ARCHIVED RACE: La Transtica Ultratrail @, Costa Rica 23rd November – 3rd December 2011

LA TRANSTICA is a free pace Trail race, with a prologue and 5 stages with points of supply, assistance and bivouac for a total distance from 120 (Adventure) to 200 kms (Extreme).

LA TRANSTICA is first of all a human and sports adventure.

The main objective of the X trail race LA TRANSTICA in Costa Rica is to discover the country and its way of life and to share this experience with the locals through a sporting competition with humanitarian goals.

We propose to share an adventure where the surpassing of ourselves but also the aid and the solidarity will be the soul of this challenge, in the middle of a particularly exceptional natural frame, COSTA RICA. Between two oceans, the race defines itself by a unique crossing of a natural amazing paradise in the discovery of a new culture and way of life, “Pura Vida”.

La Transtica coast to coast

250 km from the beach of Manuel Antonio up to Puerto Viejo de Limon, a true human and sports adventure. The change of scene is total; the runners are plunged into deep Costa Rica far from tourist standards.

In Brief

Type: Ultra Trail in 5 stages.
Date: From November 23rd evening to December 3rd, 2011.
Place: Costa Rica.
Region: Costa Rica crossing from east to west, from the Pacific Ocean to the Caribbean coast through the mountains and jungle of the Central valley.
Distance: 120 km – 200 km.
An Extreme race from 30 to 40 km per day with positive difference of level up to 2 300 m, total distance 196 km, total positive difference in level 6 800 m.
An Adventure race from 20 to 30 km per day with a positive difference of level of 1 700 m, for a total distance of 126 km, total positive difference in level around 3 800 m

Competitors: 60 max for 2011
Web: www.latranstica.org/en/
contact : Bernard Marchal, bmarchal@latranstica.org