Gesta of Migua Ozeda
He has just finished now 1,250 km Between the dunes and the snow, from Namibia a Atacama Passes through Antarctica, Jordan and MongoliaAnd did this as the first Spanish to complete the demand competition and win Grand Slam plus 4 deserts: She Migua OzedaToledo athlete that succeeds in the world’s most important deserts.
In a year, this broker traveled on the basis of Malaga, loaded with self -safeiation backpack, 250 km in every five deserts And increased the final success in the general section.
In this competition, it consists of five races of 250 km, offering only runners Water and a tentTo sleep in camps. The rest, take it in the backpack, in the case of Migua Ozeda, weight Up to 11 kgWith food gels, narrative, cold, rescue or kit material.
“I saw that this Grand Slam existed. I decided that it was my time and as athlete, I could be ready.” In this way Ozeda defined in an interview EFE He jumped to adventure, which led him to lead him around the world in just one year.
Between -12 and 54 degrees
In the cold of Antarctica, at -12 degrees, the challenge from the heat of Namibia reached 54 degrees Celsius was kept under tremendous conditions. In Jordan, at Wadi Rum, he enjoyed the running experience “like Mars, red sand, incredible rock structures and very narrow artillery.”
How do the athlete prepare for these different situations? “I don’t have a problem with the heat in Malaga, It’s crazy left at 2:00 pm. Mid -JulyTo make dunes through the beach, with self -efficiency backpack, ”he said.
However, the training of Antarctica’s cold is more complicated: “There is nothing close to home to receive me I only took the equipment as the best as possible ”Describes Ozeda.
In many kilometers, there were instances where the powers in Jordan were declining, where he won the test, but after four marathons on his legs, during the double marathon, he thought of retirement when only 20 km left to the finish line, because at night the bacon was not right.
In a military zone without the Internet, the clock was “gone crazy” and with the man who started to follow him, he ran on his stairs and returned to provisioning and removed the dorsal, but there he found Broker’s companion to the targetThe gesture of a key partner to achieve the final success.
“Loneliness plays you a lot”
In all of this species she, she had a backpack and loneliness “played her”: “The most beautiful thing about these deserts is And see that you are completely lonely and have nothing to kilometers around, ”the athlete said.
For Migua Ozeda, “When you know how to be, you only have more mental clarity.” In addition, he explained that athletes always seek “adventure and exploration”, but it is not only in the environment.
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Now, after the challenge, after the challenge, the days after sleeping on the ground, travel alone, “a few months aside”, there will be a few months of holiday, “to celebrate”, because many times people are “going through their great achievements” because they have a full agenda.
However, the target calendar is already on its head and indicates Arctic CircleSled pulling as short as possible to complete the 500 km race.
