am mers totu\u015fi la tura lung\u0103 dup\u0103 abia o s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 de la un ultra? C\u0103 a\u015fa s-au potrivit, a\u015fa cum a fost ironmanul de la Oradea dup\u0103 4 Mun\u0163i \u015fi cum va fi Propark Adventure dup\u0103 UTMB.\u00a0Hai s\u0103-i spun soart\u0103.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/y7RFC22QVklX-UJ3OGwlbdMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-KZIWcwSReWQ\/V5X_60ZgKgI\/AAAAAAAAgbw\/z0c44V8fGNAQdhs4P9jk0Q-h_bUnZNHawCCo\/s640\/13781954_10207463459008643_4731552479340493641_n.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;\">start Geiger MTB Challenge &#8211; From <a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/103481498978040293448\/6311206678748032721?authuser=0&amp;feat=embedwebsite\">Geiger MTB Challenge<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u015ei, start! Tura scurt\u0103 \u015fi cea lung\u0103, peste 200 de oameni. \u00cencepem fire\u015fte cu urcare. Selectiv\u0103. La prima cobor\u00e2re mai serioas\u0103 am prins totu\u015fi trafic, nu am fost a\u015fa de harnic pe urcare s\u0103 scap. C\u0103 erai pe MTB sau pe l\u00e2ng\u0103, tot aceea\u015fi vitez\u0103. Suna fr\u00e2na mea spate de-mi era fric\u0103 c\u0103 m\u0103 iau la b\u0103taie cei din jur c\u0103 le stric karma. A\u015fa c\u0103 am insistat pe fa\u0163\u0103 \u015fi cum cu controlul eram mai la \u00eenceput am \u015fi dat o secer\u0103 cu bi\u0163a prin iarb\u0103 ca s\u0103 nu zbor \u00een cap. Continuarea a fost fireasc\u0103: dep\u0103\u015feam cu MTB-ul \u00een bra\u0163e, alerg\u00e2nd la vale. M-a \u015fi \u00eentrebat cineva unde m\u0103 gr\u0103besc, c\u0103 doar am cale lung\u0103 de str\u0103b\u0103tut. N-am \u015ftiut ce s\u0103-i r\u0103spund, f\u0103ceam treaba asta de ani de zile. Probabil c\u0103 mai demult\u00a0aveam un motiv, dar acum era ceva reflex: cum m\u0103 dau jos de pe MTB, cum fug (dac\u0103 pot), indiferent dac\u0103-i la deal sau la vale. Mie mi-ar prinde bine un MTB la pung\u0103, s\u0103-l pot duce mai u\u015for.<\/p>\n<p>Pe traseul comun &#8211; \u00eencuraj\u0103ri, \u00eenghesuial\u0103. Abia a\u015fteptam s\u0103 se bifurce, s\u0103 apar\u0103 PA1.\u00a0Mergeam constant \u015fi chiar sus l-am ajuns pe Marius \u015fi apoi m-am str\u0103duit s\u0103 m\u0103 \u0163in de el la cobor\u00e2re. C\u00e2tva timp am reu\u015fit de\u015fi se interpuneau concuren\u0163i \u015fi mai \u015fi alergam la vale. A venit separarea de trasee. De acum aveam s\u0103 am lini\u015fte, nu m\u0103 mai stresam inutil la cobor\u00e2ri. \u015ei chiar a fost lini\u015fte. \u015ei pustiu. Dup\u0103 km30 am fost singur cuc, dep\u0103\u015fisem pe cineva \u015fi gata: restul traseului l-am parcurs f\u0103r\u0103 alte \u00eent\u00e2lniri dec\u00e2t cu oamenii de la PA-uri \u015fi cei veni\u0163i la iarb\u0103 verde. Mi-a fost greu pe por\u0163iunea PA2 &#8211; PA3, r\u0103m\u0103sesem f\u0103r\u0103 ap\u0103, de\u015fi fusesem la \u015fedin\u0163a tehnic\u0103 \u015fi \u015ftiam c\u0103 pe acel tronson trebuie s\u0103 am rezerve serioase. Eram cam terminat, mergeam din iner\u0163ie. De fapt nu m\u0103 a\u015fteptasem s\u0103 dureze at\u00e2t tot concursul pentru mine,\u00a0de acas\u0103 pornisem