Day with variable sky in Castellon (ESP) for the Spanish Championships of 20km of race walk.
20km men
A group is immediately formed with all the best and candidates for the victory.
At 5km there are six in the leading pack of the race and they pass to the first quarter of the race in 20:50.
The pace is fairly constant, but from the leading group are detached towards the 6km Manuel Bermudez (ESP) and Ever Palma (MEX).
The four main favorites remain in the lead: Miguel Angel Lopez (ESP), Alvaro Martin (ESP), Luis Alberto Amezcua (ESP) and Diego Garcia (ESP); their split time at 10km is 41:30.
In the second part of the race Miguel Angel Lopez and Alvaro Martin force the pace.
Diego Garcia and then Luis Alberto Amezcua come off first.
For the other positions Ever Palma (MEX) seems to have the better of Manuel Bermudez (ESP).
Force again the pace Alvaro Martin (ESP) in the final of the race and goes on to win the title of Spanish Champion of 20km in 1:21:48 for the third consecutive time.
Second place to Miguel Angel Lopez (ESP) in 1:21:51
The bronze goes to Luis Alberto Amezcua (ESP) in 1:22:52
Interesting detail: the 20km Spain Championship race was also held under the Pit Lane rule.
Pablo Oliva and Jose Manuel Gomez Garcia suffered penalties, while only one athlete was disqualified for having received 4 red cards.
20km women
A group consisting of six athletes goes immediately in the lead: Raquel Gonzalez (ESP), Maria Perez (ESP), Julia Takacs (ESP), Mar Juarez (ESP), Amanda Cano (ESP) and Lidia Sanchez-Puebla (ESP).
They pass together at 5km with the split time of 23:50.
About 10km the leading group breaks down and remain in three: Raquel Gonzalez (ESP), Maria Perez (ESP), Julia Takacs (ESP).
Soon Maria Perez (who we remember is coached by Daniel Jacinto Garzon Jimenez) force the pace and the race for the victory is over.
Victory to Maria Perez in 1:31:46
Second place to Raquel Gonzalez in 1:33:03
Third place to Julia Takacs in 1:33:33
Full results in the section Results or directly download from this link: click here