The Coastal Challenge
Preparing for the 8th Coastal Challenge
Lead Media / 24.01.2012
A few minutes separate us from the start of the 8th edition of The Coastal Challenge, World's Expedition Run™. Racers from nine different countries have traveled to Costa Rica to be part of one of the world's toughest ultra distance stage marathons.
RedBull's Christian Schiester from Austria is taking on El Coastal, as the locals call it. Christian is one of RedBulls full-time long distance trailrunner and is looking for some action in the tropics.
Christian has been Austrian champion 26 times in related sports, ran his first Marathon des Sables in 2003 and has raced in locations such as the Atacama Desert in Chile, the Gobi Desert in China, Himalayas, Brazilian Amazon and now Costa Rica.
Team Elmec from Costa Rica is racing with a group of 11 ultra runners, they are defending their team title and have brought Roiny Villegas one of Costa Rica's top runners and favorite for this year's edition of The Coastal Challenge, World's Expedition Run™
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