cu g\u00e2ndul la 6 ore, apoi mi-am mai rectificat a\u015ftept\u0103rile c\u00e2nd am aflat c\u0103 primii la elite e pu\u0163in probabil s\u0103 termine sub 5 ore. Dar s\u0103 ajung la PA4(coincidea cu PA1) unde era timp eliminator de 6 ore doar cu 15 minute \u00eenainte nu m\u0103 g\u00e2ndisem! Am m\u00e2ncat aici toate feliile de grapefruit de pe tav\u0103, mi-era o sete! \u015ei apoi am luat un pahar de ap\u0103 \u00een care mi-am turnat o gr\u0103mad\u0103 de alte pahare, ca s\u0103 nu le \u00eentrebuin\u0163ez\u00a0inutil. M-au \u00eentrebat c\u00e2\u0163i mai vin dup\u0103 mine.\u00a0Le-am spus c\u0103 mai bine \u015ftiu ei, c\u0103 \u015ftiu c\u00e2\u0163i au trecut pe acolo \u015fi eu le pot spune c\u0103 sunt peste 62 \u00een total. R\u0103spunsul lor m-a cam bulversat &#8211; eram undeva pe locul 30 \u015fi eram printre ultimii, c\u0103 nu to\u0163i au luat startul. Probabil proba de XCO din ziua precedent\u0103 a r\u0103rit participan\u0163ii la tura lung\u0103, ace\u015ftia schimb\u00e2ndu-\u015fi op\u0163iunea pentru tura scurt\u0103.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/DIY1bFODGT6OSn37aL495NMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-f88SV_EcBbg\/V5X_6vB90RI\/AAAAAAAAgbk\/CbUaX2GsRJc7TyUj5XXh5pyVhaXWGp8twCCo\/s640\/13692916_1236894706322160_877573665822865120_o.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"418\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;\"><strong>PA2<\/strong> &#8211; poze <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ana.ciobotaru\/media_set?set=a.1236893152988982.1073741842.100000049260359&amp;type=3\" target=\"_blank\">Ana Ciobotaru<\/a> &#8211; multumesc &#8211; From <a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/103481498978040293448\/6311206678748032721?authuser=0&amp;feat=embedwebsite\">Geiger MTB Challenge<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/fEh8Qo3tpZJGARXfCOwe_dMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-EcjGpn_bVD4\/V5X_6o2whsI\/AAAAAAAAgbo\/BrtOzeR4vLklYU5rAPnTFe5CnqBpmAaewCCo\/s640\/13669528_1236894736322157_4565897950116405295_o.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;\"><strong>PA2<\/strong> &#8211; poze <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ana.ciobotaru\/media_set?set=a.1236893152988982.1073741842.100000049260359&amp;type=3\" target=\"_blank\">Ana Ciobotaru<\/a> &#8211; luam masa\u00a0&#8211; From <a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/103481498978040293448\/6311206678748032721?authuser=0&amp;feat=embedwebsite\">Geiger MTB Challenge<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Ca s\u0103 am totu\u015fi un ritm, o motiva\u0163ie, am \u00eentrebat la punctul de hidratare dinainte de PA4 la ce distan\u0163\u0103 e cel din fa\u0163a mea &#8211; 200m. Apoi la PA4 &#8211; 2 min. N-am reu\u015fit s\u0103-l ajung \u015fi nici s\u0103-l v\u0103d, la final tot la aproximativ 2 minute de el am terminat.