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Filipino Ultra-runners Rolando Espina, Eugene Evangelista, and Bren Kevin Cabasa enjoy the moment after completing the 222-km Ultr’Ardeche in Ardeche, France.Europe-based Filipino athletes Rolando Espina, Bren Kevin Cabasa, and Eugene Evangelista demonstrated extraordinary endurance, perseverance, and determination—traits that epitomize the Filipino spirit—by successfully conquering the 222KM Ultr’Ardeche International Competition held recently in Ardèche, France.
The race featured a trek to the foot of the Gerbier de Jonc summit, which has an altitude of 3,500 meters. Participants faced extreme difficulties and harsh conditions, including high temperatures during the day and cold temperatures at night. Despite these challenges, the three Filipinos displayed remarkable endurance and resilience, making their country proud.Among the three, Ireland-based Rolando Espina submitted the best finish with a time of 30 hours, 47 minutes, and 38 seconds.
Espina has 15 years of experience in endurance running and founded Bagat Team in Bacolod. Back in the Philippines, he organized the Negros Loop, covering 680 kilometers in six days. He was the first Filipino to finish the Spartathlon race in Greece and placed second in the Ultramarathon Milan-Sanremo 2024 with a time of 36:40 hours, covering 283 kilometers.Bren Kevin Cabasa, an overseas Filipino from Milan, Italy, joined the race not aiming to win but to simply finish, which wasn’t easy at all.
He added, “But behind that beautiful scenery is a hidden difficult up and down course, that once crossed, will just make you smile like it had not given you a hard time,” after crossing the finish line in 31 hours, 01 minute, and 43 seconds.He emerged as the champion in the 24-hour Ultra Cinisello Balsamo Running 2023, covering an impressive distance of 190.493 kilometers within the 24-hour timeframe.
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