The 6th edition of EDP fiOSOmiedo will be celebrated on the 28th of July. The ultra distance will be the first race of the Ultras Spain Cup of the Spanish Mountain Sports and Climbing Federation.

Last February the pre-registration period opened and more than 1,600 applications were received between its two modalities: Ultra Trail EDP fiOSOmiedo, UTDS, of 82 km and 9,450 meters of accumulated altitude, and Marathon EDP fiOSOmiedo, MDS, with 43 kilometers and 5,000 meters of accumulated altitude.

EDP isafiOSOmiedo passes through the beautiful landscapes of the Council of Somiedo, Biosphere Reserve and this year celebrates its 30th anniversary as a Natural Park. The Ultra Trail EDP fiOSOmiedo presents a route of 82 km and 9,450 meters of accumulated altitude and its main attraction is the peak of the Cornón Peak, at 2,187 meters and located at km 20 of the race.

A luxury cast for the VI edition of EDP fiOSOmiedo

Among the elite first level runners confirmed in the ultra distance stand Juanjo Somohano, Team World Trail Champion last May, Fernando Arca, the Galician runner who already knows what it is to run in Somiedo since he was the winner in 2016 and second in 2015, and the Portuguese Jerome Rodrigues, who was third in the last two editions. Present are also the HG AML TEAM rider, David Díaz, who passed the finish line in seventh place last year, followed by the Spaniard Pablo Baiso who will also be in this edition. Other runners who will be fighting for the victory are Agustín Luján, Álvaro Rodríguez, Víctor Bernad, Toni Blanco, John Tidd and Dani Amat. And a last-minute addition, the Basque runner Iker Karrera, specialist in long distance races.

As for the women's category, Gemma Arenas returns wanting to defend the title won last year with a time of 11 hours 54 minutes 9 seconds. Next to her will be Azara García from Los Salmones of HG AML TEAM, Mónica Orviz, second last year, Cristina Blázquez who won for the third time in a row the Madrid race of the T60 of the Gran Trail de Peñalara, Nuria Domínguez, Ana Cristina Constantin and Uxue Murolas . Joining the fight for victory are the Basque runner Nerea Martínez, specialist in ultra distance races, winner a couple of weeks ago of the Eufòria del Andorra Trail Vallnord race, of 233 kilometers and 20,000 meters of positive altitude.

News in the EDP thon DesafiOSOmiedo

The little sister of EDP fiOSOmiedo, the Marathon EDP fiOSOmiedo (MDS) with 43 kilometers and 5,000 meters of accumulated altitude presents new features in its journey: the first part will coincide with the ultra, until Valle del Lago, and will use a new path that runs through the village of Urria. This way the participants of the marathon may also ascend to the roof of the Council, the Cornón. This novelty is made with the intention of changing each year the route so that those who do not make long distances can know the full route of the ultra in two editions and enjoy the different landscapes of the environment that the natural wonder of Somiedo offers.

The Spanish champions of Trail in the Marathon

Leon Villa Pablo, from the Wild Trail Project team, who in February was proclaimed Spain Trail Champion and in May Team Trail World Champion, will be at the marathon distance start. Next to him will also be his teammate Santi Mezquita, David López Castan, Ivan Camps and Pedro Bianco. Next to them the French Hoka team rider, Nicolas Martin, who was runner-up in the World of Trail in 2016, stands out. Added is also the Moroccan runner Zaid Ait Malek for whom this will be his first EDP thon DesafiOSOmiedo.

In the female category there will be an important racer to fight for the victory, the Spanish Trail Champion of HG AML TEAM, Mónica Vives, the second and third in the 2017 edition, Aroa Sio, and Sonia Amat respectively, the Spanish Champion of trail running in Borriol on June 10, Sandra Sevillano. Also fighting for the first places will be the champion of the Spanish Cup of Mountain Racing in line 2017, Eva Bernat, the Burgos runner Leticia Pérez and the Hoka Spain athlete, Laura Serres.

Both races are part of the ITRA, and in this edition 4 points have been assigned for the UTDS and 3 points for the MDS, with which both are punctuated for the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc®.

The program of the VI edition of EDP fiOSOmiedo is completed by a concert by the group Mbolados on Saturday at 00:00 hours and on Sunday the awards ceremony at 12:45.

More information on the race website: www.desafiosomiedo.com and on social networks #EDPDesafiOSOmiedo