This morning the Portuguese Marcia Road Championship took place in Porto de Mos (POR).
The star of the event was certainly Ines Henriques who last year on the same course had established the first of her two world records on the distance of 50km.
This year, however, the Championship of Portugal took place on the distance of 35km leaving to the athletes then the possibility of final arrival at 50km.
35km women
There was no doubt that the winner would be Ines Henriques. Some doubts could be that of the performance.
But even in this case with the victory all doubt has dissipated.
Ines Henriques (POR) won in 2:45:51 with his best national performance of Portugal (previous 2:50:09 obtained last year on the same course).
These are her split times:
- 5km: 24:01
- 10km: 47:55 (23:54)
- 15km: 1:11:45 (23:50)
- 20km: 1:35:30 (23:45)
- 25km: 1:59:14 (23:44)
- 30km: 2:22:47 (23:43)
- last 5km: 23:04
Second place to Mara Ribeiro (POR) in 3:02.29
Third place to Maria Dolores Marcos (ESP) in 3:10:14 new best performance of Spain on the distance (previous of 3:13:22 obtained in Naumburg, GER on April 23, 2017). Split time to 30km (2:41:58) is the new best performance of Spain also (previous of 2:44:32 obtained in Naumburg, GER on April 23, 2017).
50km women
Victory to Sandra Silva (POR) in 5:08.13 which had passed through the 35km fourth in 3:28:21
35km men
Victory to Joao Vieira (POR) in his umpteenth title of Champion of Portugal in 2:38:18
These are his split times:
- 5km: 23:47
- 10km: 46:55 (23:08)
- 15km: 1:09:08 (22:53)
- 20km: 1:31:04 (9:56)
- 25km: 1:53:02 (9:58)
- 30km: 2:15:24 (22:22)
- last 5km: 22:54
Second place to Miguel Carvalho (POR) who competed almost up to 15km alongside Joao Vieira, in 2:41:26
Third place to Miguel Rodriguez (POR) in 2:43:39
Nineteen athletes at the start, of whom 14 completed the race, 1 DQ and 4 DNF
50km men
Victory to Pedro Isidro (POR) with a time of 4:11:25. which had crossed the intermediate line of the 35km in fourth position with the time of 2:49:37
Second place to Cristiano Antonio (POR) in 4:39:56
Third place to Luis Silva (POR) in 4:44:11
For the first time there was a 50km with the "Pit Lane Rule" which in this test involves a penalty of 5 minutes to the third red card, instead of disqualification.
To be subject to this penalty was Jonathan Hobbs (GBR) who then finished the race in 4:45:05.
Heider Santos (POR) instead in the 35km was however disqualified with four red cards against him.