Everest Marathon

Posted on Aug 23, 2009 05:49:27 AM

Everest Base Camp Trek quite commitments, so that you can imagine how athletes do it on the run? In November 13th Everest Marathon will take place and the trail from Namche Bazar to Everest base camp will have a knock on his sneakers, and not the usual hiking boots.

Everest Base Camp Trek takes you through an unforgettable environment challenging hikes and scenery to get the adrenaline rush. But with each passing year, there is a certain group of endurance runners who decided to take advantage of this transition to the next level, adding to the experience of adrenaline race and stress of working at height.

Everest Marathon is not a normal marathon. At altitudes of from three hundred to five hundred meters above sea level, which is the highest in the world. This distinguishes it from other current events. First of all, the terrain, unlike asphalt and paving more traditional marathons. The route is rugged terrain, as well as rugged, corrugated dirt tracks. Secondly, the race angle, as you would expect from the race, which begins in a few hours’ walk from the base camp of Mount Everest. Fee Gorak Shep is the starting point, at an altitude of 5184 meters. The route then descends mainly along the Everest Base Camp Trek route to Namche Bazar, a village Mountain Sherpa on 3446 meters. This means, at least, that the race is basically down, but with some steep slopes and uneven terrain, the race in the region fell more than a marathon runner.

Training for any long distance event is hard work, but the elevation plays a big role in this endurance event. Even people walking trails in the Khumbu sometimes have difficulties, so that the work under such conditions may be even more demanding. For this reason, competitors from outside Nepal to accede to the base camp of Mount Everest on the way a few days before the race. On the way, they may benefit from the gradual habituation, as the trail rises steadily in the airport Lukla to Mount Everest. What is included days of rest and even pace, Trek is a good way to get your body used to the environment.

Acclimatization is important that before the race the runners often prepare yourself trips to the summits of the mountains at the head of a small Everest Base Camp Trek, such as Kalam Pattar (5623m) and Gokyo Ri (5483m) a few miles.

No wonder that, as a better use of the height, in the first few runners reach the finish line, as a rule, Nepali, sometimes finishing more than half an hour ahead of competitors from other countries.The last party to complete takes a little less than twelve hours, but it is still impressive because they cover most of the Everest Base Camp Trek route, which takes about two weeks to go.