The siesta time by Felipe Gutiérrez: How many medals of what?

Our collaborator Felipe Gutiérrez talks about the "white duathlon" of Reinosa

Well what we argued a few days ago that Spain would get a lot of medals in the European Winter Triathlon We have hit right away, in 40 age groups in total, they were taken out where they participated, plus 1 of elite women 2 in sub 23 and 3 in paratriathlon .. But if it was not possible to ski !, if it could not be done the Championship!, ... if they did a sports farce in a championship of Spain and Europe doing a simulation of winter duathlon (will it be another modality?), we go a duathlon of sprint distance and with those results gave validity to a Championship of Spain and Europe of Winter Triathlon. Surely if in a duathlon that snow appears I am convinced that there would be no duathlon, but here ...

No, it is not possible to give those titles, those medals, give officiality to what was simply a test "to get out of the way" in order to justify especially with the authorities of Reinosa who are the ones who have put the money.

It's one thing to do the race and give the award, but give officiality and medals, I do not know who has thought of it, but that's like "roast the butter".

I see and I read in the different Facebook as some Spanish athletes pose with their two medals, that of the European and that of Spain of this modality, it already takes "doublet".

Well, you can not give yourself validity to something that is not correct, you are not champions of Spain or Europe, if you have won that test mounted at the last minute to get out of the way as I said, but nothing more ... but if you have not skied, if many of the registered viewers both atmospheric and testing decided not to participate, to the goal 164 participants, 139 men and 25 women and foreigners 21 men and 6 women among elite and groups No, these individual and club titles can not go up to the history of this championship where 5 countries were represented : Russia with 12, Italy 5, Norway 5, Germany 3 and Czech Republic 2, the rest of the participants ... well of "the red one". At least those were the ones who reached the goal.

This time it was not the bad circuit planning like last year (although I was told that on Friday the route was like "to die of disgust"), this time you could not (some say that if you could and the organizer also wanted it) and the easiest to do a " chicken village "and trophy ceremony as if they were champions of Europe and Spain.

Please, I read that it was something epic, something where men and women fought against the elements to get those titles. Enough of those things, it was a test where many would never go and you have participated because you were there, but it would never have occurred to you to run if only you were called Reinosa Duathlon and there would be snow, and even the Technical Delegate of that test would never have given the approval to be able to celebrate it.

Now someone will take me out ITU Regulation where it says that if such and such a test passes it can be considered such and such.

It bores me so much and so and I want us to see how to do things without so much small print where it gives the possibility that someone without skiing Champion of a mode where the premise is skiing.

So it is impossible to sleep the Wednesday nap, these things make me nervous and uneasy when things come and go without more and where the athletes "do not paint anything" because they participate in the circus without putting their considerations on the table. Do not complain, you have what you want to have.

Of course, I suppose the points will also be worth for the national winter triathlon circuit. Look if someone wins that "malaise." At least curious. This continues ... I hope that at least Reinosa City Council will not "heat up" much and keep betting on what they continue to call the White triathlon.

See you in Reinosa in the 2016.

Felipe Gutiérrez

Photo: Mayencos