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| Photo Courtesy || James Tellias |
Cordillera - A Cordilleran ultra-runner had successfully made it to
the finish line at the recently concluded UTMB (Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc)
held in Chamonix, France on August 26 - September 1.
James Tellias, a native marathoner from Sagada, Mountain Province made it
to the finish line just an hour and half before the cutoff time.
Tellias is the 1249th runner who cross the finish line. There are around
2543 runners who joined the race.
The UTMB is a mountain trail-running event participated by elite
trail-runners from all over the world.
Each year, the elite runners find themselves and a race that is widely
considered as one of the most difficult races in the world.
Each participant will have to draw from their strength and push their
mental and physical limits in order to cross the finishing line.
A homegrown athlete, Tellias was the only representative of the Philippines
in the trail event.
In 2016, 36-year old Tellias became the first Filipino runner to finish and
place third in the 100 km race during the Borneo Ultra Trail Marathon
International Event held in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
