Tourist Triathlon by the Ebro for the allergic to the lounger

It is not necessary to be superhumans made of steel and 'adamantium'. Being a little more greased than the tin man is enough
This summer, a new new tourist route of fierce name ('triathlon along the banks of the Ebro'), but within the reach of all those who are in acceptable physical shape. An exhibition of 'kitesurf', a long ride on bike y A little of Hiking They are part of the activities, to which we must also add a descent of the Ebro in a canoe.
La Provincial Council of Zaragoza is behind this proposal, but also small businesses of the towns along which the route runs, such as Ebronauts, The Ciclería, Caralebro and the rain-fed surfer from the reservoir The Loteta. "In fact, our purpose is to make the province known but also to promote tourism, gastronomy and the hotel offering of the riverside towns," they explain in the Provincial Council, where they created this multi-adventure to bait the young public. . The 'made in DPZ' walks through medieval castles, the Sea of Aragon or Goya's legacy are now classics. They say that last year the star was the Romanesque of the Pyrenees (it was a Jacobean year) and that this 2011 they are destroying the Moncayo routes that include a visit to the recently recovered Tarazona cathedral.
However, the most innovative (and sweaty) proposal of this season is the peculiar triathlon, whose next event will be held this Sunday, although there will be one more chance on September 25. «There is no need to bring anything because we even provide the bikes. The only thing that anyone who wants to participate should bring is comfortable clothing, protective cream and some mosquito repellent," say those responsible for this not at all competitive test. Another and essential prerequisite is to sign up (before Friday at 12.00:30 at the Viajes Halcón office on Canfranc Street in Zaragoza) and pay the XNUMX euros (food included) that the adventure costs.
But ... to the mess. How does this invention work? To start suffering, even if it's Sunday, it's time to get up early because the bus leaves at 8.45 from the Carmen's gate. As for the 9.30, it must have reached The Loteta, where an exhibition of 'kitesurf', which can be the most spectacular if Eolo is in good spirits and blowing hard over the reservoir.
Of pinions and flows
Immediately after (with just enough time to digest the croissant and not get crossed in the trachea), the bike ride. This may be the most sacrificed part (at least for buttocks, buttocks and rumps) because they are 20 kilometers, which are completed in about three hours since the pedaling rhythm is paused. It goes through Pedrola, Figueruelas, Grisen, they become 'paradic' to explain curiosities of the Imperial Canal, and we reach, with our buttocks covered in dust but some pernacas that not even Induráin (in its stage prior to indulging in muffins), can reach - we say - the poplar grove of the The Codera (Alagón), where you can enjoy food at the table.
We have already planted ourselves, more or less, in the 13.30 And although laziness peeks out from behind each bush and invites you to take a nap after paella, at 15.00:XNUMX p.m. the reveille is heard again to put the expedition back on track. He has to take the canoe and cover - row as you will row - the section between La Codera and the Torres de Berrellén boat. "First we do a five-minute course so that no one gets soaked by falling into the water," says Néstor J. Torrecilla, environmental educator at Ebronautas, where "for a long time there has been a commitment to active river tourism in a privileged natural and cultural environment." ». Torrecilla says that the current controversy over low water and the 'low' flow of the Ebro does not prevent the activity from being carried out because "there are always areas through which you can navigate: 25 cubic meters per second is more than enough and, furthermore, it is safer when "You work with groups." Although they understand that the 30-meter limit was set "so that fish would not be found floating belly up," Ebronautas are in favor of setting the environmental flow regime on a scientific basis and with a process of public participation.
Aeolus, the waters, the divine and the human... The fact is that back on the route we disembark in Torres de Berrellén and, after some rigorous stretching, we begin the hiking gear led by the people of Caralebro. In reality, it is 'Nordic walking', "a way to optimize natural walking, which also benefits the joints and the cardiorespiratory system." In the purest Finnish style (although passing through the Drum Grove), you walk with canes to exercise 90% of your muscles. until you reach Sobradiel.
And that's it. That's it. At this point the flood will leave the happy 'depleted triathloners' who will get back on the bus, proud of their feat but admired by the efficiency of the bus's diesel engine...
Source: heraldo.es