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/lh\/photo\/uA76j_JkiV-uOy_6H8SAQtMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-2MwbuRHwxhs\/V5XpCYhWTOI\/AAAAAAAAgbQ\/2lKgTBMK8VYnlNoC6ZwN7_bLgTSzm7b4gCCo\/s800\/clasament%2Bfinal%2Btura%2Blunga.JPG\" width=\"587\" height=\"619\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;\">pun tot clasamentul la tura lunga, finisheri, ca incape &#8211; From <a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/103481498978040293448\/6311206678748032721?authuser=0&amp;feat=embedwebsite\">Geiger MTB Challenge<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Geiger tura lunga, loc 3 categ, loc 27 din 28 finisheri general, 7:45:51 timp final\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.garmin.com\/modern\/activity\/embed\/1270965677\" width=\"465\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: auto;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; text-align: right;\">timpul \u00eenregistrat cred ca e cu tot cu micii \u015fi berea de la sf\u00e2r\u015fit, uitasem s\u0103-l \u00eenchid &#8211; From <a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/103481498978040293448\/6311206678748032721?authuser=0&amp;feat=embedwebsite\">Geiger MTB Challenge<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Greu am ajuns la fini\u015f, dup\u0103 7h45minute! Penultimul! Locul 27 din 28, doar at\u00e2\u0163ia am \u00eencheiat cursa, sc\u0103p\u00e2nd de timpul intermediar. La timp totu\u015fi pentru premiere, unde am avut surpriza s\u0103 termin pe locul 3 la categorie, dup\u0103 Maus (la peste 1h40minute) \u015fi Sorin Simu (peste 30minute). Iar am avut noroc, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unpicdetimpliber.ro\/wordpress\/2011\/08\/maratonul-geiger-mtb-challenge-2011.html\" target=\"_blank\">ca \u00een 2011<\/a>. Atunci am terminat pe locul 2 la categorie de\u015fi timpul era peste 9h30min \u015fi toat\u0103 lumea se preg\u0103tea de plecare. \ud83d\ude42 Acum sper ca via\u0163a s\u0103 nu fie chiar ciclic\u0103, c\u0103 atunci urm\u0103torul pas e s\u0103 ajung iar s\u0103 fiu descalificat la punctul intermediar, cum am p\u0103\u0163it \u00een 2010. Momentan\u00a0m-au dep\u0103\u015fit tehnic multe cobor\u00e2ri iar pe urc\u0103ri n-am fost chiar fresh. Numai la Geiger reu\u015fesc s\u0103 port at\u00e2ta \u00een bra\u0163e bicicleta. Dar a fost fain. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Felicit\u0103ri pentru organizare, mul\u0163umesc voluntarilor de pe traseu c\u0103 am mai avut cu cine schimba o vorb\u0103 \u015fi mul\u0163umesc prietenilor!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fost a 5-a oar\u0103 c\u00e2nd am participat la maratonul Geiger &#8230; Triada MTB de la Sibiu, de fiecare dat\u0103 la tura lung\u0103. Anul acesta startul a fost din P\u0103ltini\u015f, weekendul de MTB preg\u0103tit de Pro Cycling con\u0163in\u00e2nd s\u00e2mb\u0103t\u0103 \u015fi un concurs de XCO care a avut participare interna\u0163ional\u0103. Pe mine, cum a spus cineva, nu dau nume, m-a ferit D-zeu \u015fi n-am putut ajunge la XCO. \ud83d\ude42 Ambele concursuri sunt \u00een general foarte tehnice, peste media obi\u015fnuit\u0103 la noi \u00een \u0163ar\u0103, \u015fi de aceea nici nu particip\u0103 mult\u0103 lume, pentru mul\u0163i e o provocare doar s\u0103 termine cu bine. PA2 &#8211; poze Ana Ciobotaru &#8211; multumesc\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0From Geiger MTB Challenge S-a schimbat traseul de maraton fa\u0163\u0103 de ultimele d\u0103\u0163i c\u00e2nd am participat \u015fi a devenit \u015fi mai dificil, de\u015fi ca lungime s-a scurtat: 81km \u015fi 3000m+ diferen\u0163\u0103 de nivel. E semnificativ c\u0103 primilor de la elite le-a trebuit mai bine de 5 ore s\u0103 \u00eencheie concursul, a\u015fa c\u0103 e de \u00een\u0163eles \u015fi timpul meu de 7h45min.