2012Year5Month10On the evening of, the second season of "Beyond the Ordinary" off-road running exchange event, held at the Gangcuo Bar in Beijing's Apple Community, concluded successfully. Italian members of the Tecnica International Trail Running Team and the champions of the "Tor des Géants,"Grosssiblings, were present in person to share their experience in the330kilometer"Tor des Géants" off-road running race. The event attracted70plus running enthusiasts and20more thanmedia outlets that evening.
Group photo
Event atmosphere
Event atmosphere
Meanwhile, the leader of theItalian Tecnica International Trail Running TeamPietroalso gave a talk on the "Tor des Géants" to Chinese trail running enthusiasts, explaining how to properly train physically, mentally, nutritionally, and in terms of stamina to improve endurance, willpower, and the ability to manage energy—thus preparing for such long-distance trail events.
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At the end of the lecture, Chinese trail running enthusiasts took photos with the "Giants" from Italy, andTecnicaChina auctioned off trail running shoes on the spot for Zheng Ping, a fellow runner suffering from leukemia, raising funds that were fully donated to Zheng Ping for his treatment.
In the endwe would like to thankISPO BEIJING,ACOME,Banff Mountain Film Festivalfor their strong support of this event.provided strong support.
The siblings took a group photo with the participants
Annemarie Gross(Sister):
2010Year Valle d'Aosta-Italy330km Tor des Géants in91hours19minutes wonfirst place, overall fourth place
2011Year Valle d'Aosta-Italy330km Tor des Géants in91hours28minutes wonfirst place, overall fourth place
Ulrich Gross(Brother):
2010Year Valle d'Aosta-Italy330km Tor des Géants in80hours27minutes wonfirst place
“Tor des Géants” is held in the mountainous region of Valle d'Aosta in northern Italy, near the Rhône-Alpes of France. This area is entirely mountainous and a paradise for nature, skiing, trekking, and mountaineering enthusiasts. Mont Blanc-meters (4807, Rose Peak)meters (4637, Cervino Peak)meters (4478, and Gran Paradiso Mountain) meters(4061—the four highest peaks in Italy—are located along the course of the Tor des Géants. As one of the world’s top ultra-trail running events, the Tor des Géants will hold its third edition this year, with a total race distance of)These four tallest peaks in Italy lie right along the route of the Tor des Géants. As one of the world’s premier ultra-trail running events, the Tor des Géants will hold its third edition this year, with a total course length of330kilometers, with a total elevation gain of24000meters, crossing25mountain peaks,150hours as the cutoff time, and only550global slots available. Within just over ten minutes of registration opening for this year’s “Tor des Géants” (Race of the Giants), top endurance runners from around the world snapped up all550spots instantly, with two thousand more applicants still on the waiting list. In the previous two editions of the race, no Chinese participants had taken part. This year, Tecnica has specially applied for four “wildcards,” and4Chinese “giants” are about to embark on their “Giants’ Journey.”