The 47th Light Infantry Regiment is the Team Winner in Ronda

Beatriz Gonzalo/Madrid

1st Battalion "Filipinas" from the 47th Light Infantry Regiment "Palma" was the top team of those that competed this weekend in the 101 kilometre event in Ronda (Málaga), as they successfully completed the distance in 11:07:53.
This is one of the best times registered in the competition whose route is modified each year which makes it more or less difficult depending on the number of ascents and their grades.

 On this occasion, weather conditions were favourable and a “cool” day contributed to the fine result.    

Second place was for the 4th Legion Regiment "Alejandro Farnesio” team with a time of 11:21:40.

The bronze went to the Special Operations Command team, which completed the route in 12:54:09. Outstanding among the teams was the presence of two entirely made up by women, something that is very unusual in this event.

The first to reach the finishing line was the team with members from 62nd Mountain Light Infantry Regiment "Arapiles", who spent 17:05:32.

The other was the Logistic Brigade team, who put in a time of 19:42:40.

Thousands of participants

The 14th season of this event, converted into a classic since, in 1995, the Legion started it up to commemorate the 75th anniversary of its foundation, has had 7,000 participants, among civilians and service personnel. 
In addition to team competition, the 101 kilometre route that passes through the Ronda mountain range was covered by runners, cyclists and duathletes.

In the first area, the winner in the men’s category was Mr. Miguel Capo, with a time of 8:19:18, and in women’s, Ms. Mercedes Arcos, with a time of 10:28:46.
The fastest cyclists were Mr. Antonio Guerrero and Ms. Rosa Bravo, who respectively completed the route in 4:13:33 and 6:01:38.
In the duathlon  event –which begins on bicycle to then have a 19 kilometres run and again take the bike to cycle the final 5 kilometres-, the champion was Mr. Jesús Carrillo among the men (5:05:05), and Ms. Aurora López (7:04:13) among the women.