June 10-12 The European Championship of OCR (obstacle course running) extreme running was held in Italy.
The large Lithuanian delegation of 45 people consisted of athletes from clubs all over Lithuania: OCR Vilnius, Sportive Locals, OCR Baltic Warriors, OCR Gargždai. In the town of Val di Fiemme, located at an altitude of one kilometer in the mountains, you could see not only the tricolor of Lithuania, but also the coat of arms of Gargždai – 12 representatives of the extreme running club OCR Gargždai won the right to participate in the championship.
The participants of the championship were divided into elite and open classes, so it attracted 1,500 participants not only from European countries, but also from Argentina, the USA, etc.
On the first day of the competition, on Friday, the athletes competed on a 3 km course with 20 obstacles. Participants received 3 wristbands and had only one attempt to clear the obstacle without making any mistakes. If you fail, the bracelet is cut off. OCR Gargždai member Renaldas Bugys performed well in the so-called short distance: he completed the course in 17 minutes. 31 sec. he is in his age category from 35-39. won 2nd place!
Two other members of OCR Gargždai – Donatas Šateikis and Modestas Putrius – also gained invaluable experience on the 3 km track.
On Saturday, the main day of competition, the OCR mecca of Val di Fiemme continued to compete with 900 athletes (100 elite, 800 age group) on the standard 15km course. Competitors were greeted by 28 degree heat, a 700m uphill climb and 53 obstacles including a lake swim. Athletes had 3 wristbands and only 1 attempt per obstacle.
Renaldas Bugys performed well again – 4th place in the European Elite class and a monstrous time to cover the track – 1 hour. 31 minutes 26 sec. The only lost bracelet, due to an obstacle not overcome, prevented Renald from climbing the podium.
Other OCR Gargždas spartans completed the entire course, but made mistakes and lost their wristbands on complex obstacles requiring skill, hand strength and technique, so they were treated as DNF (did not finished).
Results:
Rytis Janulaitis elite group DNF 84 – 01:55:09
Simonas Muižė in elite DNF 97th place – 02:43:31
Ieva Želvytė Age Group DNF 12th place – 02:42:41
Antanas Gembutas Age Group DNF 75th place – 02:53:56
Aleksandras Ivanauskas Age Group DNF 103rd place – 02:38:51
Donatas Ivanauskas Age Group DNF 116th place – 02:53:23
Mantas Šedys Age Group DNF 58th place – 03:02:35
Norbert Bendikas Age Group DNF 27th place – 02:54:35
Modestas Putrius Age Group DNF 63rd place – 03:17:48
Brigita Kokankaitė Age Group DNF 19th place – 02:58:52
Tadas Grimalis Age Group DNF 81 vieta – 03:06:45
On Sunday, the OCR championship was crowned by the national team 6 km three-way competition. As before, the Spartans were greeted by sweltering heat and a track specially designed for team competitions.
Our team members R. Bugiis, R. Janulaičius and I. Želvytes, who represented the Lithuanian MIX national team, had a bad luck this time – they lost their last bracelet just before the finish line, so the result was recorded as non-finishers (DNF).
Meanwhile, the members of the Lithuanian men’s national team S. Muiža, M. Putrii (OCR Gargžda) and R. Kvederavičius (OCR Baltic Warriors) did better – they kept their bracelets and took the 33rd place.
OCR Gargždai thanks all club members and representatives of Lithuania, who decided to test their strength with the strongest European OCR athletes.
Next year, the European Championship will be held in Hungary.
Everyone who wants to start exercising and deepen their knowledge of extreme running is invited to join OCR Gargždai club training every Sunday in Gargždai. OCR Gargždai club thanks the sponsors Klaipėda district municipality, VS-Express, Gudema, M2 Projektai, Manstona, 3R Shooting team.
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– 2024-04-30 19:34:37