\u00a0Faptul c\u0103 am lipsit doi ani de la maraton mi-a dat poate prilejul s\u0103 v\u0103d mai clar ni\u015fte diferen\u0163e \u00een timp, a\u015fa cum vedem cu to\u0163ii mai u\u015for cum cresc copiii altora pe care-i vedem mai rar. \u00cen primul r\u00e2nd a crescut nivelul tehnic al competitorilor, iar traseul scurt (\u00eenglobat \u00een traseul lung) a devenit mai tehnic, fiind aproape la nivelul traseului lung de acum c\u00e2\u0163iva ani, av\u00e2nd \u015fi por\u0163iuni de acolo. Apoi, traseele se schimb\u0103 \u015fi for\u0163at de c\u0103tre organizatori pentru c\u0103 progresul &#8230; civiliza\u0163iei modific\u0103 de la an la altul traseele. Traseele se mut\u0103 tot mai mult \u00een zonele mai demult greu accesibile, tot mai sus \u015fi mai departe de localit\u0103\u0163ile mari. \u00cen orice caz zona Arena Plato\u015f, P\u0103ltini\u015f, e foarte fain\u0103 pentru MTB. Cine are norocul s\u0103 fie \u00een zon\u0103 poate progresa mult, s-a investit mult acolo pentru turism, pentru modalit\u0103\u0163i active de a-\u0163i petrece timpul liber. Am ajuns la Arena Plato\u015f s\u00e2mb\u0103t\u0103 dup\u0103-mas\u0103, \u00eent\u00e2rziind ceva pentru c\u0103 diminea\u0163\u0103 am \u0163inut neaparat s\u0103 \u00eenot cu Diana \u00een Tarni\u0163a, s\u0103 vad\u0103 \u015fi ea cum e cu costum de neopren. S\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2na urm\u0103toare m\u0103 a\u015fteapt\u0103 Traversarea Tarni\u0163ei. Am avut noroc cu cazarea, am stat al\u0103turi de Vlad Sab\u0103u, Marius Mure\u015fan \u015fi Ionu\u0163 Ureche &#8211; le mul\u0163umesc pentru companie. M-am \u00eenscris la fa\u0163a locului, teoretic nu eram mul\u0163i participan\u0163i la proba lung\u0103 &#8211; c\u00e2\u0163iva\u00a0peste 60. Apoi, preg\u0103tiri&#8230; Mai \u00eent\u00e2i constat c\u0103 n-am geluri &#8211; asta e, voi circula f\u0103r\u0103. \u015ei a\u015fa eram con\u015ftient c\u0103 dupa ultratrailul din Bucegi &#8211; Marathon 7500, de s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2na trecut\u0103, trebuia s\u0103 merg la conservare, \u00een ritmul meu, s\u0103 fiu sigur c\u0103 \u00eenchei cu bine, f\u0103r\u0103 accident\u0103ri. Mai aveam un ghimpe &#8211; schimbasem fr\u00e2nele \u015fi acestea chiar prindeau. Am apucat doar o dat\u0103 s\u0103 merg cu MTB-ul \u00eenainte \u015fi \u00eenc\u0103 nu puteam s\u0103 controlez fin fr\u00e2narea. De ce am mers totu\u015fi la tura lung\u0103 dup\u0103 abia o s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2n\u0103 de la un ultra? C\u0103 a\u015fa s-au potrivit, a\u015fa cum a fost ironmanul de la Oradea dup\u0103 4 Mun\u0163i \u015fi cum va fi Propark Adventure dup\u0103 UTMB.