Everything is ready for the 15th Puig Campana Vertical Kilometer which is being held today in Finestrat. More than 360 runners from 11 countries and, nationally, from 29 provinces. Remember that this edition is the Spanish Club Championship, Regional Championship and World Cup of the International Skyrunning Federation (ISF) within its Open Championship circuit.
Organised by the Department of Sports, the Reto 8000 Mountain Club and the Federation of Mountain and Climbing Sports of the Valencian Community (FEMECV), this test once again places Finestrat and its emblematic Puig Campana at the top of the national and international calendar. of Vertical Kilometers. Remember that the peculiarity of the Puig Campana Vertical Kilometer, as its name indicates, is that the runners cover a distance of 3.6 kilometers with a positive slope of 1,050 meters and very close to the sea.
The departure will take place today, the 28th, from the Plaça de la Unió European in Finestrat at 8:00 am. Until Font del Molí there will be a neutralsed start every 5 minutes and in groups of 10 runners. At Font del Molí there will be a time trial that marks the individual exit of the KV to the top with 3,650 km and +1020 of positive gradient. The finish line is located at the top of Puig Campana. The descent will be along the Umbría del Puig Campana botanical path to Coll de Pouet, along the Camí de la Serra path to Font del Molí and then to Plaça UE. In total, 13.7 km.
Specifically, the 2024 edition is the Spanish Club Championship, Regional Championship and World Cup of the International Skyrunning Federation (ISF) within its Open Championship circuit. With this, Finestrat is part of an international circuit that passes through Brazil, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Andorra, Bulgaria, Austria and Colombia, "which will attract runners and also visitors from all over Spain and various parts of the world," indicated the Councilor for Sports, Beatriz Quintillán . “So we are excited and expectant because it is one of the most international editions of the Vertical Kilometer that we have celebrated to date”
Prizes and classifications
Regarding the prizes of the Spanish Club Championship, it should be noted that there is a cash amount of €4,000 to be distributed in the different absolute categories of the clubs, remaining as follows: 1,000 euros for the first, 600 euros for the second and 400 for the third club, always for men and women.
In addition, the first place finisher of the test will be preselected to compete in the World Championship (as long as they are a FEDME federation on the day of the test).