The Vietnam Mountain Marathon 2020 takes place in Sa Pa township (Photo: baolaocai.vn) Hanoi (VNA) - TranDuy Quang and Nguyen Thi Duong triumphed in the 100km race of the VietnamMountain Marathon 2020 which concluded in Sa Pa township in northern Lao Cai province.
The 100km male battle saw anextremely competitive race between Vietnamese and French runners going head tohead in Vietnam’s most challenging race.
The winner was Quang ofVietnam, who broke the new 100km course record with a time of 13:01.11.
Quang beat two strong competitorsfrom France including Romain Berion and Gaetan Morizur who crossed the finishline second together in a total time of 13:04.54, just three minutes behindQuang.
The female 100km saw Duong alsoof Vietnam take first place in a time of 17:20.35. She beat Nathalie Cochet ofFrance who was VMM 100km champion in 2016. Cochet was ahead of Duong untilcheckpoint four but then Duong powered ahead to finish 16 minutes beforeCochet. Duong also set a personal record on the VMM 100km course in 2020 withthree hours faster than in 2017.
Also in the women’s ultrafield, Nguyen Thuy Dung of Vietnam came first in the 70km with a time of11:03.28. She beat Constance Louasse of France in second place and Vu Lan Huongof Vietnam in third place.
In the men’s 70km,Singapore-based Vietnamese runner Trung Nguyen took first place while hisrunning friend Vu Tien Viet Dung and Lorenzo Revelant from Italycame second and third.
The race, organised byTopas Travel and supported by Topas Ecolodge, attracted more than 2,200 runnerscompeting from 10km to 100km.
Usually held in September, therace was held for the first time in autumn following a postponement due tothe COVID-19 pandemic./.
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