\u00a0Hai s\u0103-i spun soart\u0103. start Geiger MTB Challenge &#8211; From Geiger MTB Challenge \u015ei, start! Tura scurt\u0103 \u015fi cea lung\u0103, peste 200 de oameni. \u00cencepem fire\u015fte cu urcare. Selectiv\u0103. La prima cobor\u00e2re mai serioas\u0103 am prins totu\u015fi trafic, nu am fost a\u015fa de harnic pe urcare s\u0103 scap. C\u0103 erai pe MTB sau pe l\u00e2ng\u0103, tot aceea\u015fi vitez\u0103. Suna fr\u00e2na mea spate de-mi era fric\u0103 c\u0103 m\u0103 iau la b\u0103taie cei din jur c\u0103 le stric karma. A\u015fa c\u0103 am insistat pe fa\u0163\u0103 \u015fi cum cu controlul eram mai la \u00eenceput am \u015fi dat o secer\u0103 cu bi\u0163a prin iarb\u0103 ca s\u0103 nu zbor \u00een cap. Continuarea a fost fireasc\u0103: dep\u0103\u015feam cu MTB-ul \u00een bra\u0163e, alerg\u00e2nd la vale. M-a \u015fi \u00eentrebat cineva unde m\u0103 gr\u0103besc, c\u0103 doar am cale lung\u0103 de str\u0103b\u0103tut. N-am \u015ftiut ce s\u0103-i r\u0103spund, f\u0103ceam treaba asta de ani de zile. Probabil c\u0103 mai demult\u00a0aveam un motiv, dar acum era ceva reflex: cum m\u0103 dau jos de pe MTB, cum fug (dac\u0103 pot), indiferent dac\u0103-i la deal sau la vale. Mie mi-ar prinde bine un MTB la pung\u0103, s\u0103-l pot duce mai u\u015for. Pe traseul comun &#8211; \u00eencuraj\u0103ri, \u00eenghesuial\u0103. Abia a\u015fteptam s\u0103 se bifurce, s\u0103 apar\u0103 PA1.\u00a0Mergeam constant \u015fi chiar sus l-am ajuns pe Marius \u015fi apoi m-am str\u0103duit s\u0103 m\u0103 \u0163in de el la cobor\u00e2re. C\u00e2tva timp am reu\u015fit de\u015fi se interpuneau concuren\u0163i \u015fi mai \u015fi alergam la vale. A venit separarea de trasee. De acum aveam s\u0103 am lini\u015fte, nu m\u0103 mai stresam inutil la cobor\u00e2ri. \u015ei chiar a fost lini\u015fte. \u015ei pustiu. Dup\u0103 km30 am fost singur cuc, dep\u0103\u015fisem pe cineva \u015fi gata: restul traseului l-am parcurs f\u0103r\u0103 alte \u00eent\u00e2lniri dec\u00e2t cu oamenii de la PA-uri \u015fi cei veni\u0163i la iarb\u0103 verde. Mi-a fost greu pe por\u0163iunea PA2 &#8211; PA3, r\u0103m\u0103sesem f\u0103r\u0103 ap\u0103, de\u015fi fusesem la \u015fedin\u0163a tehnic\u0103 \u015fi \u015ftiam c\u0103 pe acel tronson trebuie s\u0103 am rezerve serioase. Eram cam terminat, mergeam din iner\u0163ie. De fapt nu m\u0103 a\u015fteptasem s\u0103 dureze at\u00e2t tot concursul pentru mine,\u00a0de acas\u0103 pornisem cu g\u00e2ndul la 6 ore, apoi mi-am mai rectificat a\u015ftept\u0103rile c\u00e2nd am aflat c\u0103 primii la elite e pu\u0163in probabil s\u0103 termine sub 5 ore. Dar s\u0103 ajung la PA4(coincidea cu PA1) unde era timp eliminator de 6 ore doar cu 15 minute \u00eenainte nu m\u0103 g\u00e2ndisem! Am m\u00e2ncat aici toate feliile de grapefruit de pe tav\u0103, mi-era o sete! \u015ei apoi am luat un pahar de ap\u0103 \u00een care mi-am turnat o gr\u0103mad\u0103 de alte pahare, ca s\u0103 nu le \u00eentrebuin\u0163ez\u00a0inutil. M-au \u00eentrebat c\u00e2\u0163i mai vin dup\u0103 mine.