Yogurt Vipiteno – Sterzing Joghurt Written on July 15, 2010, by annaf.
In the Sudtirol – I am in my element. Mountains (steep ones), Gelati, Cake and of course yoghurt. It is a place where in 1945 after the war the boarders moved between Italy and Austria creating a space called Sudtirol where the people proudly kept their dialect and ‘nationality’.
The hill sides are dotted with cows and their bells grazing on the pastures and beautiful meadow mountain flowers. And because of this, the climate and the people…here yoghurt is made…and lots of it.
The race stared at 10am in Vipiteno/Sterzing at 945m altitude – all squashed in under the church tower clock to avoid the burning 25° sun. Through the town cobbled streets we took off and up. And this is how it stayed for the next gruelling 5km. Up, Up and Up mainly avoiding the scorcing sun but not the breathtaking heat. Climbing up to 1860m I finished strong and with a new record in 44.38mins. A nice difference from racing the Orobie Sky Raid last weekend in 3hours 22minutes!
Behind me followed my Salomon Team mate Stephanie Jimeniz in 47minutes who I was suprised to see not knowing these were her mountains. And in the Salomon family manner I was welcomed into her and Fulvios home and shared a nice evening out of the storm and a day on the mountain trails.
The first man – Hannes Runger of Vipiteno came in at 38minutes.
