Damon has won the 2012 Coastal Challenge Ultra in Costa Rica. After a tough battle with local Roiny Villegas, Damon finally gained the win in the last 2 stages of the 220km running race. Damon can now add this title to a growing list of international wins that include the Namib Desert Challenge and Gobi Desert run. Now he has just 3 weeks to recover before a title defence at the Maroondah Dam run. Congratulations Damon.
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Stage6 - Australian wins 8th edition of The Coastal Challenge
Australian Damon Goerke is The Coastal Challenge's new champion. Goerke is a long distance runner and international adventure racer.
This is his first event in Central America's tropical jungles and accentuates Roiny Villegas's strength throughout the race. Roiny missed markings on SectionA of Stage5 and ended up running twice the distance, losing his recently gained first overall on Stage4 merely 7 seconds ahead of Goerke.
Today's stage started in Junquillal, a natural reserve located on the Pacific Coast and headed north on reef and sand to finish at Bolaños Bay near the border with Nicaragua.
Male/Masculino
Damon Goerke (AUS) 20:38:42 Roiny Villegas (CRC Elmec): 21:39:17 Chris Barth (CAN): 24:21:10
Femenino/Female
Laura Hronik (USA): 29:03:48 Kelly Wilson (USA): 30:32:12 Patricia Ossenbach: 31:11:03 ---
Today's Stage:
- Km: 22Km - Start: Bahía Salinas - Finish: Bahía Salinas
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DAMON GOERKE CLIMBS NEAR ARENAL VOLCANO |
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