\u00a0Le-am spus c\u0103 mai bine \u015ftiu ei, c\u0103 \u015ftiu c\u00e2\u0163i au trecut pe acolo \u015fi eu le pot spune c\u0103 sunt peste 62 \u00een total. R\u0103spunsul lor m-a cam bulversat &#8211; eram undeva pe locul 30 \u015fi eram printre ultimii, c\u0103 nu to\u0163i au luat startul. Probabil proba de XCO din ziua precedent\u0103 a r\u0103rit participan\u0163ii la tura lung\u0103, ace\u015ftia schimb\u00e2ndu-\u015fi op\u0163iunea pentru tura scurt\u0103. PA2 &#8211; poze Ana Ciobotaru &#8211; multumesc &#8211; From Geiger MTB Challenge PA2 &#8211; poze Ana Ciobotaru &#8211; luam masa\u00a0&#8211; From Geiger MTB Challenge Ca s\u0103 am totu\u015fi un ritm, o motiva\u0163ie, am \u00eentrebat la punctul de hidratare dinainte de PA4 la ce distan\u0163\u0103 e cel din fa\u0163a mea &#8211; 200m. Apoi la PA4 &#8211; 2 min. N-am reu\u015fit s\u0103-l ajung \u015fi nici s\u0103-l v\u0103d, la final tot la aproximativ 2 minute de el am terminat. pun tot clasamentul la tura lunga, finisheri, ca incape &#8211; From Geiger MTB Challenge timpul \u00eenregistrat cred ca e cu tot cu micii \u015fi berea de la sf\u00e2r\u015fit, uitasem s\u0103-l \u00eenchid &#8211; From Geiger MTB Challenge Greu am ajuns la fini\u015f, dup\u0103 7h45minute! Penultimul! Locul 27 din 28, doar at\u00e2\u0163ia am \u00eencheiat cursa, sc\u0103p\u00e2nd de timpul intermediar. La timp totu\u015fi pentru premiere, unde am avut surpriza s\u0103 termin pe locul 3 la categorie, dup\u0103 Maus (la peste 1h40minute) \u015fi Sorin Simu (peste 30minute). Iar am avut noroc, ca \u00een 2011. Atunci am terminat pe locul 2 la categorie de\u015fi timpul era peste 9h30min \u015fi toat\u0103 lumea se preg\u0103tea de plecare. \ud83d\ude42 Acum sper ca via\u0163a s\u0103 nu fie chiar ciclic\u0103, c\u0103 atunci urm\u0103torul pas e s\u0103 ajung iar s\u0103 fiu descalificat la punctul intermediar, cum am p\u0103\u0163it \u00een 2010. Momentan\u00a0m-au dep\u0103\u015fit tehnic multe cobor\u00e2ri iar pe urc\u0103ri n-am fost chiar fresh. Numai la Geiger reu\u015fesc s\u0103 port at\u00e2ta \u00een bra\u0163e bicicleta. Dar a fost fain. \ud83d\ude42 Felicit\u0103ri pentru organizare, mul\u0163umesc voluntarilor de pe traseu c\u0103 am mai avut cu cine schimba o vorb\u0103 \u015fi mul\u0163umesc prietenilor! &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[726,156,131,124,142,294],"tags":[727,448,422,436,575],"class_list":["post-1695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cindrel","category-geiger-maraton-sibiu","category-localitati-si-zone","category-maraton-mtb","category-munti","category-paltinis","tag-cindrel","tag-geiger-maraton-sibiu","tag-maraton-mtb","tag-munti","tag-paltinis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unpicdetimpliber.ro\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unpicdetimpliber.ro\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unpicdetimpliber.ro\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unpicdetimpliber.ro\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unpicdetimpliber.ro\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1695"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.unpicdetimpliber.ro\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1715,"href":"https:\/\/www.unpicdetimpliber.ro\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1695\/revisions\/1715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unpicdetimpliber.ro\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unpicdetimpliber.ro\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unpicdetimpliber.ro\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}